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Engendering Haiti’S Reconstruction: The Legal And Economic Case For Mainstreaming Women In Post-Disaster Programming
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On January 12, 2010, an earthquake of devastating magnitude shook Haiti, killing over 250,000, reducing much of the country’s infrastructure to rubble—including its government—and leaving millions of people without homes and livelihoods. As Haiti lurches toward an era of rebuilding and renewal, the ways in which priorities are set and resources spent can either accelerate the rate at which Haitians are able to emerge from poverty and achieve economic development—or they can substantially inhibit the country’s path toward recovery. One of the most critical factors that will determine which path Haiti takes is the extent to which gender concerns are …
Surveying History At The International Criminal Tribunal For The Former Yugoslavia, Richard Ashby Wilson, Ahmad Wais Wardak, Andrew Corin
Surveying History At The International Criminal Tribunal For The Former Yugoslavia, Richard Ashby Wilson, Ahmad Wais Wardak, Andrew Corin
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Symbolic Closure Through Memory, Reparation And Revenge In Post-Conflict Societies, Brandon Hamber, Richard A. Wilson
Symbolic Closure Through Memory, Reparation And Revenge In Post-Conflict Societies, Brandon Hamber, Richard A. Wilson
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Countries going through democratic transition have to address how they will deal with the human rights crimes committed during the authoritarian era. In the context of amnesty for perpetrators, truth commissions have emerged as a standard institution to document the violent past. Increasingly, claims are made that truth commissions have beneficial psychological consequences; that is, that they facilitate 'catharsis', or 'heal the nation', or allow the nation to 'work through' a violent past. This article draws upon trauma counseling experience and anthropological fieldwork among survivors to challenge these claims in the context of the South African Truth and Reconciliation Commission. …