The Government of Ethiopia is prioritizing the reinforcement of transitional justice and a national dialogue to address human rights violations and build consensus on the country's most fundamental ...

Humanitarian assistance, a ceasefire and reconstruction are urgent policy priorities in Sudan. Yet, another question is looming. How should the legacy of serious violations of human rights and ...

It has been four years since the Transitional Justice and Reconciliation Commission (TJRC) turned over its Report that sought to study and analyze historical injustice, legitimate grievances, human ...

Transitional justice is a variety of processes and strategies where a society comes to terms with mass atrocity crimes that happened in the past, usually during armed conflict or period of ...

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 ...

After the guns go silent, transitional justice creates a space for truth, accountability, and reconciliation. It helps break the cycles of violence and atrocities. Equally important, it plays a ...

Transitional justice is a tried and tested approach to rebuilding post-conflict societies. Its application in places affected by violent extremism such as Lake Chad Basin (LCB) presents challenges and ...

Gabrielle Lynch received funding from the UK's Economic and Social Research Council for a project on 'Truth and Justice: The search for peace and stability in modern Kenya' (RES-061-25-0520). In today ...

Islamic criminal law is based on individual accountability for crimes, and collective punishment is not permitted as a general principle. Islamic jurisprudence among its several schools sets precise ...

A man sits with a huge Nepali flag near a polling station in Kathmandu, Nepal, Tuesday, Nov. 19, 2013. Credit: AP Photo/Niranjan Shresth Thirteen years after the end of the Nepali Civil War, the ...

Transitional justice goes far beyond the court room, as its fundamental goal is to build sustainable, peaceful democracies through truth and reconciliation efforts. Transitional justice refers to how ...