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Impunity Watch is an international non-profit organisation working with victims of violence to deliver redress for grave human rights violations, uproot systemic impunity and promote justice and peace.

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Impunity Watch @impunitywatch.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
⚖️The Truth, Justice and Equity Forum has published its first monitoring report on #Syria’s transitional justice process (May-July 2026). The report documents institutional developments, discussions around #TJ law, early #judicial proceedings and growing engagement by victims and #CivilSociety.
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Impunity Watch @impunitywatch.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
🥸What happens when #AI can imitate a #HumanRights organisation? 𝘖𝘶𝘳 𝘯𝘦𝘸 𝘴𝘦𝘳𝘪𝘦𝘴 𝘦𝘹𝘱𝘭𝘰𝘳𝘦𝘴 𝘸𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘭𝘢𝘵𝘦𝘴𝘵 𝘪𝘯 𝘈𝘐 𝘯𝘦𝘸𝘴 𝘮𝘦𝘢𝘯𝘴 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘵𝘳𝘢𝘯𝘴𝘪𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯𝘢𝘭 𝘫𝘶𝘴𝘵𝘪𝘤𝘦. 𝘞𝘢𝘵𝘤𝘩 𝘣𝘦𝘭𝘰𝘸⬇️ Learn more about our work on the responsible use of AI in TJ: bit.ly/IW-AI-TJ
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Impunity Watch @impunitywatch.bsky.social · 08/09/2026
🎉Our Annual Report 2025 is now available! ✊𝐓𝐨𝐠𝐞𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐫 𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐡 𝐯𝐢𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐦𝐬, 𝐲𝐨𝐮𝐭𝐡, 𝐰𝐨𝐦𝐞𝐧, 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐚𝐥𝐥𝐢𝐞𝐬, 𝐰𝐞 𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐢𝐬𝐭 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐧𝐨𝐫𝐦𝐚𝐥𝐢𝐬𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐨𝐟 #𝐢𝐦𝐩𝐮𝐧𝐢𝐭𝐲 — 𝐭𝐨𝐰𝐚𝐫𝐝𝐬 #𝐣𝐮𝐬𝐭𝐢𝐜𝐞 𝐚𝐧𝐝 #𝐚𝐜𝐜𝐨𝐮𝐧𝐭𝐚𝐛𝐢𝐥𝐢𝐭𝐲. 📖 👉 www.impunitywatch.org/what-we-do/i... #solidarity #makingjusticework #resistance #mobilisation
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Impunity Watch @impunitywatch.bsky.social · 27/08/2026
🪖 𝐈𝐭 𝐢𝐬 𝐚 𝐠𝐥𝐨𝐛𝐚𝐥 𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐩𝐨𝐧𝐬𝐢𝐛𝐢𝐥𝐢𝐭𝐲 𝐭𝐨 𝐭𝐫𝐚𝐧𝐬𝐟𝐨𝐫𝐦 𝐦𝐢𝐥𝐢𝐭𝐚𝐫𝐢𝐬𝐞𝐝 𝐦𝐚𝐬𝐜𝐮𝐥𝐢𝐧𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐞𝐬. Militarised #masculinities normalise cycles of violence, enable #impunity, & prevent #justice and accountability. Yet, despite growing attention to #gender in human rights investigations, they are often overlooked.
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Impunity Watch @impunitywatch.bsky.social · 20/08/2026
📢New @un-spexperts.bsky.social report (by @bernardduhaime.bsky.social) on #AI, 𝐞𝐦𝐞𝐫𝐠𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐭𝐞𝐜𝐡𝐧𝐨𝐥𝐨𝐠𝐢𝐞𝐬 & 𝐭𝐫𝐚𝐧𝐬𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐚𝐥 𝐣𝐮𝐬𝐭𝐢𝐜𝐞 highlights the need for principles to be developed with the full and meaningful participation and consultation of #victims & communities affected by violence. Read it below 👇
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Impunity Watch @impunitywatch.bsky.social · 17/07/2026
On the Day of International Criminal Justice, the Global Initiative Against #Impunity (GIAI) is proud to launch our impact snapshot, capturing achievements from the past 2 years. 📈 Read it here: www.impunitywatch.org/statement-gi...
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Impunity Watch @impunitywatch.bsky.social · 15/07/2026
⚖️𝐉𝐨𝐢𝐧𝐭 𝐛𝐮𝐥𝐥𝐞𝐭𝐢𝐧 with @trialinternational.bsky.social On 15 Dec 2025, the Paris Assize Court found former politician & military leader Roger #Lumbala guilty of complicity in crimes against humanity. 𝐓𝐡𝐢𝐬 𝐡𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐨𝐫𝐢𝐜 #𝐔𝐧𝐢𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐬𝐚𝐥𝐉𝐮𝐫𝐢𝐬𝐝𝐢𝐜𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐝𝐢𝐜𝐭 𝐜𝐡𝐚𝐥𝐥𝐞𝐧𝐠𝐞𝐬 𝐝𝐞𝐜𝐚𝐝𝐞𝐬 𝐨𝐟 𝐢𝐦𝐩𝐮𝐧𝐢𝐭𝐲 𝐢𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐃𝐑𝐂 🇨🇩
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Impunity Watch @impunitywatch.bsky.social · 14/07/2026
📢 #Hiring We're looking for two full-time roles to help us build a victim-centred #TransitionalJustice strategy in #Chad (N’Djaména) 🇹🇩: ⭐Project Coordinator ⭐Finance and Project Officer 🗓️Deadline: Apply by 4 Aug 2026 More info: impunitywatch.org/join-us/join... #Jobs #HumanRights #AfricanUnion
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Impunity Watch @impunitywatch.bsky.social · 28/05/2026
🌎📝 #Consultant wanted for Global Comparative #Study 📍#Remote (with possible field data collection) 🗓️ 11 June 2026 Read the full description & apply: impunitywatch.org/join-us/join-our-team/ #Vacancy #HumanRights #Impunity #Jobs #TransitionalJustice #Justice #Accountability #CivicSpace #RuleOfLaw
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Impunity Watch @impunitywatch.bsky.social · 22/05/2026
📰 New Attorney General appointed in #Guatemala, Porras’ disastrous tenure ended 🇬🇹 On 17 May, Gabriel García Luna was appointed as Guatemala’s new Attorney General, sparking hopes for change in the #justice system ⚖️
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Impunity Watch @impunitywatch.bsky.social · 12/05/2026
𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐩𝐚𝐫𝐭𝐢𝐜𝐢𝐩𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐨𝐟 𝐯𝐢𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐦𝐬 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐜𝐢𝐯𝐢𝐥 𝐬𝐨𝐜𝐢𝐞𝐭𝐲 𝐢𝐧 𝐭𝐫𝐚𝐧𝐬𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐚𝐥 #𝐣𝐮𝐬𝐭𝐢𝐜𝐞 𝐢𝐧 #𝐒𝐲𝐫𝐢𝐚 𝐢𝐬 𝐟𝐮𝐧𝐝𝐚𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐚𝐥 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐬𝐮𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐢𝐧𝐚𝐛𝐥𝐞 #𝐩𝐞𝐚𝐜𝐞 & 𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐛𝐢𝐥𝐢𝐭𝐲. This position paper, led by 18 Syrian organisations, underlines that their participation is an inherent right. 🔗 www.impunitywatch.org/syria-positi...
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Impunity Watch @impunitywatch.bsky.social · 11/05/2026
In March, Dutch #HumanRights Ambassador Wim Geerts visited #Guatemala to: 🌟Support the fight for #democracy & #RuleOfLaw ✊Visit criminalised human rights defenders The visit is timely, amid crucial elections to re-capture #justice: www.impunitywatch.org/news-guatema... @netherlandsmfa.bsky.social
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Impunity Watch @impunitywatch.bsky.social · 21/04/2026
Statement | We are proud to join 94 Syrian and international organisations in welcoming the renewal of the mandate of the Commission of Inquiry on #Syria at the #HRC61. We underscore the continued importance of the Commission’s investigations, public reporting, & efforts to support #accountability.
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Impunity Watch @impunitywatch.bsky.social · 31/03/2026
🗣️𝐇𝐨𝐰 𝐜𝐚𝐧 #𝐀𝐈 x 𝐞𝐦𝐞𝐫𝐠𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐭𝐞𝐜𝐡𝐧𝐨𝐥𝐨𝐠𝐢𝐞𝐬 𝐬𝐡𝐚𝐩𝐞 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐟𝐮𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐞 𝐨𝐟 #𝐦𝐞𝐦𝐨𝐫𝐲 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐯𝐢𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐦 𝐭𝐞𝐬𝐭𝐢𝐦𝐨𝐧𝐲? We brought together multi-disciplinary & cross-cultural experts at our recent Policy Hub in Berlin with the Leverhulme Centre for the Future of Intelligence at the @cam.ac.uk.
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Impunity Watch @impunitywatch.bsky.social · 27/03/2026
The peaceful defense of #democracy must not be a reason for persecution. 🇳🇱 Human Rights Ambassador @wimgeerts1.bsky.social visited #Indigenous leaders Luis Pacheco & Héctor Chaclán to reaffirm commitment against their unjust criminalisation in #Guatemala. 🔗 www.impunitywatch.org/news-persecu...
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Impunity Watch @impunitywatch.bsky.social · 20/02/2026
🌍The African Union's Transitional Justice Policy (AUTJP) seeks to address past injustices & promote sustainable #peace across #Africa. Yet, young people say the #AUTJP is difficult to understand – limiting their active participation in the very same #justice processes that affect their future. 🧵
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Impunity Watch @impunitywatch.bsky.social · 20/02/2026
“𝐉𝐮𝐬𝐭 𝐚𝐬 𝐚 𝐭𝐫𝐞𝐞 𝐜𝐚𝐧𝐧𝐨𝐭 𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐡𝐨𝐮𝐭 𝐢𝐭𝐬 𝐫𝐨𝐨𝐭𝐬, 𝐚 𝐠𝐞𝐧𝐞𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐡𝐨𝐮𝐭 𝐢𝐭𝐬 𝐡𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐨𝐫𝐲 𝐜𝐚𝐧𝐧𝐨𝐭 𝐟𝐢𝐧𝐝 𝐢𝐭𝐬 𝐢𝐝𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐢𝐭𝐲.” 📚 The final policy brief in our ‘Legacy’ series is out! Learn how cycles of #violence in the present can be directly traced back to #colonialism, and what's needed for #justice 👉bit.ly/GL-TJ
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Impunity Watch @impunitywatch.bsky.social · 19/01/2026
⛔The @consilium.europa.eu has extended targeted sanctions to actors undermining #democracy in #Guatemala until 2027. 🏛️The 2026 #elections are vital for re-capturing the #justice system, as they determine key position such as judges in high-level courts. 📰 www.consilium.europa.eu/en/press/pre...
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Guatemala: Council prolongs restrictive measures by a year
The Council prolonged EU restrictive measures in view of the situation in Guatemala until 13 January 2027.
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Impunity Watch @impunitywatch.bsky.social · 07/01/2026
☪️ "When it's Eid, anyone will go to visit the graves of their fathers. We did not find them, we were not given their bodies. Our first demand is to know where their bodies are." One year since the fall of the Assad regime, thousands of families in #Syria are still waiting... 🧵
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Impunity Watch @impunitywatch.bsky.social · 18/12/2025
🥳 End-of-year message: From reflection to #resistance 2025 has brought deeper challenges in the current moment, but also opportunities to challenge #impunity. 💜 We thank you for your continued #solidarity & commitment to #justice. 👏Full message: impunitywatch.org/end-of-year-...
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Impunity Watch @impunitywatch.bsky.social · 17/12/2025
📢 #ASP24 Side-event | #AI is rapidly reshaping how societies function, how information is processed, and how decisions are made. On 4 December, we came together with the @trustfundvictims.bsky.social to understand how AI is transforming #justice and #HumanRights. ➡️Swipe to read key insights!
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Impunity Watch @impunitywatch.bsky.social · 10/12/2025
🌍 International justice is undergoing deep fracture, from shrinking civic space to eroding norms. On #HumanRightsDay, we propose that sustaining #justice depends on building an interdependent ecosystem which: 1️⃣Redistributes #power 2️⃣Centres #survivors & #HRDs 3️⃣Treats #solidarity as infrastructure
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Impunity Watch @impunitywatch.bsky.social · 02/12/2025
🗺️NEW: AI & TJ Global Mapping #Report #AI is transforming how societies document violence, understand patterns of harm, and preserve memory. But until now, the #TransitionalJustice field has lacked a clear picture of who is doing what, where, and with which tools. 👇
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Impunity Watch @impunitywatch.bsky.social · 01/12/2025
This Thrusday, we're hosting an #ASP24 side-event, co-organised with the @trustfundvictims.bsky.social. 💡Join us as we reflect how #AI use & #innovation must remain grounded in #justice and victims’ rights, and as we begin to set common guidelines for these processes. We hope to see you there!
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Impunity Watch @impunitywatch.bsky.social · 25/11/2025
On the International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women (#IDEVW), we’re reflecting on ways to break cycles of #gender-based violence. ⛓️‍💥Many victims and survivors point to 𝒎𝒊𝒍𝒊𝒕𝒂𝒓𝒊𝒔𝒆𝒅 𝒎𝒂𝒔𝒄𝒖𝒍𝒊𝒏𝒊𝒕𝒊𝒆𝒔 as root causes of gender inequality.
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Impunity Watch @impunitywatch.bsky.social · 24/11/2025
"Youth-sensitive reparations are not charity, but justice." 📚 Our latest policy brief in the Legacy series is out now! We call for #reparations that go beyond redress, towards transforming #youth lives for lasting #peace and #justice in #Ethiopia 🇪🇹 Op-ed👉 bit.ly/OpEd-ETJ Brief👉 bit.ly/ETH-TJ
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Impunity Watch @impunitywatch.bsky.social · 17/11/2025
🕊️10 years since the EU developed its Transitional Justice Policy, what progress has there been towards #justice & #accountability? 📢With Civil Rights Defenders, today we're proud to launch “Transitional Justice in Action”: a visual booklet highlighting #grassroots initiatives worldwide!
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Impunity Watch @impunitywatch.bsky.social · 10/11/2025
🆕 Out now: Justice undefined in South Africa 🇿🇦 Drawing from interviews with Born Frees (descendants of #apartheid victims) this brief redefines intergenerational #justice beyond courts and commissions. 👉Read the brief & op-ed: bit.ly/SA-TJ + bit.ly/OpEdSATJ
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Deborah Ruiz Verduzco (She/Her) @debruizverd.bsky.social · 07/11/2025
Our focus is to solve key questions: how to do more, how to do better and faster for victims, how to be more cost effective, more impactful, and better supported? Could AI and other new technologies help? What are the risks?
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Impunity Watch @impunitywatch.bsky.social · 07/11/2025
🗞️ICYMI: #TransitionalJustice in Syria is a process, not a checkbox Since the Assad regime fell, #Syria faces a historic opportunity for comprehensive TJ in the country. On 16 October, we convened in Brussels to address the full spectrum of what this must include. @ecchr.bsky.social @redress.org
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Impunity Watch @impunitywatch.bsky.social · 07/11/2025
In Oct, we co-organised an interdisciplinary #PolicyHub with the @trustfundvictims.bsky.social on how #AI can responsibly support #reparations. We brought together ICC staff, victims’ representatives, #TJ practitioners, & AI/data experts to explore opportunities & risks.🧵 @debruizverd.bsky.social
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Impunity Watch @impunitywatch.bsky.social · 06/11/2025
📝“Justice undefined: A dialogue on #intergenerational justice in South Africa” 🇿🇦 31 years into #SouthAfrica’s democracy, the promise of #justice remains unrealised. How are its youth redefining truth, #reparations, & #accountability? 👩🏻‍💻 Webinar tinyurl.com/AY4TJWeb3 🗓️ Tue, 11 Nov 👉 bit.ly/LegacyTJ
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Impunity Watch @impunitywatch.bsky.social · 21/10/2025
💼 The Global Initiative Against Impunity (MakingJusticeWork.org) is looking for a short-term #consultant for Campaigns, Visibility, & Impact! 📍 Remote 🕓 Nov 2025 – Feb 2026 📅 Apply by 2 November 2025, 23:59 CET 🔗 lnkd.in/e6C-nAHi #Hiring #Remote #Justice #Comms #HumanRights @4genderjustice.org
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Impunity Watch @impunitywatch.bsky.social · 21/10/2025
💡 Webinar: What does justice feel like? 🇳🇦We'll explore the #psychosocial and #intergenerational legacies of Namibia’s # colonial past, and a continent-wide call for #healing, #justice, and #reparations. 📅 TUE 28 Oct 🕛 12:00–13:30 CEST 🔗 Register: tinyurl.com/AY4TJWeb2
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Impunity Watch @impunitywatch.bsky.social · 14/10/2025
✊#CivilSociety perspectives, especially women, are essential for rebuilding #Syria. How can the @ec.europa.eu support inclusive and Syrian-led #TransitionalJustice? 📆Thu, 16 Oct (15:30-17:00) 📍In person/Online (EN<>AR) 🔔Final call to register: lnkd.in/drTHVCb6 @ecchr.bsky.social @redress.org
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Impunity Watch @impunitywatch.bsky.social · 13/10/2025
𝐅𝐨𝐫 𝐦𝐚𝐧𝐲 𝐢𝐧 𝐀𝐟𝐫𝐢𝐜𝐚, 𝐭𝐡𝐞 #𝐡𝐮𝐦𝐚𝐧𝐢𝐭𝐚𝐫𝐢𝐚𝐧 𝐞𝐦𝐞𝐫𝐠𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐲 𝐢𝐬 𝐠𝐞𝐧𝐞𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐚𝐥. 🖋️ Bernardus Steven Harageib explores how #colonialism impacts #trauma & #TransitionalJustice in #Namibia. 🔗http://bit.ly/OpEdNAM 🔗http://tinyurl.com/NAMTJ 🔔Save the date for our webinar: 28 𝐎𝐜𝐭 (12:00-13:30 𝐂𝐄𝐒𝐓) 👉 bit.ly/LegacyTJ
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ECCHR - European Center for Constitutional and Human Rights @ecchr.bsky.social · 10/10/2025
𝟭𝟲 𝗢𝗰𝘁𝗼𝗯𝗲𝗿 | 𝗧𝗿𝗮𝗻𝘀𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝗮𝗹 𝗝𝘂𝘀𝘁𝗶𝗰𝗲 𝗶𝗻 𝗦𝘆𝗿𝗶𝗮 Next week, we will look closer at the role of Syrian assets in Western jurisdictions, and how they can be redirected as a means of compensation for victims and survivors. www.ecchr.eu/veranstaltun... @impunitywatch.bsky.social @redress.org
Join our hybrid event: bit.ly/TJ-Syria-GIAI - Thursday October 16th 2025 - 15.30-17.00 CEST
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Impunity Watch @impunitywatch.bsky.social · 10/10/2025
“We must dismantle the structures that keep youth as passive beneficiaries of reparations.” – Enya Echeng, Chairperson of the AY4TJ platform, speaking at the 9th African Union TJ Forum (#AUTJF2025) With 60% of Africa’s population under 25 years, #youth must be co-designers in #TransitionalJustice.
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Impunity Watch @impunitywatch.bsky.social · 02/10/2025
🗓️Save the date! On Thursday 16 Oct: We'll discuss the EU's role in supporting Syria's #TransitionalJustice processes. We'll look at: 🔵#UniversalJurisdiction & #accountability 🔵Financial asset recovery for #reparations 🔵Victim-centred & inclusive approaches to TJ Register now🔗bit.ly/TJ-Syria-GIAI
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Impunity Watch @impunitywatch.bsky.social · 01/10/2025
📖NEW: “No justice without us” – Why youth inclusion matters in #reparations The legacies of #colonialism and #slavery continue to shape the everyday realities of #Africa’s youth today. Their voices are essential, yet they are sidelined in #TransitionalJustice processes. 🧵
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Impunity Watch @impunitywatch.bsky.social · 04/09/2025
61 #Syrian civil society organisations and survivor groups have launched the new General Principles for Applying Justice, Truth & Remedy in Syria – laying out a path towards truth, dignity & non-recurrence for the country. Read the principles: tinyurl.com/3dutsdn3
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