by jakeloeffenames | 12 November 2017 | News
In societies emerging from violent conflict, victims, perpetrators and bystanders often live side by side, harbouring conflicting memories and experiences of violence. One of the most pressing questions concerns how the difficult past can be remembered without...
by jakeloeffenames | 3 August 2017 | News
In the summer of 2014, the so-called Islamic State (IS or ISIS) launched a systematic campaign of mass atrocities against civilians in northern Iraq. By 3 August that campaign reached Sinjar City and many other towns and villages in the region that were home to a...
by jakeloeffenames | 30 June 2017 | News
It can occur at the individual, interpersonal, socio-political, and institutional levels and be described as “thin” if it is based on coexistence with little or no trust, respect, and shared values, or “thick” if it is based on the restoration of dignity, reversing...
by jakeloeffenames | 21 June 2017 | News
“Gone are the days when people believe in wiping the slate clean and starting anew,” Adama Dieng said, addressing a June 12, 2017 International Peace Institute (IPI) policy forum on “How Development Can Promote Accountability, Tackle Impunity, and Sustain Peace.”...
by jakeloeffenames | 4 April 2017 | News
GAAMAC was part of that meeting, participating in a roundtable on 21 May entitled “How can dealing with the past contribute to prevent the recurrence of atrocities: What can and should we do?” The roundtable was live-streamed and can be watched now. Experts from...
