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Reconciliation
6 July 2015 by Ephrem Rugiririza
CAR Electoral Marathon "Imposed by Foreigners" The Central African Republic, which has had no less than three presidents since 2013, says it wants to emerge from a long and bloody transition by holding legitimate elections. Although already twice postponed, a new elections cal [...]
3 July 2015 by Pierre Hazan
Negotiating Forgiveness for Mass Crimes After massive violations of human rights, many countries have introduced policies of forgiveness. But how do they work? This is the subject of a series of articles by Pierre Hazan, JusticeInfo.net Head of Project and associate pro [...]
28 June 2015 by JusticeInfo.net
BURUNDI GOVERNMENT’S CHOSEN PATH COULD PLUNGE COUNTRY INTO GRAVE CRISIS, SAYS EXPERT Burundi is set to hold delayed and controversial legislative elections Monday, following two months of violent protests against current President Pierre Nkurunziza’s bid for a third term. Presidential elections are scheduled for J [...]
21 June 2015 by Studio Tamani, Fondation Hirondelle, Bamako
MALI'S TOUAREG REBELS SIGN PEACE DEAL Mali’s Touareg rebels on Saturday signed in Bamako a peace accord already approved by the pro-government side and international mediators. This marked a historic date for the country, which should put an end to years of war. The a [...]
19 June 2015 by Olfa Belhassine, Tunis correspondent
ALGERIAN GOVERNMENT HAS ENSHRINED IMPUNITY, SAYS LAWYER Mouloud Boumghar is an Algerian lawyer and Professor in Public Law at the Jules Verne University in Picardy (France). His research centres on violations of human rights and impunity, notably since the publication at the end of the [...]
16 June 2015 by Ephrem Rugiririza, JusticeInfo.net
TRUTH COMMISION FOR MALI AFTER PEACE SIGNING? If all unfolds as planned, the Coalition of Azawad Movements (CMA), a mainly Touareg rebel movement in northern Mali, will on Saturday June 20 in Bamako add its signature to the Algiers Peace and Reconciliation Agreement. Mali’s g [...]
10 June 2015 by Ephrem Rugiririza, JusticeInfo.net, Arusha
Burundi President Wields Constitutional Court Ruling A May 5 decision by Burundi’s Constitutional Court is now serving as a weapon for President Pierre Nkurunziza and his regime. Despite unprecedented internal protests and appeals from donor countries, the head of state is clear tha [...]
28 May 2015 by Julia Crawford
European Arrests Refuel Impunity Debate in Liberia Recent arrests of two Liberian war crimes suspects in Belgium and Switzerland are historic, says a lawyer defending victims. They have also reignited debate in Liberia over justice for the victims of that country’s civil war. “The [...]
28 May 2015 by Jessie Hronesova
Bosnia : the search for missing persons Myriads of often-unspeakable traumas are generated by wars. Together with killings, rapes, plundering, and mutilations, the trauma of not knowing what happened to loved ones is a burning and everyday issue for thousands of people [...]
27 May 2015 by Olfa Belhassine
TUNISIA'S TRUTH COMMISSION First year Tunisia’s new Truth Commission is now sorting victims’ testimonies on more than 60 years of dictatorship, which it started gathering last December. "Nearly 12,000 complaints have already landed on the desks of the Truth and Dignit [...]
27 May 2015 by Hippolyte Marboua
CENTRAL AFRICAN REPUBLIC WANTS TO LEARN LESSONS FROM HABRE TRIAL Bangui, May 25, 2015 (FH) – The Central African Republic (CAR) wants to learn lessons from the Extraordinary African Chambers (EAC), set up within the Senegalese justice system to try former Chadian president Hissène Habré. It is [...]
27 April 2015 by Hippolyte Marboua
SPECIAL COURT TO TRY SERIOUS CRIMES IN CENTRAL AFRICAN REPUBLIC Bangui, April 25, 2015 – The Central African Republic is to set up a Special Criminal Court to try serious crimes committed in that country. Members of the transitional parliament on Wednesday approved a law to establish the Court [...]