• A Journey to Assess Victims’ Needs in Côte d’Ivoire

    Photo gallery: ICTJ travels from Abidjan to Korhogo and beyond to give Ivorian victims a platform.

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    A Journey to Assess Victims’ Needs in Côte d’Ivoire

  • What is Complementarity?

    Download our new Handbook on Complementarity, your guide to national courts, the ICC, and the struggle against impunity.

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    What is Complementarity?

  • “It Was a Way to Destroy Our Lives”

    After decades of discrimination, veiled women in Tunisia are joining together to tell their stories and seek justice.

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    “It Was a Way to Destroy Our Lives”

  • Justice in Syria Depends on the Return of the Displaced

    Beyond Assad: The international community must move past political posturing and prioritize the safe return of refugees in order to achieve justice in Syria.

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    Justice in Syria Depends on the Return of the Displaced
  • Multimedia:

    Challenging the Conventional

    Can truth commissions strengthen peace processes? Explore the experiences of Guatemala, Sierra Leone, the Democratic Republic of Congo, Kenya and Nepal.

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    Challenging the Conventional
  • Photo:

    "The War As I See It"

    Lebanon's youth use photography to capture the legacy of civil war.

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    "The War As I See It"

  • Dreams of January

    The youth who helped spark the Arab Spring continue the struggle for justice and accountability in Tunisia.

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    Dreams of January

In Focus

ICTJ Welcomes Historic Peace Agreement Between Colombian Government and FARC Rebels

8/25/2016

The agreement represents "an historic opportunity for Colombian society to build a peaceful future on foundations of respect for human rights and the rule of law,” said David Tolbert, president of ICTJ. “We have for years worked in support of victims’ rights in Colombia and will continue to do so with renewed energy and hope.”

International Organizations Condemn Act of Intimidation Against Another Human Rights Defender in Guatemala

8/24/2016

The international organizations who have signed this statement are appalled at the illegal raid which occurred on August 15, 2016 at the residence of Guatemalan lawyer and human rights defender Ramón Cadena, Central America Director of the International Commission of Jurists.

In South Africa, Education as Redress Has Seen Mixed Results

8/24/2016

Can education help right the wrongs of the past, especially when the majority of the population was affected by those wrongs? Teboho Moja examines that question in the context of South Africa, where efforts to reform a discriminatory educational system and redress its consequences have been met with mixed results.

Understanding the Principle of Complementarity in Côte d’Ivoire

8/18/2016

Complementarity is an essential tool in the fight against impunity - by working together, national courts and the ICC can seek justice for the worst crimes. But how is the fight against impunity playing out in Côte d’Ivoire? And how exactly can the Ivorian judiciary and the ICC ensure justice in CDI? A new review of our Handbook on Complementarity examines those questions and assesses how the Handbook can be used in his country.

New Katanga Trial Shows DRC’s Potential to Try Complex International Crimes

8/16/2016

Germain Katanga, a warlord convicted by the International Criminal Court (ICC) for murder and other crimes, thought he was getting released from prison in January. Instead, authorities in the DRC have held Katanga following the conclusion of his ICC sentence and are now trying him on charges not originally addressed by the ICC. This represents a major step by the national judiciary in assuming its responsibility to prosecute international crimes.

Not Too Late for Côte d’Ivoire to Raise Its Gaze Beyond Sectional Interests in Prosecuting Post-Election Crimes

8/12/2016

Prosecution efforts so far have exacerbated, rather than alleviated, ethnic and regional divisions. Credible prosecutions against those most responsible on all sides of the conflict would offer a clear statement to all citizens of Côte d’Ivoire that the justice system is blind to ethnicity and is there to serve and protect all its citizens.