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ICTJ In Focus 25
October 2012

In Focus
ICTJ Program Report: Colombia
The latest ICTJ Program Report explores transitional justice issues in Colombia and charts our work in the country with the longest running armed conflict in the world. In this interview, head of ICTJ's Colombia office Maria Camila Moreno answers questions on the ongoing transitional justice mechanisms in the country, and describes ICTJ's work with the government and civil society groups on issues of criminal justice, reparations and memory. She provides a look ahead to the new peace negotiations between the Colombian government and the FARC, and identifies key transitional justice issues at stake for the talks.
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A Struggle Against Invisibility: Gender Justice in the Middle East and North Africa Transitional justice measures should serve to rectify, not replicate, patterns of discrimination against women. These mechanisms can challenge structural causes of gender inequality, by publicly acknowledging the factors that made such abuse possible. In the Middle East and North Africa, like in many other contexts, it is a challenge to ensure transitional justice measures do not further entrench the invisibility of gender-based abuses. As different countries consider the ways to confront the legacies of past abuses, ICTJ works with womens groups across the region to build their capacity to engage in discussions around transitional justice and

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gender.
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Fourth Intensive Course on Truth Commissions: Facing the Truth in Times of Transition The Fourth Intensive Course on Truth Commissions, presented by ICTJ in partnership with the Barcelona International Peace Resource Center (BIPRC), focuses this year on the challenge of recognizing the experiences of vulnerable populations in the work of truth commissions. Practitioners and academics representing 17 countries will participate in the week-long course, including members of the Brazilian and Ivorian Truth Commissions, the Maine Wabanaki-State Child Welfare TRC Process, and ICTJ experts from around the world.
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Accountability for Crimes Against Children is Key to Peace and Security In an address to the UN Security Council, ICTJ President David Tolbert urged States to prioritize transitional justice as an integrated approach to seeking accountability for crimes against children in armed conflict.
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Sierra Leone: Preserving Historic Records & Tools for Reconciliation On August 30, 2012, ICTJ joined government officials and civil society in Freetown to celebrate the launch of a new website for the Truth and Reconciliation Commission of Sierra Leone and welcome the prospects for revitalization of Sierra Leones reconciliation.
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Publications
Transitional Justice and Displacement
In collaboration with the Brookings-LSE Project on Internal Displacement, ICTJs Research Unit examined how transitional justice can be used to address the range of injustices associated with displacement and thereby serve as part of a comprehensive

Upcoming Events
October 02, 2012

Images for Truth and Memory: Photography Exhibit


Location: Bogot, Colombia View Details

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approach to the resolution of displacement.


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Transitions in/to Democracy: Contemporary Chances and Challenges


Location: Jerusalem, Isreal View Details

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