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ICTJ In Focus 27February 2013

In Focus

ICTJ Program Report: Gender

Justice

In this edition of ICTJ's Program report,

Kelli Mudell, director of ICTJ's Gender

Justice program, reflects on ICTJs

vision of gender justice, the challenges facing survivors of sexual

and gender-based violence in times of transition, and how ICTJ is

working to address inequality in countries like Colombia, Nepal,

and Tunisia.

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Maine Truth Commission to Tell Story of Forced Assimilation of

Wabanaki Children

Maines foster care system was intended to act in the best interests of all

children. But for indigenous children removed from their communities and

placed with white families, often without the consent of their parents or tribes, the foster care system

caused the painful loss of their cultural identity and traumatic severing from their heritage.

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Transitional Justice and the Struggle for Indigenous Rights

Indigenous rights are increasingly being addressed through different

transitional justice measures, and ICTJ is actively involved in the discourse

on how truth commissions and other transitional justice mechanisms can

help the struggle for the rights of indigenous people.

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Ros Montt Genocide Trial Marks New Phase in Guatemalas Struggle

for Truth and Justice

The decision of a judge in Guatemala City to send former military dictator

Efran Ros Montt to trial on charges of genocide and war crimes is a

watershed moment in the countrys complex journey towards a genuine respect for the rule of law. This

genocide trial - the first genuine attempt anywhere to prosecute a former head of state in his own

country on charges of genocide has the potential to shatter a significant part of the wall of denial that

surrounds Guatemala. For that to happen, the trial must be fair and free of intimidation, argues ICTJVice President Paul Seils in this op-ed.

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Transitional Justice Will Help Syria, But Not As a Quick Fix

Recent proposals on using transitional justice as a means of stabilizing Syria

in the aftermath of the eventual fall of the Assad regime including by

providing incentives for loyalists to give up a possible fight to the death in

Damascus are a significant development in the debate on Syria. As Syrian groups and international

actors gathered as Friends of Syria consider these proposals, it is of paramount importance to be

clear about what is meant by transitional justice.

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ICTJ signs cooperation agreement with Tunisian Ministry of Human

Rights and Transitional Justice

The International Center for Transitional Justice (ICTJ) signed a cooperationagreement with the Tunisian government on January 16 to provide further

technical assistance in establishing transitional justice mechanisms in the country. The development

comes two years after protests forced President Zine El Abidine Ben Ali to step down and flee the

country in January 2011.

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Publications

Unredressed Legacy: Possible Policy Options and

Approaches to Fulfilling Reparations in Uganda

There is now an opportunity to design and implement a

reparations program for victims of human rights and humanitarian

law violations in Uganda. As with other countries emerging from

conflict, the contours of a Ugandan reparations policy have been

the subject of extended debate and generated high expectations.

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Seeking Options for the Right to Truth in Nepal

This briefing paper sets out the obligations of the state and

international best practice with respect to the right to truth, both

as a key element of a transitional justice strategy and as a critical

component of providing effective remedy to victims of gross

violations of human rights and grave breaches of humanitarian

law.

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Upcoming Events

February 27 - March 01, 2013

Expert Seminar on

Access to Justice for

Indigenous Peoples

Location: New York, NY

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April 24 - 27, 2013

Truth and

Reconciliation

Commission of

Canada: National Event

Location: Montreal, Quebec

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