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The intimacy of violence has left deep scars in Prijedor, Bosnia and Herzegovina. Seemingly overnight, neighbors turned into perpetrators of incomprehensible violence. Today, twenty years since the end of the war, mothers of the disappeared often live next to those who disappeared their children. Silence and denial about the past continues to be imposed on both by the ongoing political conflict over the “prevailing truths” about what has taken place, with little space for an honest reckoning and forgiveness. With hopes dwindling that they will live to see the perpetrators face justice and refusal of the authorities to acknowledge and memorialize their loved ones, some families are breaking the silence by erecting their own memorials. Mina Delkic is one of them.

In meeting spaces in Goma, Bukavu, and Bunia, activists and magistrates are discussing ways that they can work together to improve the prosecution of international crimes in the region and address the concerns of local communities.

With hopes running high after the National League for Democracy’s landslide victory in November, a new ICTJ paper calls on the soon-to-be-established Burmese government to seriously consider taking steps to deal with Myanmar’s troubled past as a way to help end the cycle of violence and human rights violations in the conflict-torn country.

This briefing paper calls on the soon-to-be-established NLD-led Burmese government to seriously consider taking steps to deal with Myanmar’s troubled past as a way to help end the cycle of violence and human rights violations in the conflict-torn country.

After years of waiting for the government to take action by implementing the recommendations of Kenya’s Truth, Justice, and Reconciliation Commission, victims of past human rights violations and mass violence are demanding that something be done.

In this op-ed, ICTJ's Aileen Thomson and Bo Kyi argue that in the wake of Myanmar's historic elections, the release of all political prisoners held by the government would be an important step towards national reconciliation.

ICTJ held a series of workshops in Goma, Bukavu, and Bunia, Eastern DRC, from November 13 until November 20 to discuss opportunities for greater interaction and collaboration between civil society and criminal justice officials to advance the prosecution of international crimes in the Congo, in order to better address the concerns of affected communities.

Remarks by David Tolbert President, International Center for Transitional Justice November 23, 2015 Copenhagen, Denmark “Has the International Community Abandoned the Fight Against Impunity?” It is a pleasure to be with you here today in Copenhagen and an honor for me, on behalf of ICTJ, to address such a distinguished group of professionals and practitioners. I am grateful to Tobias Elling Rehfeld and his team for inviting me to give this talk and arranging our visit today.

In this op-ed, ICTJ Vice President Paul Seils discusses how education can be used to address legacies of mass violence and dictatorship.

Young people in Kenya now have a new tool to help them learn about difficult periods in Kenyan history and discuss justice, democracy, leadership, and their role as Kenyan citizens.