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What Is Transitional Justice? Transitional justice refers to how societies respond to the legacies of massive and serious human rights violations. It asks some ... Skiptomaincontent Justice.Truth.Dignity. Weworksidebysidewithvictimstoobtainacknowledgmentandredressformassivehumanrightsviolations,holdthoseresponsibletoaccount,reformandbuilddemocraticinstitutions,andpreventtherecurrenceofviolenceorrepression. ExploreOurWork Report AGuideThroughtheUntoldDarkness:TheRealitiesofSyria’sDisappeared,ArbitrarilyDetained,andTheirFamilies Enforceddisappearanceandarbitrarydetentiondevastatevictimsandallthosewholovethem.ThisguidetakesanunsparinglookattheharshrealitiesthatSyrianvictimsofthesecrimes... InFocus TheGhostsofRacialViolenceinMaryland BySeanYoes TerrorontheEasternShore December4,1931,isanightthatlivesoninthemindsofBlackresidentsinSalisbury,Maryland,asmalltownalongthestate’sEasternShore.... Image SpecialJurisdictionforPeace InFocus InColombia,PrecedentIsSetforAcknowledgingPastAtrocities InternationalCenterforTransitionalJustice TheFinalPeaceAgreementsignedin2016betweentheRevolutionaryArmedForcesofColombia(FARC-EP)guerrillasandtheColombiangovernmen... Report CivilSociety-LedTruth-SeekingInitiatives:ExpandingOpportunitiesforAcknowledgmentandRedress Atatimewhentruth-seekingandreparationsinitiativesaretakingholdacrosstheUnitedStates,thisreportoffersreflectionsfromvariouscivilsociety-ledtruth-seekingprocesses. ... InFocus AHistoricBlackCommunityintheUnitedStatesResistsErasure BySeanYoes OnachillySaturdaynightinFebruary,severalmembersoftheBrownGrovePreservationGroup,gatheredatAroundtheTable,aBlack-ownedsoulfoodrestaurantinnearbyAsh... Explorehundredsofresourcesandinsightsintotransitionaljusticeandhumanrightsissues. ViewAllResources Image ICTJWomen'sSymposium (ICTJ) ExcludefromSearch Yes SidebySidewithVictims ICTJprovidesadvice,support,andtechnicalassistancetovictims,membersofcivilsociety,andstateandinternationalactorscommittedtojustice.Inthefast-changingworld,ICTJiscontinuallyevolvingandadaptingitsmethodologytodevelopinnovativesolutionstoemergingproblems,advanceitsmission,andachievejusticeforvictimsofhumanrightsviolations. ExploreWhereWeWork 57 ICTJemploys57internationalpermanentstafffromdiverseprofessionalbackgrounds. 80 Over80%ofourpartnersreportedimprovedabilitytopursuejustice. 4000 ICTJconvenedabout4,000participantsinatleast200capacitybuildingactivities. 1000 Helpedmorethan1000victimsandcitizensparticipateinover70conveningswithpolicymakers. 20 ICTJcontributedsignificantlytoatleast20policiestoaddressandrepairlegaciesofmassiveabuses. OurData CommunicatingaboutTransitionalJusticetoAdvanceaCultureofChange 2022IntensiveCourseonTransitionalJustice,ViolentConflict,andSustainablePeace Image Caption Credit ExcludefromSearch Yes DonateToday YourgifthelpsICTJaddresspastabuses,eliminateimpunity,andworkwithsocietiestobuildabetterfuture. SupportOurMission Image Weworksidebysidewithvictimstoobtainacknowledgmentandredressformassivehumanrightsviolations,holdthoseresponsibletoaccount,reformandbuilddemocraticinstitutions,andpreventtherecurrenceofviolenceorrepression. DonatetoICTJ SubscribetoICTJNews