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UN SECURITY COUNCIL RESOLUTION 2122 CALLS FOR WOMEN'S FULL INCLUSION IN
PEACE TALKS & TRANSITIONAL JUSTICE
Resolution: http://www.securitycouncilreport.org/atf/cf/%7B65BFCF9B-6D27-4E9C-8CD3-CF6E4FF96FF9%7D/s_res_2122.pdf
"Women must be involved at every stage of efforts
to reassert the rule of law and rebuild societies through transitional justice.
Their needs for security and justice must be addressed. Their voices must be
heard. Their rights must be protected."
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TRANSITIONAL
JUSTICE refers
to the set of judicial and non-judicial measures that have been implemented by
different countries in order to redress the legacies of massive human rights
abuses. These measures include criminal prosecutions, truth commissions,
reparations programs, and various kinds of institutional reforms....By trying
to achieve accountability and redressing victims, transitional justice provides
recognition of the rights of victims, promotes civic trust and strengthens the
democratic rule of law. http://ictj.org/about/transitional-justice
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Human Rights Council
Twenty-seventh
session
Annual report of the United Nations High Commissioner
for Human Rights and reports of the Office of the
High Commissioner and the Secretary-General
Promotion and
protection of all human rights, civil,
political, economic, social and cultural rights,
including the right to development
Analytical Study Focusing on Gender-Based and Sexual Violence in Relation to Transitional Justice: Report of the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights
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Focusing on gender-based and sexual violence in relation to transitional justice in conflict and post-conflict situations, the present study covers the effective participation of victims and the participatory procedures necessary to address the different needs and opportunities of women, men, girls and boys, as well as good practices with regard to national consultations, truth-seeking, criminal justice, reparations and institutional reform. It contains illustrative examples as well as suggested opportunities for further improvements. While there has been notable progress, more efforts are needed to ensure that transitional justice processes address the full spectrum of gender-based and sexual violence. Various bodies and institutions may gain new ideas from the approaches, sometimes novel, outlined in the present study. |
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VIII. Conclusions and Recommendations
64. There has been notable progress in addressing gender-based and sexual
violence by transitional justice processes, for instance, by focusing on the
effective participation of victims of such violence and their particular needs,
and striving to have a transformative impact. Recent examples show that greater
attention has been given to such violence and some good practices have
developed. Nevertheless, more efforts are needed to ensure that transitional
justice processes address the full spectrum of gender-based and sexual
violence. The good practices highlighted in the present study should be
emulated in other countries concerned,
while taking into account the specific national context. The study also
contains recommendations about how transitional justice measures can be
improved to address gender-based and sexual violence.
65. States play an important role in shaping the legal framework of new
institutions and undertaking reforms. Judges and prosecutors, as well as
legislators and the executive, should adequately address gender-based and
sexual violence in their work. Transitional justice mechanisms, operating
independently, should fully take into account issues of gender-based and sexual
violence in their methods of work, operational structures, priorities,
recruitment procedures, analysis, findings and recommendations. Civil society
and other independent bodies should also play a role, for instance in raising
awareness of, advocating for and supporting the inclusion of issues of
gender-based and sexual violence in transitional justice processes.
66. It is recommended that the Human Rights Council retain its focus on how
the United Nations system addresses the various components of transitional
justice in practice, through reports by OHCHR.