Inside look at the successes and challenges of transitional justice efforts, engagement with non-state actors and international and local frameworks for inclusive negotiations. https://www.newsdeeply.com/peacebuilding/transitional-justice-negotiations/rss en Transitional Justice & Negotiations Mon, 20 Aug 2018 11:30:00 +0000 Samuel Okiror https://www.newsdeeply.com/peacebuilding/articles/2018/08/20/analysis-south-sudans-power-sharing-agreement https://www.newsdeeply.com/peacebuilding/articles/2018/08/20/analysis-south-sudans-power-sharing-agreement The leaders of South Sudan’s warring parties signed a final power-sharing agreement this month, but it remains unclear whether the deal will guarantee long-term stability in the country, journalist Samuel Okiror writes for IRIN news. Protection & Peace Transitional Justice & Negotiations Fri, 10 Aug 2018 15:00:00 +0000 Hashem Osseiran https://www.newsdeeply.com/peacebuilding/community/2018/08/10/in-syria-rebel-integration-promotes-conflict-not-peace https://www.newsdeeply.com/peacebuilding/community/2018/08/10/in-syria-rebel-integration-promotes-conflict-not-peace Post-conflict integration of former combatants into national armed forces is not a new reconciliation strategy. The Syrian government, however, is doing this before the war ends, which will only prolong the conflict, according to Syria researcher Haid Haid. Transitional Justice & Negotiations Fri, 10 Aug 2018 09:15:52 +0000 Cristiano D’Orsi https://www.newsdeeply.com/peacebuilding/community/2018/08/10/peace-deal-alone-will-not-stem-flow-of-eritrean-refugees-2 https://www.newsdeeply.com/peacebuilding/community/2018/08/10/peace-deal-alone-will-not-stem-flow-of-eritrean-refugees-2 The detente with Ethiopia has seen Eritrea slash indefinite military conscription. Researcher Cristiano D’Orsi argues that without a breakthrough on human rights, Eritreans will still flee. Transitional Justice & Negotiations Tue, 31 Jul 2018 15:00:00 +0000 Zara Jayant https://www.newsdeeply.com/peacebuilding/articles/2018/07/31/u-n-deal-in-hodeida-port-could-lay-foundation-for-peace-in-yemen https://www.newsdeeply.com/peacebuilding/articles/2018/07/31/u-n-deal-in-hodeida-port-could-lay-foundation-for-peace-in-yemen If the United Nations is able to place Yemen’s Hodeida port under it’s control, it would show the global community that there is still place for diplomacy in a war that desperately needs a political solution, writes the Atlantic Council’s Zara Jayant. Transitional Justice & Negotiations Fri, 27 Jul 2018 07:00:00 +0000 Wes Bruer https://www.newsdeeply.com/peacebuilding/articles/2018/07/27/ahead-of-peace-deal-an-island-in-the-philippines-braces-for-war https://www.newsdeeply.com/peacebuilding/articles/2018/07/27/ahead-of-peace-deal-an-island-in-the-philippines-braces-for-war The southern Philippine island of Mindanao is on the verge of a hard-won peace deal but civilians fear the rise of ISIS-linked extremists could spoil the prospect of stability, writes journalist Wes Bruer for IRIN news. Transitional Justice & Negotiations Thu, 26 Jul 2018 11:10:00 +0000 Shuja Nawaz https://www.newsdeeply.com/peacebuilding/community/2018/07/26/pakistan-polls-threaten-to-deepen-fractures-in-an-already-divided-state https://www.newsdeeply.com/peacebuilding/community/2018/07/26/pakistan-polls-threaten-to-deepen-fractures-in-an-already-divided-state As polls open in Pakistan, there are concerns that the election will create room for unrest between rival political forces in the divided country, writes Pakistan expert Shuja Nawaz. Stability & Development Transitional Justice & Negotiations Wed, 11 Jul 2018 11:48:00 +0000 Steven Heydemann https://www.newsdeeply.com/peacebuilding/community/2018/07/11/beyond-fragility-the-challenges-of-reconstruction-in-syria https://www.newsdeeply.com/peacebuilding/community/2018/07/11/beyond-fragility-the-challenges-of-reconstruction-in-syria Syria’s post-conflict landscape poses challenges for policymakers and development practitioners. But to date neither has addressed its policy implications or how Syria’s experience challenges assumptions on reconstruction, writes foreign policy expert Steven Heydemann. Transitional Justice & Negotiations Women & Peace Tue, 19 Jun 2018 11:50:00 +0000 Renee Coulouris https://www.newsdeeply.com/peacebuilding/articles/2018/06/19/why-syrian-women-could-be-the-key-to-successful-peace-talks https://www.newsdeeply.com/peacebuilding/articles/2018/06/19/why-syrian-women-could-be-the-key-to-successful-peace-talks Syrian women continue to be underrepresented in negotiations to resolve the conflict, which could undermine prospects for success and weaken the foundation for lasting peace in the country, writes gender and foreign policy researcher Renee Coulouris. Transitional Justice & Negotiations Tue, 19 Jun 2018 10:30:00 +0000 Alexandra Fairbend https://www.newsdeeply.com/peacebuilding/community/2018/06/19/how-cameroons-crackdown-turned-peaceful-protest-into-violent-resistance https://www.newsdeeply.com/peacebuilding/community/2018/06/19/how-cameroons-crackdown-turned-peaceful-protest-into-violent-resistance The government’s violent response to protests in Cameroon and its unwillingness to negotiate with the Anglophone minority has provided an opening for radical members to engage in violent resistance, writes Alexandra Fairbend of the Atlantic Council. Transitional Justice & Negotiations Fri, 15 Jun 2018 13:00:00 +0000 Tejshree Thapa https://www.newsdeeply.com/peacebuilding/community/2018/06/15/transitional-justice-in-nepal https://www.newsdeeply.com/peacebuilding/community/2018/06/15/transitional-justice-in-nepal Nepal’s new government offers some hope for transitional justice in the country, but to be successful, it will need international assistance, writes Tejshree Thapa of Human Rights Watch. Transitional Justice & Negotiations Fri, 25 May 2018 15:10:00 +0000 Phineas Rueckert https://www.newsdeeply.com/peacebuilding/articles/2018/05/25/how-colombias-upcoming-elections-may-impact-the-farc-peace-deal https://www.newsdeeply.com/peacebuilding/articles/2018/05/25/how-colombias-upcoming-elections-may-impact-the-farc-peace-deal Colombians will head to the polls Sunday for the first presidential election since the historic peace accord between the government and the FARC. The election results could have a significant impact on the country’s prospects for peace. Transitional Justice & Negotiations Truth, Accountability & Reconciliation Mon, 21 May 2018 03:00:00 +0000 Hannah Dunphy https://www.newsdeeply.com/peacebuilding/community/2018/05/21/how-a-transitional-justice-expert-helped-mali-confront-its-legacy-of-war https://www.newsdeeply.com/peacebuilding/community/2018/05/21/how-a-transitional-justice-expert-helped-mali-confront-its-legacy-of-war With the help of a transitional justice expert dispatched by Justice Rapid Response, Mali’s truth commission now has the tools it needs to bring together victims and gather truth, writes Hannah Dunphy of JRR. Transitional Justice & Negotiations Women & Peace Fri, 30 Mar 2018 14:30:00 +0000 Jihii Jolly https://www.newsdeeply.com/peacebuilding/articles/2018/03/30/explainer-how-we-arrived-at-the-csw-outcome-document https://www.newsdeeply.com/peacebuilding/articles/2018/03/30/explainer-how-we-arrived-at-the-csw-outcome-document At the Commission on the Status of Women this year, civil society won key gains in the in the Agreed Conclusions adopted by Member States. We examine their role in its development. Transitional Justice & Negotiations Truth, Accountability & Reconciliation Mon, 19 Mar 2018 09:00:00 +0000 Fernando Travesi https://www.newsdeeply.com/peacebuilding/articles/2018/03/19/justice-for-syria-must-go-beyond-the-courtroom https://www.newsdeeply.com/peacebuilding/articles/2018/03/19/justice-for-syria-must-go-beyond-the-courtroom Documentation efforts in Syria initially aimed to collect evidence for future prosecutions. Seven years later, however, these innovative strategies have created new avenues for justice, writes Fernando Travesí, of the International Center for Transitional Justice. Stability & Development Transitional Justice & Negotiations Wed, 20 Dec 2017 13:00:00 +0000 Hashem Osseiran https://www.newsdeeply.com/peacebuilding/articles/2017/12/20/restructuring-the-state-possible-power-sharing-agreements-for-syria https://www.newsdeeply.com/peacebuilding/articles/2017/12/20/restructuring-the-state-possible-power-sharing-agreements-for-syria As world powers continue diplomatic efforts aimed at reaching a settlement to the conflict in Syria, Lebanese political science expert Imad Salamey discusses the essential elements of possible power-sharing arrangements in the war-torn country.