• 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

The Future of Peace in Afghanistan: An Interview with ICTJ’s Reem El Gantri

6/7/2021

After several years hiatus, ICTJ has recently resumed work in Afghanistan. Last month, ICTJ’s communication intern, Edward Mercado-Gumbs, sat down with expert and cohead of ICTJ’s program in Afghanistan Reem El Gantri to discuss ICTJ’s latest engagement in the country, as well as the prospects for justice and peace.

ICTJ at 20 Years: An Ever-Evolving Pursuit for Justice and Sustainable Peace in Societies Grappling with Legacies of Mass Human Rights Violations

Fernando Travesí
Executive Director

5/24/2021

This year marks ICTJ’s 20th anniversary. For the past two decades, the organization has engaged in more than 50 countries, providing technical assistance and other critical support to victims, civil society, governments, and other stakeholders. Since its beginnings, ICTJ has served as a meeting point for transitional justice experts and practitioners and a hub of knowledge, research, and analysis. As a think tank that does, it has been at the forefront of the field’s evolution.

A Just Reckoning: Transitional Justice and Lynching in Maryland

19/05/2021 - 19/05/2021

Join the International Center for Transitional Justice and the Maryland Lynching Memorial Project for an online virtual forum to explore how the tools and techniques of transitional justice can support truth and reconciliation efforts in the state and set an example for the nation.

The Color of Justice: Transitional Justice and the Legacy of Slavery and Racism in the United States

4/26/2021

This briefing paper examines how transitional justice approaches can guide the discussion around dismantling systemic racism in the United States to focus on root causes of violence and racial injustice. Drawing from relevant experiences internationally and within the United States, it provides ideas for what steps can be taken to advance acknowledgment, redress harms linked to the legacy of slavery, reform institutions, and prevent future recurrences.

Date published: 
Mon, 04/26/2021 - 10:38

The Truth of Those Responsible

Maria Camila Moreno Múnera
Head of Office, Colombia

4/21/2021

A significant portion of Colombian society has been indifferent to the pain of those who lived through the war in the flesh. Some have even denied the existence of an internal armed conflict. This is why it is necessary for us to recount our early and recent history. A new, more comprehensive and nuanced narrative must emerge from the testimonies of victims, responsible parties, and even spectators of this unending war. 

Why in the Central African Republic, Reparations Should Come First

Reem El Gantri
Head of Program, Libya

4/20/2021

With a special court that has yet to open a trial and a truth commission that is not up and running, international attention on victims in the Central African Republic is waning. Since 2015, the unfulfilled promises of justice made to these victims have failed to address their daily realities and needs for immediate moral, physical, and material reparations, writes Rim El Gantri, one of the authors of a recent study by ICTJ and Cordaid.