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Published in: openIndiaIndia’s diplomatic stand on the resolution against Sri LankaIndia has tried to strike a balance between support for the Sri Lankan government and calls for Tamil rehabilitation...
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Published in: openSecurityThe Jirga in modern day AfghanistanThe complexity of local and regional conflict dynamics in Afghanistan and Pakistan would be well served by the...
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Published in: openSecurityUganda traditional justice mechanisms must triumph over western interventionism
We should not deny Ugandans the chance to bring a man who has committed horrific crimes to justice. However we must...
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Published in: openSecurityReconciliation is not happening in Sri Lanka, and the problem isn't a question of time
The Tamil call for independent statehood stemmed from a very basic need for security against genocide. For many,...
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Published in: openSecurityBangladesh's International Crimes Tribunal: a critique of the critics
While criticism of the ICT is important, its chief critics have dehistoricized the context in which this trial is...
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Published in: HomeDealing with the past in post-conflict societies
Unless the past is articulated in such a way in which the connection of events and experiences are integrated in a...
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Published in: openSecurity'What Sri Lanka is...': acknowledging the ethnic conflict in post-war reconciliationThe term 'local reconciliation' may seem benign, but recent research amongst Tamils in the north of the country...
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Published in: openSecurity'Reconciliation in Sri Lanka means the youth must lead the way': a sceptical response
There is nothing objectionable in arguing for greater and more meaningful participation of youth in the political...
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Published in: openSecurityReconciliation in Sri Lanka means the youth must lead the way
International calls for justice in Sri Lanka which are insensitive to domestic public opinion further alienate a...
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Published in: openSecurityBangladesh war crimes tribunal: further bias is no answer
The role of the media in Bangladesh will not be improved by inaccurate and partisan critiques of the ICT
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Published in: 50.50Restoring a sense of justice in broken communitiesThe idea of making offenders face their victims and acknowledge the harm they have done has wide public support. The...
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Published in: openSecurityTrial by media: Bangladesh's 'International' Crimes Tribunal
Phone tapping, court orders and vitriolic condemnations of the accused point to a disconcerting unity between the...
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Published in: openSecurityThe arrest of Professor Ghulam Azam: a grandchild's accountThe arrest of a leading opposition figure in Bangladesh is a stark reminder that without due legal process,...
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Published in: openSecurityTransitions: creating space to address injustice after conflict or political turmoilUltimately, an emphasis on the rule of law in peacebuilding interventions reflects a preoccupation with the effects,...
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Published in: HomeBangladesh: A road map for political disaster
Far from being reconciliatory, the government's International War Crimes Tribunal is tantamount to a witch hunt of...
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Published in: HomeSeen and not heard: women in Sri Lanka's reconciliation commission
Sri Lanka's Lessons Learned and Reconciliation Commission has no mention of gender in its mandate and no dedicated...
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Published in: HomeRatko Mladic and justice: another route
The effect of the international tribunal where those accused of crimes during the Balkan wars face trial is to...
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Published in: HomeRatko Mladic’s arrest and international justice
The forthcoming trial in The Hague of the arrested Serb warlord is an occasion to assess the achievements of the...
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Published in: openSecurityEgypt after Mubarak: finding truth in transition
The prosecution of a scattering of old regime stooges is not enough to guarantee Egypt escapes the grip of...
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Published in: HomeHealing Sierra Leone: challenges facing the Commission of Inquiry
Messeh Kamara issues an emotional call for reconciliation, courage and openness as Sierra Leone reexamines its past...
