ICTJ: In Focus: Taking to the Airwaves to Empower Victims in Nepal
ICTJ In Focus 65
February 2017
In Focus
Light in the Darkness: “The Story Kitchen” Turns Victims into Reporters in NepalJaya Luintel was a radio reporter in Nepal during the country’s civil war, covering the conflict’s impact on women. Now, she’s helping female victims produce and broadcast their own stories to a national audience. Discover how her organization, The Story Kitchen, empowers women in Nepal.
Panel Discussion Explores Women’s Experiences in WarDepicting women as subjects, not objects: a panel of policy and media experts discusses women’s experiences in war at the New York City premiere of our new documentary.
Reflections on the Struggle for Justice: Cristián CorreaTo mark 15 years of ICTJ, we asked staff past and present for memories that stand out to them – moments that throw the stakes of our work into sharp relief and resonate with them years later. Cristián Correa, Senior Associate in ICTJ’s Reparative Justice Program, shares a story about a Chilean mother’s thirst to tell her daughter the truth about their past.
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.