The Absent Memory and Transitional Justice project explores the way in which countries reconcile with their pasts and absent memory’s significant yet underspecified effects on political and social ...
Open Global Rights: New trends in transitional justice: key takeaways for policy
Over the years, many have vigorously debated the desirability and effectiveness of transitional justice (TJ) policies—indeed, some of these conversations have appeared here on Open Global Rights. We, ...
United Nations rights chief Volker Turk on Wednesday said transitional justice was "crucial" for Syria after the fall of Bashar al-Assad, during the first-ever visit by someone in his post to the ...
William & Mary: Faculty Research Forum highlights power of civil society in transitional justice
Human Rights Watch: Syria’s Transitional Justice Commission: A Missed Opportunity for Victim-Led Justice
On May 17, Syria’s transitional authorities announced presidential decrees establishing two new government bodies: the Transitional Justice Commission and the National Commission for the Missing.
Syria on Saturday announced the formation of a national commission for missing persons and another for transitional justice, more than five months after the ouster of longtime ruler Bashar al-Assad.
Human Rights Watch: Nepal: New Transitional Justice Law a Flawed Step Forward
(Geneva) – Nepal’s long-awaited transitional justice law, adopted by the lower house of parliament on , incorporates many positive provisions that could help in advancing justice, ...
balkaninsight: BIRN Fact-Check: Was Kosovo’s First Transitional Justice Strategy Worth the Wait?
Kosovo’s first-ever transitional justice strategy is soon to be adopted, almost 25 years after the war ended – but experts argue that although it’s a step forward, it doesn’t do enough to address the ...