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Perspectives of Colombians particularly affected by the country's conflict – women, young people, and indigenous peoples – who are demanding truth.

"Victims: Anonymous in War, Protagonists in Peace" is the story of an unprecedented event in world peace accords: that the victims were - during the negotiations - at the center of the construction of the justice agreement between the Colombian government and the FARC guerilla.

In Lebanon, in the absence of an overarching curriculum, young people are growing up with scant knowledge of the country’s civil war. Over the past year, ICTJ has sought to fill this knowledge gap by holding oral history workshops with university students and connecting them with the Committee of the Families of the Kidnapped and Disappeared to help digitize its archive. This video explores the project and the perspectives of the students and others involved.

For many young people in countries that have experienced gross human rights violations, hip hop culture has been a lifeline and a surefire way to communicate their concerns and their will to resist oppression and change reality for the better. Through its initiatives in several countries, ICTJ has learned that hip hop can be a powerful and effective way to engage young people in issues of truth, memory, and reconciliation. In the midst of COVID19, ICTJ in Colombia, Revista Cartel Urbano, and MELAH cohosted the third International Hip Hop Festival. The event virtually brought together artists from Africa and Latin America for four days of panel discussions, workshops, and concerts. The festival’s theme was the role of hip hop music and culture in uncovering truth, preserving memory, and resisting violence and oppression. To learn more about the festival, watch this video:

The story of two courageous women from Colombia, and their struggle for acknowledgement and redress in a country where more than four million people have been affected by decades of civil war.

The story of Mark and Sharon, two Kenyan youths who believed in the importance of unveiling the truth about past crimes in Kenya and participated in the TJRC process.

As the conflict in Syria nears an end, the human toll continues to rise, with millions of Syrians forcibly displaced, including millions who have been forced to flee the country. Children have experienced particular harms, including lasting trauma and disabilities, a lack of education, and the risk of radicalization.

The Arabic word “Zyara” means “visit” in English. The Zyara documentary series takes an innovative, deeply personal approach to storytelling with a view to nurturing collective social and emotional healing.