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ICTJ Report Calls for Comprehensive Transitional Justice Framework for Ukraine

A new ICTJ report urges the revitalization of Ukraine’s holistic transitional justice policymaking. Debunking the most common myths about transitional justice in Ukraine, the report presents the key legal, policy, and victim-centered arguments in favor of advancing a comprehensive transitional justice framework.

05/13/26
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Press Release

Myths and Ways Forward: Transitional Justice for Ukraine

Despite earlier efforts to envision a national transitional justice policy, Ukraine remains overly cautious about establishing one. This report provides a robust substantiation of why Ukraine should revive its holistic transitional justice policymaking. In the first part, it debunks t...

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Kateryna Busol

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Report

ICTJ Report Calls for Inclusion of Displaced Persons in South Sudan’s Transitional Justice Process

South Sudanese refugees and displaced persons currently comprise 40 percent of the country’s total population. Yet, these groups have been largely excluded from ongoing policy discussions related to South Sudan's transitional justice process in South Sudan. A new ICTJ report aims to amplify the perspectives and expectations of these groups and ensure they are included in the process's design and implementation.

01/26/26
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Press Release

‘Thoughts on Our Beloved Country’: A Call for Inclusion of Displaced Persons in South Sudan’s Transitional Justice Process

This study aims to communicate the perspectives, expectations, and needs of South Sudanese displaced persons to relevant policymakers and thereby inform the ongoing transitional justice efforts emanating from South Sudan’s 2018 revitalized peace agreement. It also provides lessons lea...

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Agatha Ndonga

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Report

The Expert’s Choice 2025 Year in Review

Throughout 2025, ICTJ’s experts offered thoughtful analysis on conflicts and major political developments in more than 10 countries as part of the World Report newsletter. Their insightful commentaries shed light on the obstacles that victims, civil society, and their partners must navigate as they pursue sustainable peace and justice. In this edition, we look back on the past year through the Expert’s Choice column.

01/06/26
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Opinion

A Fragile Framework for Lasting Peace Between Armenia and Azerbaijan?

On August 8, Armenia and Azerbaijan signed the Joint Declaration on Future Relations. Hailed by some as a “historic peace deal,” it neither is a treaty nor ends the 37-year Nagorno-Karabakh conflict. Rather, it is a political framework that requires international support and attention.

10/01/25

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Maria Abrahamyan

Armenian Prime Minister, Azerbaijani President, and U.S. President, seated at a table and wearing suits, each hold up a signed document in their hands
Opinion

Invisible Scars: Ukraine’s Disappeared amid Russian Aggression

The numerous atrocities committed by Russia in Ukraine have been part of the former's aggression since its initial invasion of the Crimea and Donbas regions in 2014, though they have skyrocketed in number and severity since the full-scale invasion in 2022. Among these crimes are enforced disappearances, which serve as the means by which the Kremlin more broadly intends to subjugate Ukrainians and eliminate any traces of the Ukrainian national identity.

09/03/25

by Kateryna Busol and Alec Knight

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Opinion

AU-EU Expert Seminar on Transitional Justice Concludes with Renewed Commitment to Advance Reparations

The African Union and the European Union successfully concluded the fifth AU-EU expert seminar on transitional justice, held from June 19 to 20, 2025, in Abuja, Nigeria. Hosted under the Initiative for Transitional Justice in Africa, the seminar brought together more than 50 experts, policymakers, researchers, and civil society representatives to discuss the critical role of reparations in fostering justice, reconciliation, and sustainable peace.

06/26/25
Group Photo Taken During the 2025 AU-EU Seminar on Transitional Justice
In Focus

Justice and Democracy Are Taking Root in South Sudan

South Sudan’s transition to democratic governance through a highly anticipated, first-ever post-independence general election has to wait once again for another two years. Despite this latest extension, the country has achieved notable milestones in its transitional justice process.

02/03/25

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Agatha Ndonga

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Opinion

'Some Level of Peace': Addressing Intercommunal Violence Through Customary Justice in South Sudan

Customary justice is the primary way in which most communities in South Sudan resolve disputes. Its ability, however, to deal with massive human rights violations is limited due to the complexity of intercommunal violence and a lack of clarity on its proper role. This report contends ...

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Agatha Ndonga

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Report