Reparations, Responsibility & Victimhood in Transitional Societies

Colombia
Colombia has enacted a series of reparation laws dealing with responsibility of both state and non-state actors.
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Guatemala
During the 80s, Guatemala witnessed a state-orchestrated genocide against the Maya-Achi and other indigenous people.
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Nepal
Reparations in Nepal have stalled, despite efforts to deal with the past through a comprehensive transitional justice process.
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Northern Ireland
Reparations remain a contested issue. Former combatants are now in government, such as Sinn Fein, whose paramilitary wing (IRA) was responsible for some of the conflict’s worst atrocities
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Peru
The Comprehensive Reparations Program was agreed in 2005 following recommendations from the Peruvian Truth & Reconciliation Commission and a number of adverse findings at the ICHR.
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Uganda
Uganda captures the intersection between justice, amnesties and reparations for victimised perpetrators.
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Truth Commission Report October 2004 Sierra Leone Truth and Reconciliation Commission
Sierra Leone Truth and Reconciliation Commission Final report – Witness to Truth: Reparations
Sierra Leone ApologyForm of ReparationCompensationGuarantees of Non-RecurrenceMeasures of SatisfactionRehabilitationRestitutionNon-State Armed GroupsReconciliationReparationsResponsibilityChild SoldiersDisappearance/MissingForced labourLoss of propertyProperty damagePsychological TraumaSeverely InjuredSexual violence/CRSVTorture
Other 3 May 2019 QUB Human Rights Centre
Reparations Submission in DRC v Uganda case
By Luke Moffett, Caoimhe O'Hagan and Sunneva Gilmore (Reparations Team)
DRC AccountabilityForm of ReparationCompensationGuarantees of Non-RecurrenceMeasures of SatisfactionRehabilitationRestitutionNon-State Armed GroupsTrust FundDisappearance/MissingExtrajudicial Executions/MassacresLoss of propertyProperty damagePsychological TraumaSexual violence/CRSV
International Guidance 2017 African Commission of Human and Peoples' Rights
General Comment No. 4 on the African Charter on Human and Peoples’ Rights: The Right to Redress for Victims of Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Punishment or Treatment (Article 5)
CompensationGuarantees of Non-RecurrenceMeasures of SatisfactionRehabilitationNon-State Armed GroupsAssetsTransitional JusticeSexual violence/CRSVTorture

About the Project

Reparation has long been a legal and political tool of making amends for past wrongs in post-conflict and transitional societies. Most of the research and practice of reparations has focused on transitions from authoritarian societies and individual claiming redress against the state or remedies sought between states.

Over the next three years this project will explore how reparations are used in countries transitioning from conflict to address the consequences of the past.

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Latest Output

Blog Posts 17 April 2019 Justice in Conflict
Blog: Between Punishment and Mercy – Alternative Sanctions and the Special Jurisdiction for Peace
By Luke Moffett (Reparations Team)
How do you deliver peace and justice after fifty years of conflict that saw millions of civilians victimised? Read the rest →
Colombia AccountabilityApologyInternational Criminal JusticeTransitional JusticeVictim Participation