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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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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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