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Nepal, May 16 -- Nepal's two important Transitional Justice (TJ) bodies-the Truth and Reconciliation Commission (TRC) and the Commission of the Investigation on Enforced Disappeared Persons (CIEDP ...
Victims say reaching the TRC's office is not feasible while many victims do not even know what an email is. "The commission could have at least consulted us to find the right way forward.
By Karen Breytenbach. Archbishop Emeritus Desmond Tutu is dismayed at the "ungenerous reparations" to victims of apartheid who appeared before the Truth and Reconciliation Commission (TRC) and has ...
Relatives of the victims of apartheid-era murders want the government to do more to hold perpetrators accountable.
Nepal’s attempt to deliver justice and accountability following the country’s decade-long civil war froze more than two years ago with little progress—but a recent development has raised hopes that it ...
In a solemn and emotional ceremony, the people of Lofa County graced the dedication of a newly constructed memorial site in honor of 35 victims who were allegedly brutally massacred by ULIMO-K rebels ...
Barely a month after the suicide of Sabaragamuwa University student Charith Dilshan, the entire episode seems to be forgotten ...
Families lined up for hours to give DNA samples so the authorities could match names to victims of Thursday’s crash, which killed at least 269 people.
Few know about Illinois’ violent crime victim compensation program. Now, Crime Survivors for Safety and Justice’s East St. Louis chapter is changing that.
Rather, it is about healing a wound that has festered for decades. First and foremost, it is an attempt to honour the TRC’s foundational promise: that truth would be followed by justice. Victims and ...
Legal costs stall TRC cases: NPA says disputes over funding delaying justice In an update to Parliament’s justice committee on Tuesday, the NPA said there’s been some reluctance on the part of ...
After its completion in 2003, the TRC referred more than 400 cases to the National Prosecuting Authority (NPA). However, families of victims of apartheid have bemoaned the slow pace of the NPA to ...