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Selecting Commissioners for Nepal's Truth and Reconciliation Commission

The importance of an independent, representative, and competent truth and reconciliation commission (TRC) to guarantee the rights of victims to truth, justice, and reparations should not be underestimated. Key recommendations in this regard are included in this briefing.

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ICTJ

Briefing Paper

Ivory Coast: Perpetrators of Abidjan Market Shelling Must Be Brought to Justice

NEW YORK, Mar. 18, 2011 —“Those responsible for the shelling of a market in Abidjan must be identified and held accountable,” said ICTJ president David Tolbert referring to yesterday’s attack on a food market in Abobo, a suburb of the Ivory Coast’s capital, in which 100 people were killed or wounded...

03/18/11
Press Releases

Kenya: Uphold Commitment to International Court

NAIROBI/NEW YORK, March 10, 2011 —As a signatory to the Rome Statute, Kenya should continue to meet all of its obligations to cooperate with the International Criminal Court (ICC), the International Center for Transitional Justice (ICTJ) said after the ICC issued summonses for the appearance of six...

03/10/11
Press Releases

Prosecuting Jean-Claude Duvalier: Interview with Paul Seils

Paul Seils, ICTJ’s legal counsel, recently traveled to Haiti to speak with justice actors about the cases against Duvalier, the potential for a public forum to bring out more information about the Duvalier period and how the judiciary can ensure a trial that is fair and allows for the participation of victims of rights violations during that period. [Download](/sites/default/files/ICTJ-Haiti-Duvalier-Prosecution-Seils-Podcast-03-09-2011.mp3) | Duration: 7mins | File size: 4MB

03/10/11
Podcasts

We Can’t Be Sure Who Killed Us: Memory and Memorialization in Post-conflict Northern Uganda

This reports examine the role of memorials in transitional justice processes, based on research conducted in the Acholi and Lango subregions of northern Uganda. It offers recommendations to those planning memorial activities on how to achieve the highest impact.

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ICTJ; Julian Hopwood

Report

Making an Impact: Guidelines on Designing and Implementing Outreach Programs for Transitional Justice

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ICTJ; Clara Ramírez-Barat

Report

Kenya/Union africaine : Il faut réaffirmer le soutien à la CPI

Des associations de la société civile africaine protestent contre les tentatives visant à empêcher que justice soit rendue aux victimes des violences postélectorales (Johannesburg, le 25 janvier 2011) —Le gouvernement kényan devrait réaffirmer son engagement en faveur de la Cour pénale...

01/26/11
Press Releases

Kenya/African Union: Reaffirm Support for ICC

Civil Society Groups Protest Attempts to Derail Justice for Victims of Post-Election Violence (Johannesburg, January 25, 2011) —The Kenyan government should reaffirm its commitment to the International Criminal Court (ICC), African civil society organizations and international organizations with a...

01/25/11
Press Releases

Impact of the Yugoslav and Rwanda Tribunals: Lessons for the International Criminal Court

ICTJ and the Center for Global Affairs of New York University (NYU) co-hosted a panel discussion on the impact of international ad hoc tribunals in the former Yugoslavia and Rwanda, and the possible lessons these courts’ experiences hold for the International Criminal Court (ICC). In a discussion...

12/01/09
In Focus

Criminal Justice for Criminal Policy: Prosecuting Abuses of Detainees in U.S. Counterterrorism Operations

The report documents that practices that included slamming detainees into walls, extended sleep deprivation, suspending them by the arms, forced nudity, threats, prolonged shackling in uncomfortable positions and disrespect of the Qur'an, were the result of officially sanctioned polic...

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ICTJ; Carolyn Patty Blum, Lisa Magarrell, Marieke Wierda

Report