• Landmark Ruling Orders Reparations for Child Soldiers

    A Colombian court issued the world's first ruling mandating reparations for the unlawful recruitment of minors.

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  • Podcast:

    Amnesty Law Breach of International Law

    The idea that a country can amnesty away the past is unacceptable in the current state of international law, says ICTJ's Paul Seils.

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    Amnesty Law Breach of International Law

  • ICTJ | 2011 in Images and Stories

    In 2011 ICTJ stood with communities reckoning with the past for the sake of a peaceful future.

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  • Complementarity: From Principle to Practice

    The principle of ensuring accountability for serious crimes has seen a major breakthrough at a recent high-level meeting hosted by ICTJ and UNDP.

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In Focus

February 08, 2012

EU Must Protect Bosnia’s War Crimes Court

The War Crimes Chamber of Bosnia’s State Court is one of the most successful undertakings to address the legacy of mass atrocities in national courts. As this important institution finds itself under serious threat, the European Union must act quickly to put a stop to attempts of the Bosnian Serb political leadership to undermine Bosnia’s capacity to prosecute war crimes at state level.

February 02, 2012

Guatemala Genocide Ruling a Triumph for Survivors

The last few decades have seen a revolution in the global struggle against impunity, but the decision to put General Efraín Ríos Montt on trial for crimes against humanity and genocide in Guatemala ranks among the most astonishing developments. Belatedly, but valiantly, a new breed of prosecutors, led by Attorney General Claudia Paz, have finally allowed his victims' pleas for justice to be heard.

February 01, 2012

No Justice for Duvalier Survivors

A Haitian court’s decision to drop charges of crimes against humanity against former president Jean-Claude Duvalier is a blow to the victims of his brutal dictatorship and sends a disturbing signal that the country cannot fulfill its basic legal obligations, ICTJ said today.

January 31, 2012

ICC's Kenya decision is no cause for celebration

Last week's decision by the International Criminal Court (ICC) in The Hague confirming four Kenyans must answer to charges of crimes against humanity does not excuse their government from responsibility to pursue justice at home, writes ICTJ vice president Paul Seils.

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