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View this email in your web browser. ICTJ In Focus Issue 13 January 2012 In Focus Colombia's Landmark Ruling Orders Reparations for Former Child Soldiers December 16, 2011 saw the world’s first ruling mandating reparations be paid for the unlawful recruitment of minors into armed forces. More than 300 former youth paramilitaries in Colombia will receive reparations including monetary compensation and medical and psychological care. Read More... SUBSCRIBE Forward to a Friend Do you know someone that may be interested in the ICTJ newsletter? View Newsletter Archive Other News  Yemen: Amnesty Law in Breach of International Law and Yemen’s Obligations Yemen’s national unity government last week adopted a draft law giving President Ali Abdullah Saleh immunity from prosecution as part of a deal brokered by Gulf states and other international sponsors. Human rights activists in Yemen and elsewhere have vehemently rejected the law as an affront to justice. Download | Duration: 12:00mins | File size: 8.37MB Read More...  RSS translate +1 Like Comment Share Tweet 1 0 0

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ICTJ In Focus

Issue 13January 2012

In Focus

Colombia's Landmark RulingOrders Reparations for Former

Child SoldiersDecember 16, 2011 saw the world’sfirst ruling mandating reparations bepaid for the unlawful recruitment of minors into armed forces. More than300 former youth paramilitaries inColombia will receive reparationsincluding monetary compensation and medical and psychologicalcare.

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Yemen: Amnesty Law in Breach of International Law and Yemen’sObligations

Yemen’s national unity government last week adopted a draft law givingPresident Ali Abdullah Saleh immunity from prosecution as part of a dealbrokered by Gulf states and other international sponsors. Human rightsactivists in Yemen and elsewhere have vehemently rejected the law as anaffront to justice.

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Kenya: Kiplagat’s Return to TJRC an Act of Impunity

Ambassador Bethuel Kiplagat’s recent attempt to return to the Truth, Justice and ReconciliationCommission (TJRC)—pending resolution of serious allegations implicating him in acts connected tohuman rights violations and corruption—threatens the viability and credibility of the TJRC process, ICTJsaid.

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"Why Should We Suffer?" Children Testify before Kenya’s TJRC

During a thematic hearing December 13–14, Kenya's Truth, Justice andReconciliation Commission (TJRC) heard testimonies from children on their own experiences as part of the commission's investigation into gross humanrights violations and historical injustices in the country between 1963 and2008.

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Pablo de Greiff among Candidates for Special Rapporteur on Transitional Justice

Pablo de Greiff, director of Research at ICTJ, has presented his candidacy for the role of SpecialRapporteur for the Promotion of Truth, Justice, Reparation, and Guarantees of Non-Recurrence. Thisnew position is being established by the United Nations Human Rights Council to bring greater attention to accountability for serious crimes and human rights violations.

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Publications

Indonesia: Submission to the Universal PeriodicReview of the UN Human Rights Council 13thSession

Following a restive year, Indonesia's human rights record is oneof the situations under review during the 13th session of the UN

Human Rights Council Universal Periodic Review (UPR) processin May–June 2012. Indonesia has initiated transitional justicemechanisms to address human rights abuses that occurredduring and after the New Order regime, but insufficient politicalwill has rendered these efforts inadequate in achieving justiceand reconciliation for victims.

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January 18, 2012

Settling InternationalDisputes: Lessons fromthe Past, Challenges for the FutureLocation: New York

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January 19, 2012

A Child-SensitiveApproach toTransitional JusticeLocation: Permanent Mission

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