ICTJ In Focus

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ICTJ In Focus
Issue 20 May 2012

In Focus
Breaking the Ground on Peace and Stability: Transitional Justice and the Rule of Law
Transitional justice, at the core of its mission, strives to break the ground on a future of peace and stability. For countries with a violent or repressive pastand this can be said of most implementing truth-seeking, criminal justice, reparations, and institutional reform measures forms the basis for establishing a culture of justice and respect for the rule of law.
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Brazilian Truth Commission Has Historic Responsibility ICTJ welcomes the appointment of seven distinguished experts as members of the Brazilian National Truth Commission. The government has taken a historic step to honor victims and ensure the people of Brazil know the full truth about the human rights abuses committed in their country; the pursuit of justice can only make Brazilian democracy stronger.
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Justice and Peace: Progress and Great Challenges Colombias Justice and Peace Law (JPL) lies at the heart of the countrys efforts to dismantle notorious paramilitary groups and provide justice to thousands of their victims. As the government seeks to reform the law to allow for a more effective process, ICTJ ran a feature series to provide insight into the background and successes and challenges of the law.
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Publications
Strengthening Indigenous Rights through Truth Commissions: A Practitioner's Resource
This resource book focuses on truth commissions mandated to look at a period of human rights violations that particularly affected indigenous communities, such as those in Guatemala, Peru, Paraguay, Canada, Cote d'Ivoire, and Nepal. It is an initial effort to systematically organize lessons learned and make further progress by designing truth processes that are fully compliant with the rights of indigenous peoples.

Upcoming Events
May 20 - 24, 2012

14th International Symposium of the World Society of Victimology

Location: The Hague, Netherlands View Details

May 23, 2012 View Report

I Came To Testify: Rape as a Weapon of War

Location: New York, NY View Details

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