Learning Handout Transitional justice

Transitional justice is a multi-faceted response to systematic or widespread violations of human rights. It seeks recognition for victims and promotes possibilities for peace, reconciliation, and just governance.Transitional justice is not a distinct form of justice, but rather is justice that is adapted to societies in the process of transformation after a period of pervasive human rights abuse. Transitional justice emerged in the late 1980s and early 1990s, mainly in response to political changes and demands for justice in Latin America and Eastern Europe. Human rights activists and others wanted to address the systematic abuses by former regimes without endangering the political transformations that were underway.

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