Over the years, many have vigorously debated the desirability and effectiveness of transitional justice (TJ) policies—indeed, ...

In his first speech as president-elect, Joe Biden emphasized the need for national unity and healing. Kamala Harris echoed that sentiment in a tweet November 13: “Now the hard work, the necessary work ...

Piecemeal approaches like defunding/demilitarizing, dismantling or divesting from the police will not completely remedy issues of magnitude like systemic racism. These types of changes require ...

Eighteen years after the signing of the Comprehensive Peace Agreement, Nepal’s major political parties were able to ink a four-point agreement to resolve the critical issues of Nepal’s transitional ...

Dear Right Honourable Prime Minister, We are writing with regard to Nepal’s transitional justice process on behalf of Amnesty International, Human Rights Watch, and the International Commission of ...

Considering the goal of transitional justice is to reform a nation and its public institutions, ultimately steering the country toward becoming a peaceful democracy, supporters argue that the action ...

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 ...

Henry, a teenaged rebel solider, before he is disarmed in 2001. Photo by Chris Hondros/Getty Images Sierra Leone’s June 2023 parliamentary elections are the fifth since the end of the civil war in ...

An infant’s feeding bottle is among the items found at the Chemmani mass grave site in Sri Lanka’s Jaffna peninsula. Credit: X/Tamil Genocide Education Project Ongoing excavations at the mass grave ...

(Geneva) – Nepal’s long-awaited transitional justice law, adopted by the lower house of parliament on August 14, 2024, incorporates many positive provisions that could help in advancing justice, ...

The insurgency-era victims from different backgrounds, who otherwise have been divided, came together after years to oppose the ongoing selection process. Stating that the shortlist excludes competent ...