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Reflections and Recommendations for Transitional Vetting

This policy brief presents recommendations for transitional vetting based on insights from research on vetting practice. It is meant to complement existing guidelines on vetting put forth by the United Nations and other international organizations. It defines vetting and the risks it ...

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Daniel Blocq, Alexander Mayer-Rieckh, and Roger Duthie

Research Brief

Transitional Justice and DDR: The Case of South Africa (Brief)

Essential among South Africa's transition programs was a process to disarm, demobilize, and reintegrate ex-combatants and to create a new defense force integrating the armed forces of opposing parties into a united military structure. Yet, DDR remained largely independent from other t...

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Hugo van der Merwe and Guy Lamb

Research Brief

Transitional Justice and DDR: The Case of Sierra Leone (Brief)

In Sierra Leone, the disarmament, demobilization and reintegration (DDR) process and transitional justice initiatives occurred in temporal proximity. Disarmament and demobilization were largely successful in Sierra Leone. Some research suggests, however, that accountability measures ...

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Mohamed Gibril Sesay and Mohamed Suma

Research Brief

Transitional Justice and DDR: The Case of Liberia (Brief)

There was no formal relationship between Disarmament, Demobilization, Rehabilitation and Reintegration (DDRR) processes and transitional justice initiatives in Liberia. DDRR was near completion by the time the TRC began operations. This sequencing of the DDRR program prior to the TRC ...

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Thomas Jaye

Research Brief