Amid or subsequent to a period of conflict or repression, acknowledging victims’ need for justice via compensation in both a symbolic and actual way is an important means through which the state can take some form of responsibility for the violations that it either committed…
Regardless of the name they are given, the structure they take, and the scope they adopt,…
Even a well-functioning domestic judiciary may not necessarily result in accountability for every abuse committed. For…
Depending on the political context following a period of repression and conflict, amnesties may be able…