• Report:

    On Solid Ground

    This report of the Working Group on Transitional Justice and SDG16+ articulates the contributions of transitional justice to the SDGs, particularly SDG 16 on peace, justice, and inclusion, but also related goals on gender and inequality. 

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    On Solid Ground
  • Guide:

    Our Future, Our Justice: Young People Taking Action

    This guide is designed to engage young people who are interested in or are working on transitional justice issues in their communities.

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    Our Future, Our Justice: Young People Taking Action
  • Report:

    Guiding and Protecting Prosecutors

    This report presents a comparative overview of prosecution guidelines from around the world in "ordinary" times and in the context of post-conflict transitions.

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    Guiding and Protecting Prosecutors
  • Video:

    A Conversation with Former President Juan Manuel Santos

    This February, ICTJ and CHRGJ welcomed former President of Colombia and Nobel Peace Prize Laureate Juan Manuel Santos for a conversation on the role of transitional justice in peace negotiations.

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    A Conversation with Former President Juan Manuel Santos

  • 2019 Year in Review

    Our accomplishments last year reflect our fundamental commitment to victims and civil society and demonstrate the effectiveness of this approach and its potential to advance justice, accountability, and reform.

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    2019 Year in Review

  • Gender and Transitional Justice: A Training Module Series

    This curriculum is intended to broaden the knowledge of civil society groups and other practitioners about how to incorporate a gender-sensitive approach into the design and implementation of transitional justice programs.

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    Gender and Transitional Justice: A Training Module Series

In Focus

2020 Year in Review

2/19/2021

2020 was a year of unforeseen hardships throughout the world. We may wish to write off last year as a loss and move forward. However, looking back on it as we do in this 2020 Year in Review, in which we highlight our most read content, we can find and take heart in important victories and apply lessons learned in 2021 and beyond.

Roundtable Discussion: The Right to Reparations and Transitional Justice in Uzbekistan

25/02/2021 - 25/02/2021

Hundreds of political prisoners in Uzbekistan have been released since the 2016 regime change. On February 25, FIDH will present its report "Uzbekistan: The Right to Reparations of Political Prisoners." The speakers, international law and transitional justice experts including Anna Myriam Roccatello, will offer their analyses of the report and reflections.

The Ongwen Verdict: A Step Closer to Acknowledgment and Justice for Victims in Northern Uganda

2/8/2021

On February 4, 2021, the International Criminal Court issued its judgment in the case of the Prosecutor v Dominic Ongwen. The ICC found Ongwen guilty of 61 counts of crimes against humanity and war crimes committed in Northern Uganda between July 1, 2002, and December 31, 2005. The verdict recognizes the enduring impact of the crimes on the victims, their families, and Ugandan society more generally.

ICTJ Bids Adieu to Lokman Slim, Fearless Lebanese Activist and Intellectual

2/5/2021

On February 4, 2021, the prominent activist, intellectual, writer, and filmmaker Lokman Slim joined the long list of victims of violence and impunity in Lebanon. The courageous human rights and political activist was found shot to death in his car in southern Lebanon.

New Report Explores Challenges of Measuring Results of Transitional Justice Processes

1/25/2021

New York, January 25, 2021—"You cannot deliver 500 kilograms of transitional justice,” explains a high-level UN official in a new ICTJ report released today that explores the theoretical and practical challenges of measuring the results of transitional justice processes. These processes are complex and politically contested and are thus notoriously difficult to evaluate. The report offers key insights related to and tools for evaluating and monitoring transitional justice processes and assessing their impact.

Measuring Results and Monitoring Progress of Transitional Justice Processes

1/25/2021

Because transitional justice processes are complex, politically contested, and not necessarily linear, they present unique theoretical and practical challenges for measuring their results. This report seeks to improve monitoring and evaluation practices and support evidence-based processes and interventions in the transitional justice field. It promotes a more nuanced approach to monitoring and evaluation that considers the specific challenges, conditions, and needs of the field and the different contexts where transitional processes are pursued.

Date published: 
Mon, 01/25/2021 - 10:15