Transitional Justice Case Study: Rwanda

Transitional Justice Case Study: Rwanda

Background on the Rwandan Genocide The Rwandan Genocide was rooted in decades of tension between Rwanda’s two main ethnic groups, the Hutu majority and the Tutsi minority. The day former Rwandan president Habyarimana was killed by Hutu extremists in a plane...
What is Transitional Justice?

What is Transitional Justice?

The term “transitional justice” first came about as a result of the post-Cold War democratization movements. However, the word “transition” has since taken on a wider definition than just a change from a totalitarian system to a democratic one....
UN COI for the DPRK

UN COI for the DPRK

Introduction: UN COI On March 21, 2013, the UN Human Rights Council established the Commission of Inquiry (CoI) on Human Rights in the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK, North Korea). A CoI is a diplomatic tool in which a delegation of legal experts or...