This report reviews a study of the strategies used by local actors to operationalize reparations for victims of human rights violations, while highlighting the synergies between these efforts and sustainable development. This is based on the fieldwork of ICTJ and its partners in four areas: Colombia, The Gambia, Tunisia, and Uganda. The report presents findings from the comparative study and offers practical guidance and policy recommendations on how to advance reparations and sustainable development.
Human Rights Watch Report documenting the often brutal physical and sexual violence in the western administrative regions of Moyen Cavally and Dix-Huit Montagnes in the Cote d'Ivoire (2010).
Report by Timor-Leste Armed Violence Assessment, examining the scale and magnitude of sexual and gender-based violence (SGBV) directed against women and girls in Timor-Leste (November, 2009).
Report by Amnesty International highlighting the protection needs of women and girls in camps in Haiti after the earthquake (2011).
Informe de Amnistía Internacional que destaca las necesidades de protección de las mujeres y las niñas en los campamentos de Haití después del terremoto del 2011.
Action Plan of the Sarajevo Canton for the Strategy to Combat Human Trafficking in Bosnia and Herzegovina, as amended.
Action Plan for the Implementation of UNSCR 1325 “Women, Peace and Security” in Bosnia and Herzegovina, as updated.
The study is an in-depth analysis of 190 records of cantonal conciliation hearings and judgments under the Federal Gender Equality Act, 1996 (the “Act”) over the period of 2004 to 2015 by authors Karine Lempen (Law Professor, University of Geneva) and Aner Voloder (Lawyer, Office for Gender Equality of the Municipality of Zurich). Among the major findings and conclusions reached in the study are the following:
