Topic: International Center for Transitional Justice
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Guatemalan court faces calls to halt former dictator's genocide trial
As a verdict in Ríos Montt's trial nears, some – including the president – deny the alleged 1980s genocide took place and warn that a guilty verdict could throw Guatemala into chaos.
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In Tunisia's sentencing of a dictator, a model for bringing justice?
A Tunisian court yesterday sentenced Ben Ali to life in prison. The country's efforts to bring former regime members to justice could offer lessons for other Arab Spring countries.
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Why Mubarak's trial may not bring Egypt full justice [VIDEO]
Egyptians have pushed hard for a speedy trial of ousted President Hosni Mubarak, who appeared in a Cairo courthouse today. But key aspects of transitional justice are being overlooked.
08/03/2011 10:59 am -
US professor quits Kenyan truth commission, citing lack of confidence
American law professor Ronald Slye resigned from the Truth, Justice, and Reconciliation Commission this week after saying he 'lost faith' in its abilities to succeed.
10/22/2010 04:59 pm -
Afghanistan peace jirga's unlikely critics: victims of war crimes
Some 1,500 delegates at Afghanistan’s peace jirga are debating how to reconcile with insurgents. But war crimes victims say their concerns are being buried.
06/03/2010 11:10 am -
Charles Taylor war crimes trial gets mixed reviews in Liberia
During four months of testimony, Charles Taylor, the former leader of Liberia, denied committing war crimes. He said he was the victim of a US and British conspiracy. The prosecution now begins its cross-examination in The Hague.
11/11/2009 12:00 am -
Global News Blog Lubanga trial: Is an army of child soldiers a war crime?
Legal experts say the war crimes trial of Congolese warlord Thomas Lubanga is helping to curtail the practice, though child soldiers continue to fight in a number of conflicts.
10/08/2009 01:00 am -
International criminal courts: no precedent for individual reparations
Cases in Sierra Leone and Guatemala offer some guidance
07/03/2009 01:00 am -
War crimes charges rattle Sudan
The World Court could soon issue an arrest warrant for President Bashir on charges of genocide.
01/16/2009 12:00 am -
To go forward, Colombia looks back
Colombia's independent Historic Memory Group hopes that airing the country's grisly past can help end the decades-old war.
10/17/2008 01:00 am -
Sierra Leoneans look for peace through full truth about war crime
Human rights activist John Caulker looks beyond the high-profile and costly prosecutions to village-level reconciliation.
07/08/2008 01:00 am -
Sierra Leoneans look for peace through full truth about war crime
Human rights activist John Caulker looks beyond the high-profile and costly prosecutions to village-level reconciliation.
07/07/2008 01:00 am
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