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As human rights advocates and state representatives increasingly acknowledge the necessity of involving children in truth-seeking processes, there is a growing need for practical tools that facilitate children’s participation while prioritizing their protection. This statement-taking ...

In collaboration with the Brookings-LSE Project on Internal Displacement, ICTJ’s Research Unit examined how transitional justice can be used to address the range of injustices associated with displacement and thereby serve as part of a comprehensive approach to the resolution of displ...

ICTJ's monthly newsletter, providing transitional justice news and updates from around the world. South Africa’s Constitutional Court recently made a landmark ruling on the right to speak the truth about crimes amnestied by the Truth and Reconciliation Commission. ICTJ Truth-Seeking C...

Progress Is Unmistakable. An interview with Juan E. Méndez, President of ICTJ.

More Than Just the Court. An interview with Marieke Wierda, director of ICTJ’s Prosecutions Program.

Making Connections. An interview with Pablo de Greiff, ICTJ Research Unit Director.

Building for the Future. An interview with Hanny Megally, ICTJ Middle East and North Africa Program Director.

A New Paradigm. An interview with Louis Bickford, ICTJ Memory, Museums and Monuments Program.

A Tireless Push for Justice. An interview with Javier Ciurlizza, Deputy Director of ICTJ’s Americas Program.

Truth Is the First Step. An interview with José Zalaquett, ICTJ Board Member.

At the Forefront of the Struggle. An interview with Suliman Baldo, ICTJ Africa Program Director.

Lessons to Be Learned. An interview with Howard Varney, director of ICTJ’s Truth-Seeking Program.

History As It Happened. An interview with Ruben Carranza, senior associate in ICTJ’s Reparations Program.

Th e Tip of the Iceberg. An interview with Lisa Magarrell, director of ICTJ’s Reparations Program and U.S. Accountability Project.

A New ICTJ President Thinks About the Future. An interview with David Tolbert, President of ICTJ.

Kenya’s Struggle toward Accountability and Justice. An interview with Njonjo Mue, head of ICTJ’s Nairobi office, and Comfort Ero, deputy director of ICTJ’s Africa Program.

Remedying Human Rights Violations. An interview with Ana Cutter Patel, deputy director, ICTJ International Policymakers Program.

Looking Back to Move Forward. An interview with Daniela Gavshon, Head of ICTJ's Honiara office, about the Solomon Islands Truth and Reconciliation Commission.

The Special Court for Sierra Leone (SCSL or Special Court) was established in 2002 when the two United Nations (UN) ad hoc international tribunals for the former Yugoslavia and for Rwanda had already existed for several years and when the first lessons could be drawn from their experi...

This report provides guidance to policymakers and practitioners on the ways in which transitional justice initiatives may function better in divided societies. If transitional justice can find ways to act as a means of political learning across communities, foster trust and recognitio...

Transitions focuses on elections in Burma. Patrick Pierce, ICTJ Head of Program in Burma, discusses what is at stake.

Transitions focuses on engaging new generations and the children's project. Virginie Ladisch, ICTJ Program Associate for the Children's Project, discusses children and justice efforts around the world.

Transitions focuses on new directions and challenges for the organization. Kofi Appenteng, ICTJ Board Chair, discusses his background and his new role as Board Chair.

Transitions focuses on the Justice and Peace Law in Colombia. Michael Reed-Hurtado, ICTJ Senior Associate and Head of Office, discusses Colombia's Justice and Peace Law.

Transitions focuses on victims and the ICC review conference. David Tolbert, ICTJ President, discusses the ICC and review of the Rome Statute.