On Harm and History
I want to begin with Julia´s history, an indigenous woman from the South of Colombia who currently lives in one of Bogotá’s massive shantytowns….
Read MoreI want to begin with Julia´s history, an indigenous woman from the South of Colombia who currently lives in one of Bogotá’s massive shantytowns….
Read MoreI arrived to La Ciudad Cemetery by the end of February 2014 as part of an introductory training on Forensic Anthropology. In the picture…
Read MoreTruth commissions can be seen, not only as venues for addressing the worst abuses of states in a search for justice, but as institutions…
Read MoreThere are fascinating parallels and connections between political trials and transitional justice. Both are seen to serve other ends than merely punishing individuals who…
Read MoreAfter South Sudan declared its independence from the Republic of the Sudan in 2011, one could read in the international media scene: “South Sudan…
Read More“It’s already the era of demokrasi, you know,” Pak Ketut says, nodding his head in firm approval, stretching out each syllable of the Indonesianized…
Read MoreOn the 31st December 2014, after twenty years of existence, the International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda (ICTR) finally ceased operations. Established in November 1994…
Read MoreDuring my research on Sierra Leone’s Truth and Reconciliation Commission (TRC) 2003, a group of men in Lunsar invited me to a palm wine…
Read MoreUntil the end of this month, Allegra will explore an important emerging theme in legal anthropology, namely ‘transitional justice’. The term usually refers to…
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