Underskog

Debate and viewing of the acclaimed film “The Sari Soldiers" (http://www.butterlampfilms.com/projects.html)

The “peace vs. justice" debate poses a series of important and legitimate questions for mediators, human rights- and humanitarian organizations and for victims groups.

- Is it possible to achieve justice and accountability without endangering a fragile peace process? Or are reconciliation and accountability mutually exclusive options?
- How can the voices of victims be heard when warring parties set the roadmap for peace?
- Should the various mechanisms of transitional justice – prosecutions, truth-telling, reparations and institutional reform – go hand-in-hand or be sequenced? And what are the lessons learned from Uganda, Liberia, Colombia, Nepal, South Africa and beyond?

Participants:
Paul van Zyl (Executive Vice-President of the International Center for Transitional Justice, ICTJ)
Graeme Simpson (Director, thematic programs, ICTJ)
Elin Skaar (Research Director, Rights, Democracy and Development, Chr. Michelsen Institute)

Moderator:
Kristian Berg Harpviken (Deputy Director, International Peace Research Institute, PRIO)