• 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

Justice Is More Than Accountability for Victims of Rodrigo Duterte’s ‘War on Drugs’

Ruben Carranza
Senior Expert, Programs

7/21/2021

On June 25, President of the Philippines Rodrigo Duterte publicly proposed arming civilian supporters in his war on drugs. His statement comes barely a week after the International Criminal Court’s (ICC) outgoing prosecutor, Fatou Bensouda, announced her request to open an investigation into crimes against humanity related the Philippines’ war on drugs. This step has been long-awaited by victims of the drug war. Nonetheless, the ICC case should be part of a larger, more strategic fight for justice in which the needs, safety, and future of the predominantly poor families victimized by the drug war are central and just as important as naming, shaming, and prosecuting the perpetrators and abettors of these crimes. 

Repairing the Past: What the United States Can Learn from the Global Transitional Justice Movement

Fernando Travesí
Executive Director

7/15/2021

“No peace without justice” is a chant that filled the streets of the United States last year following the murder George Floyd by police in May 2020. This same chant has animated protest movements and social and political upheaval in many countries around the world. We at ICTJ know from our experience that these calls for justice are for something far more encompassing than criminal accountability alone.

Now Is the Time to Make Transitional Justice Possible in Armenia

7/1/2021

While Armenia may rightfully seek acknowledgment from its neighbors of the genocide and other egregious violations, for its part, it must have the courage to reckon with its own recent past in the 30 years since achieving statehood, which includes war crimes, systematic corruption, and large-scale human rights abuses against its own citizens. Failing to do so ultimately threatens the young republic’s democracy.

Transitional Justice and Prevention: Summary Findings from Five Country Case Studies

6/28/2021

This report summarizes the findings of an ICTJ research project on the contribution of transitional justice to prevention. Drawing from five country case studies, it contends that addressing the past can help to prevent the recurrence not only of human rights violations but also violence and injustice more broadly by fostering individual and collective inclusion and catalyzing long-term reform. It also identifies common limitations to the preventive impact of transitional justice.

Date published: 
Mon, 06/28/2021 - 06:31

Addressing Tataouine's Legacy of Human Rights Abuses and Marginalization Through Transformative Strategies

25/06/2021 - 25/06/2021

The workshop will be live streamed on ICTJ’s Facebook page on Friday June 25th, 2021, from 2:00 PM to 04:30 PM, Tunisia Time (9:00 AM to 11:30 AM ET). The livestream will be in English and Arabic, and audience members are encouraged to ask their questions in the Facebook chat attached to the video stream.

ICTJ to Release New Research on Prevention and Transitional Justice

6/22/2021

New York, June 21, 2021—ICTJ will launch a series of publications presenting findings from a major research project on prevention and transitional justice, as part of a Zoom webinar and panel discussion on June 28. The public event will bring together relevant policymakers, practitioners, donors, and scholars for an overview of the research findings and a discussion of transitional justice’s vital contribution to the prevention of violent conflict and authoritarian rule.