Transitional Justice in Post-Conflict Societies: CGI U 2014 Working Session

After the wars end and the human rights abuses are exposed, what happens next? When nations transition away from long-term violence and repression, how can they effectively rebuild social trust and create a democratic system of governance? The very notion of transitional justice can differ widely depending on the national, cultural, and situational biases of each case. Some look to the International Criminal Court or other tribunals as with Sudan, Uganda, Congo, Kenya, Rwanda, and Bosnia. Others look to South Africa's Truth and Reconciliation Commission, along with the post-conflict processes in Guatemala, East Timor, Peru, and Argentina. Sierra Leone and Cambodia have looked to a mixture of both strategies. This panel will explore how a holistic set of responses have been designed to help nations and citizens respond to abuses. Participants will discuss the tangible ways in which young people can help communities climb out of the infamous "conflict trap."

Moderator:
Kevin Bleyer, Emmy Award-Winning Writer and Producer, The Daily Show with Jon Stewart, Dennis Miller, Politically Incorrect with Bill Maher
Participants:
Emily Arnold-Fernandez, Executive Director, Asylum Access
Tin Ma Ma Htet, Teacher Trainer, Monastic Education Development Group
Cindy Hensley McCain, Founding Member, Eastern Congo Initiative
Joseph Munyambanza, Co-founder and Education Director, COBURWAS International Youth Organization to Transform Africa

Reading Materials
Transitional Justice: Global Mechanisms and Local Realities after Genocide and Mass Violence, Professor Alexander Laban Hinton
Peace versus Justice?, Chandra Lekha Sriram
D.I.Y. Foreign-Aid Revolution, Nicholas Kristof, The New York Times
Lecture on "Post-conflict and Transitional Justice"

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Beautiful story Joseph, I am so proud of your team actions for your own...so powerful! On the other side Ms. Cindy message was depressive...Africans really need to only rely on themselves and trust no foreign help. The steps that Joseph and his teams took are the beginning. We don't have a long way to go. We just have to go and keep on going...