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Veerle Opgenhaffen

Veerle Opgenhaffen is program assistant in the Middle East and North Africa Program at the International Center for Transitional Justice.

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Saddam's trial: the needs of justice

The trial of the former Iraqi dictator must meet basic standards of fairness and transparency if it is to give Iraqis the justice they and the world deserve, say Hanny Megally & Veerle Opgenhaffen.

Algeria's past needs opening, not closing

Algeria’s referendum on “peace and reconciliation” will not salve the wounds of a terrible period in the country’s modern history, say Hanny Megally & Veerle Opgenhaffen of the International Center for Transitional Justice.

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