Council, or Truth Commission? #TransitionalJustice
David Deng (lawyer): “Ultimately the onus is on South Sudanese to make something happen, and unfortunately we have a culture of dependency, which has come with decades of international intervention. We have to find a way of overcoming that.”
#SouthSudan #TransitionalJustice
How do Global South states engage with transitional justice beyond claims of politicization? Shivangi Seth examines how these states navigate justice processes, challenging assumptions that their participation is driven solely by political motives. #TransitionalJustice
🇸🇸 #SouthSudan - South Sudan’s political and military leaders are driving the country towards a full-scale civil war and mass atrocity crimes, warn UN experts. And long-awaited transitional justice mechanisms are stalled.
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#SouthSudanWar #TransitionalJustice
Heute wird in der Gedenkstätte Hohenschönhausen eine Ausstellung über das Gefängnis #Sednaya eröffnet. Ein wichtiger Moment auf dem Weg zu #TransitionalJustice, für die ich mich seit dem Sturz von Assad in Berlin, Brüssel und vor Ort in #Syrien einsetze 1/5
As Syria continues on its precarious path after the fall of Assad, it must pursue a comprehensive framework for transitional justice. To launch Just Security’s new Syria in Transition series, Fadel Abdulghany and Ruti Teitel provide their analysis here:
#Syria #transitionaljustice #peace
🇨🇴 #Colombia - The case of former congressman Géchem Turbay helps understand the differences and complementarity between a kidnapping tried in Colombia’s ordinary courts and within the transitional justice system.
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#TransitionalJustice #kidnappings #FARC
Why we must face our past: reconciliatory solidarity for global health ethics
Happy to share our latest publication in BMJ Global Health:
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Global solidarity begins at home. It requires confronting historical injustice and political violence and depends on building a shared commitment to justice.
#Solidarity #TransitionalJustice #HealthPolicy
🕊️ Don't miss our Short Course: Transitional Justice Law and Practice
🌍 Insights into the principles and practices of transitional justice, from reparations to truth commissions.
#TransitionalJustice #HumanRights #PeaceBuilding
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During a fireside chat on #TransitionalJustice & dealing with experiences of violence with @baks.bund.de, an exchange with Sofija Todorovic from Youth Initiative for Human Rights allowed participants to gain insights into the current challenges of dealing w/ the past processes in former #Yugoslavia.
🕊️ Join our Short Course: Transitional Justice: Law and Practice
📚 Explore the strategies and timing for justice conflict-affected societies. Learn about truth seeking, reparations and more.
#TransitionalJustice #HumanRights #PeaceBuilding
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The upcoming verdict in the war crimes trial of former #Kosovo President Hashim Thaci and his co-accused will have enormous consequences for the defendants themselves, for the court, for Kosovo and for the future of transitional justice. #TransitionalJustice
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🇭🇹 #Haiti - On February 7, Haiti’s Presidential Council handed power to a US-backed Prime Minister. The UN Security Council has also approved a new international force. A turning point for Haiti?
www.justiceinfo.net/en/155907-cr...
#gangs #TransitionalJustice
On the anniversary of the 228 Massacre, the Taiwan Youth Association for Transitional Justice has called for the Chiang Kai-shek Memorial Hall to be renamed and repurposed
www.taipeitimes.com/News/taiwan/archives/202...
#Taiwan #228 #TransitionalJustice #台灣
Many documents are believed to have been lost or destroyed during the 38 years of martial law that the KMT imposed on #Taiwan. Many civilians also died of torture before they even faced trial, or were killed in the process of being captured.
Taiwan #TransitionalJustice Database: twtjdb.nhrm.gov.tw
Taiwan should build a new Legislative Yuan (parliament) on the site of the Chiang Kai-shek Memorial Hall, not the Grand Hotel which is proposed by the Legislative Speaker Han Kuo-yu, argues Huang Wei-ping
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Civil society groups in Taiwan held a march on 79th anniversary of the 228 Massacre
"The 228 Incident was a series of ruthless crackdowns on protesters in the weeks and months following the brutal beating of a tobacco vendor in Taipei by government agents on Feb. 27, 1947, starting what came to […]
🚨 Over the next few months, I'll share more insights on what you can expect from the different chapters, which situate diaspora governance within different global fields of power concerned with #development, #transitionaljustice, and #security.
📬 Pre-order below and stay tuned for more!
Last week our Global Learning Hub for #TransitionalJustice and Reconciliation conducted the third edition of the inter-ministerial seminar on transitional justice and dealing with experiences of violence, co-organised with @baks.bund.de.
How can #transitionaljustice lead to peace?
At our Global Learning Hub for Transitional Justice and Reconciliation's conference, practitioners emphasised the importance of survivor agency, embracing local context and fostering long-term structural change.
👉: brnw.ch/21x071I
🇨🇭, 🇲🇦 & UN Human Rights hosted the launch of the Arabic version of the UNSG’s Guidance Note on #TransitionalJustice as a Strategic Tool for People, Prevention & Peace.
We thank all participants for sharing valuable insights and experiences from their national contexts!
Hassan Soufan says the “largest batch” of long-term detainees in #Idlib has been released as a “humanitarian” step before #Ramadan, part of #TransitionalJustice. Reports cite releases from Harem prison, but no figures given. #HTS had held many since pre-Assad fall.
#Syria
Our Global Learning Hub for #TransitionalJustice and Reconciliation joined a study trip to #Bali organised by Asia Justice and Rights to meet with survivors and visit sites of the 1965 massacres in #Indonesia.
This account will be used to spotlight cutting-edge research on international norms, relevant news, research outputs from the project and newly published episodes of our podcast.
#IRTheory #IRNorms #TransitionalJustice #ProtectionofCivilians #CivilianProtection #Localization #GlobalGovernance
What makes justice transformative?
At the Global Learning Hub for #TransitionalJustice and Reconciliation conference, experts shared lessons and recommendations on survivor agency, community trust, cultural sensitivity and sustained partnerships.
👉: brnw.ch/21wZDZ9
Russian FM Sergey Lavrov says prosecuting Bashar al-Assad “has long been off the table,” adding that #Assad is in #Russia for “purely humanitarian reasons” after facing a real threat to his life and plays no political role in #Syria.
#TransitionalJustice
I've written on Žbanić's films and her engagement with atrocity and its aftermath.
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This next chapter has great potential as a major cinematic exploration of transitional justice.
#Film #TransitionalJustice #BiH
Preparations for filming of follow up to Quo Vadis Aida are at an advanced stage:
www.klix.ba/magazin/kult...
#Srebrenica #BiH #Bosnia #ExYu #TransitionalJustice #Justice #Film
#TransitionalJustice must finally receive more attention. The EU needs to step up its #financial and #technical support specifically for these activities. After decades of repression and war, lasting peace can only be built through #accountability, truth, and healing. (9/11)
Our Global Learning Hub for Transitional Justice and Reconciliation's conference report shares how #transitionaljustice can be inclusive and offers insights for practitioners shaping justice processes that both respond to the past and build fairer futures.
📕: brnw.ch/21wZopp