International Center for Transitional Justice
{{Short description|American non-profit human rights organization}}
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| name = International Center for Transitional Justice (ICTJ)
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| type = Non-profit NGO
| founded_date = 2001
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| location = New York City, United States
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| key_people = {{Unbulleted list|David Tolbert (President)|}}
| area_served = Worldwide
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| focus = Transitional justice, human rights
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| homepage = [http://www.ictj.org ICTJ.org]
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}}The International Center for Transitional Justice (ICTJ) was founded in 2001 as a non-profit organization dedicated to pursuing accountability for mass atrocity and human rights abuse through transitional justice mechanisms.{{cite web |url=http://ictj.org/about |title=About |publisher=ICTJ}}
ICTJ officially opened its doors in New York City on March 1, 2001, and within six months was operating in more than a dozen countries, as requests for assistance poured in.{{citation needed|date=March 2017}}
A collection of materials assembled by the ICTJ covering the years 1981–2008 is housed at the Duke University library.{{cite web |url=http://library.duke.edu/rubenstein/findingaids/transitionaljustice/ |title=Guide to the International Center for Transitional Justice (ICTJ) Records, 1981-2008 |publisher=Duke University Libraries |access-date=2017-03-07 |archive-date=2017-04-01 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170401102755/http://library.duke.edu/rubenstein/findingaids/transitionaljustice/ |url-status=dead }}
Notable staff
- Alex Boraine, Co-Founder and First President of ICTJ
- Priscilla Hayner, Co-Founder of ICTJ and former director of its Sierra Leone, Peru, and Ghana Programs
- Paul van Zyl, Co-Founder of ICTJ and CEO of PeaceVentures
- Juan E. Mendez, President Emeritus of ICTJ
- Fernando Travesí, Executive Director of ICTJ
- Pablo de Greiff, Director of Research (and from 2012 to 2018 a United Nations special rapporteur)
References
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External links
- [http://www.ictj.org ICTJ Homepage]
- https://www.ohchr.org/en/issues/truthjusticereparation/pages/index.aspx
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Category:International law organizations
Category:Human rights organizations based in the United States