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Combating Inequality: The Value Of Acknowledging Gender In Transitional Justice, Zoe Hovde
Combating Inequality: The Value Of Acknowledging Gender In Transitional Justice, Zoe Hovde
Res Publica - Journal of Undergraduate Research
Patriarchal inequalities have become exacerbated in nations occupied by mass violence, conflict, and violations of human rights, such as Bosnia-Herzegovina, Ghana, Sierra Leone, and Colombia. Gender-based violence is often not adequately recognized in processes transitional justice. In this essay, I observe and analyze sexual and gender-based violence in several countries and the ignorance or attention they were given by truth commissions, reparations, and other aspects of transnational justice. I also explore data regarding the aftermath of such violence, including the feminization of poverty and political insecurity. I discovered that recognizing gender when attempting to build reconciliation is a hesitant task …