Co-hosted with the Department of Justice of the Government of Catalonia, GIJTR’s 10th Anniversary gathering included addresses, panel discussions and interactive sessions to share best practices for centering survivors to support a range of post-conflict needs, including those related to conflict-related sexual violence, documentation
and manipulation of truths by sharing inclusive narratives and supporting systems that help safeguard democratic norms. In 2024, ICSC convened over 90 survivors of conflict, policy makers, civil society representatives and Sites of Conscience representatives to reflect upon findings and impact from the first ten years of our flagship program, the Global Initiative for Justice, Truth and Reconciliation (GIJTR), which transforms transitional justice processes by centering the needs of those most affected by conflict: local communities. The organization also welcomed Over 20 new Sites of Conscience members, including many doing groundbreaking work like the Valentine Museum in Virginia, which explores the racist legacy of its founders while working to bring its community together across difference today. And through in-person and virtual programming, ICSC brought together members of its networks to provide the global community with rare opportunities to foster
and truth-telling. The event also featured a
one-of-a-kind exhibition, “Centering Communities,” that displayed art-based memorialization projects created through GIJTR programming by survivors from several contexts, including Colombia, Guinea,
Sri Lanka and displaced Rohingya communities in Bangladesh in order to raise awareness of human rights violations and share their hopes for more peaceful futures.
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