ICTJ: In Focus: Why Remember?

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Online Debate: Does Collective Remembrance of a Troubled Past Impede Reconciliation?Online Debate: Does Collective Remembrance of a Troubled Past Impede Reconciliation?After a society is torn apart by conflict or repression, who decides whether to remember or forget the painful past? Can forgiveness happen without acknowledgement of wrongdoing? Is there a difference between forgetting and denial? Join us as ICTJ debates the impact of remembrance on reconciliation with David Rieff and Pablo de Greiff.

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‘You Must Hear Us, Because We Have a Lot to Say’ Youth Leaders Call for Reparations in Cote d’Ivoire‘You Must Hear Us, Because We Have a Lot to Say’ Youth Leaders Call for Reparations in Cote d’IvoireAfter consulting nearly 2,000 of their peers, youth activists in Cote d’Ivoire presented their reparations policy recommendations to their communities and officials.

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Panel Discussion Examines the Impact of DenialPanel Discussion Examines the Impact of DenialWhat happens when a state refuses to acknowledge the suffering of victims of mass atrocities? Or when the public celebrates perpetrators as heroes? Earlier this month, a panel discussion hosted by The International Center for Transitional Justice and New York University’s Center for Global Affairs grappled with the impact of denial on justice.

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The Case for Action on Transitional Justice and DisplacementThis briefing paper calls on the international community to use the time and presence of refugees to help shape the outcomes of crises while they are ongoing.

More Than Words: Apologies as a Form of ReparationThis report explores many of the issues and challenges likely to be faced by those considering a public apology as a form of reparation for victims of serious human rights violations.

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June 06 – 10, 2016

Negotiating Peace and Justice: A Course on the Place of Transitional Justice in Peace ProcessesLocation: Barcelona, SpainView Details

June 15 – 18, 2016

Pathways to ReconciliationLocation: University of WinnipegView Details

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