Lessons Learned from 25 Years of Resistance and Remembrance
Civic Spaces are Neccessary Spaces
Based on findings from these consultations, in the coming months, working hand in hand with local, grassroots organizations, GIJTR will support three primary goals in the country: 1. Create spaces for survivors to share their experiences of human rights violations through a do no harm approach that includes access to mental health and psychosocial support services; 2. Promote broad engagement of civil society in forensics investigations, including awareness raising around searches for the missing and disappeared and exhumations of mass-graves; and 3. Strengthen advocacy efforts in partnership with victims and survivors by creating opportunities for storytelling and the sharing of experiences through grass-roots community initiatives. “Informal transitional justice processes are just as important as formal ones. In order for truth and justice to take hold after conflict, survivors and communities must be positioned to take leading roles in their country’s future. The needs of survivors for rehabilitation and support remain urgent in Liberia. This assessment highlights the necessity for sustained and compassionate funding to ensure justice and peace for the long-term.” — Ereshnee Naidu, Senior Director for the Global Transitional Justice Initiative at ICSC
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