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

Ethiopia’s Ministry of Justice recently confirmed that the country’s transitional justice process will begin only after the conclusion of the ongoing national ...

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 ...

The Nepali government’s proposed bill on transitional justice contains important provisions, including for reparations, relating to the country’s civil war but still needs significant amendments. It ...

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 ...

At the March 17 Faculty Research Forum in Washington Hall, Kelebogile Zvobgo, Mansfield Associate Professor of Government, discussed how civil society groups worldwide are the main drivers of ...

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 ...

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 ...

Baburam Tamang, Maoist activist, one of the 21 killed execution-style by the army in Doramba in August, 2003. It is just over 12 years since the Comprehensive Peace Agreement (CPA) charted a way ...

The December 2024 fall of the Bashar al-Assad government marks a historic turning point for Syria, and after decades of atrocities, potentially for justice. Despite extensive information and evidence ...