ICTJ In Focus 61
October 2016

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Lebanon: Education in a Context of State-Imposed Amnesia Lebanon: Education in a Context of State-Imposed AmnesiaWhile Lebanon is post-peace agreement, it is not necessarily “post-conflict.” The country struggles to address the legacy of decades of violence, and the lack of a comprehensive approach to dealing with the past means the country’s youth are growing up with scant knowledge of their history. But they want to know more: one project is helping them ask those around them about the past, and giving those who lived it a chance to tell their stories.

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Transitional Justice and Media: A Crucial But Neglected RelationshipTransitional Justice and Media: A Crucial But Neglected RelationshipIn a society grappling with the legacy of the past, citizens must make informed judgements and disentangle the facts from the sticky web of political rhetoric, denial, and polarizing propaganda. To do so, they rely on one key agent of social change: the media. But how can transitional processes effectively partner with the media and engage key constituencies? And what happens when media play a decisively negative role in mediating information about war crimes?

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Ten Years After Peace, Is Nepal Finally Serious About Finding Its Disappeared?Ten Years After Peace, Is Nepal Finally Serious About Finding Its Disappeared?1,300 are still missing in Nepal, nearly a decade after the country’s bloody civil war ended. The peace agreement was meant to provide for the families of the disappeared, but today they are still searching for answers. As a new government body begins investigations, victims wonder: is the commission fully committed to addressing their needs?

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Media and Transitional Justice: A Dream of Symbiosis in a Troubled Relationship

In transitional contexts, reporting does not simply present the facts, but instead shapes the parameters for interpreting divisive political issues. Coverage in such polarized contexts can mitigate or obscure the substance of transitional justice efforts to establish what happened, who the victims were, and who was responsible for the violations.

Recommendations for Victim Reparations in Côte d’Ivoire

Côte d’Ivoire is obligated to provide reparations to victims of both the political violence that shook the country following the 2010 presidential elections and the different episodes of political violence and armed conflict since 1990.

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