Justice, reconciliation, coexistence, and peace are concepts that often coincide, thus it is important for practitioners and academics to gain further understanding of their relationships and operation. Reconciliation can be understood as a journey that
Read MoreA Reflection: Justice, Reconciliation, Coexistence, and Peace
September 1, 2014 Stuff that Matters nonviolence, Reconciliation
Cambodia, Genocide, and The Right to Protect: Underlying Causes in a Historical Perspective
May 1, 2014 Stuff that Matters Conflict, Reconciliation
It is nearly impossible to conceptualize the horrific nature of the violence that arose in Cambodia in the 1970s. The intention of this section is to make sense of the genocidal conflict via a historical
Read MoreThe Internal Armed Conflict of Peru and the Legacy of Sexual Violence
May 1, 2014 Stuff that Matters Conflict, Reconciliation, South America
How did Peru’s Truth and Reconciliation Commission contribute to the persistence and normalization of sexual violence during peacetime? INTRODUCTORY REMARKS The Peruvian Truth and Reconciliation Commission (Comisión de la Verdad y Reconciliación, CVR) was created
Read MoreConceptualizing Culture in Conflict and International Interventions
May 1, 2014 Stuff that Matters Conflict
Often times international interventions seeking to protect and defend human rights overlook the value of culture within a conflict region. Whether intentional or not, intervening parties may pay tribute or deny attention to the significance
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