Rising Up for Human Dignity: Justice and Repair
The 2023 Rising Up for Human Dignity series focused on the nature of Justice and Repair. The two sessions in April centered on the different forms justice can take and the nature of reparation and repair, examining the needs and the practice throughout diverse communities.
Events included:
PROSPECTS FOR JUSTICE: THE U.S. AND ATROCITY CRIMES
April 19, 2023 - 12pm PT (virtual)
When mass atrocities occur, what options do victims have to seek justice through the US judicial system and possibly elsewhere? What are the US policies on supporting international justice mechanisms in cases of genocide, war crimes, or crimes against humanity? This was a discussion with Esti Tambay, Senior Counsel of the International Justice Program at Human Rights Watch and Kristin Smith, Director of the Atrocity Crimes Initiative at the American Bar Association's Criminal Justice Section, on the possibilities and limitations of accountability for atrocity crimes through a US lens.
CONFRONTING THE EMPIRE OF SILENCE: COMMUNITY-LED JUSTICE IN THE DRC
April 26, 2023 - 12pm PT (virtual)
Facing a culture of impunity, communities in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo are forging their own paths forward to create and support sustainable solutions to ending the protracted crisis and finding justice. This discussion delved into the various ways Congolese communities are seeking accountability by collecting testimonies, creating ad hoc truth and reconciliation initiatives and sustained advocacy at the local and international level.
This panel discussion was accompanied by a virtual screening of Empire of Silence, available to screen April 23-25.
Rising Up for Human Dignity: Justice and Repair is presented in partnership with:
