{"id":8869,"date":"2022-05-19T18:16:37","date_gmt":"2022-05-19T18:16:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dplf.org\/en\/?page_id=8869"},"modified":"2026-05-19T18:55:37","modified_gmt":"2026-05-19T22:55:37","slug":"truth-justice-and-reparations","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/dplf.org\/en\/transitional-justice-and-fight-against-impunity\/truth-justice-and-reparations\/","title":{"rendered":"Truth, Justice and Reparations"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"8869\" class=\"elementor elementor-8869\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section data-particle_enable=\"false\" data-particle-mobile-disabled=\"false\" class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-674bd34a elementor-section-stretched elementor-section-height-min-height elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-items-middle\" data-id=\"674bd34a\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;stretch_section&quot;:&quot;section-stretched&quot;,&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-background-overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-9e99738\" data-id=\"9e99738\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b6617d3 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"b6617d3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Truth, Justice and Reparations<\/h1>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section data-particle_enable=\"false\" data-particle-mobile-disabled=\"false\" class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-d5239e4 elementor-section-full_width elementor-section-stretched elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"d5239e4\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;stretch_section&quot;:&quot;section-stretched&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-no\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-32c49a8\" data-id=\"32c49a8\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-440f4a0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"440f4a0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h6><span style=\"color: #808080;\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a style=\"color: #808080; text-decoration: underline;\" href=\"https:\/\/dplf.org\/en\/\">Home<\/a><\/span> \/ Programs \/ <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a style=\"color: #808080; text-decoration: underline;\" href=\"https:\/\/dplf.org\/en\/programs\/transitional-justice-and-fight-against-impunity\/\">Transitional Justice and Fight Against Impunity<\/a>\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/h6>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-137073a e-con-full e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"137073a\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0eb9ed1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"0eb9ed1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Why this matters<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4e8d246 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"4e8d246\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>To overcome the impunity that has prevailed and to prevent the recurrence of past crimes that have occurred in various Latin American countries, it is necessary to act decisively against those responsible for serious human rights violations and international crimes. Reparations initiatives are crucial to address the harm caused, providing compensation and rehabilitation to victims, and promoting reforms to prevent future violations and strengthen the rule of law in the region.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ca8136a elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"ca8136a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Our approach<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b5182b8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"b5182b8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>From the perspective of international law, we provide advice and support to local organizations, victims&#8217; groups, governments, and judiciaries on concrete measures related to various areas of transitional justice.<\/p><p>Through our initiatives, we foster comparative experiences and exchanges between Latin American countries that have experienced armed conflicts, dictatorships, or periods of political turmoil. In El Salvador, for instance, we provide technical assistance to civil society organizations to prevent amnesties prohibited under international law and to promote legislation on the right to truth.<\/p><p>We contribute to the pursuit of justice through research, judicial observation, and the submission of amicus curiae briefs in landmark cases heard by national and international courts, such as the case of the Jesuits (UCA massacre) in El Salvador. Investigations and trials, particularly of high-level perpetrators, help to strengthen the rule of law and send a strong message that such crimes will not be tolerated in a democracy.<\/p><p>Additionally, we analyze reparation experiences, both from administrative programs and from individual or collective reparations obtained through national or international judicial decisions, and we promote improvements in line with international standards in this area.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-217cacc e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"217cacc\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2321edb elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"2321edb\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f6e3a20 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"f6e3a20\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8394eba elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"8394eba\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Latest<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-80a7128 elementor-widget-tablet__width-initial elementor-posts--align-center elementor-grid-4 elementor-grid-tablet-2 elementor-grid-mobile-1 elementor-posts--thumbnail-top elementor-card-shadow-yes elementor-posts__hover-gradient elementor-widget elementor-widget-posts\" data-id=\"80a7128\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;cards_row_gap&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;cards_columns&quot;:&quot;4&quot;,&quot;cards_row_gap_mobile&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:22,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;cards_columns_tablet&quot;:&quot;2&quot;,&quot;cards_columns_mobile&quot;:&quot;1&quot;,&quot;cards_row_gap_tablet&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]}}\" data-widget_type=\"posts.cards\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-posts-container elementor-posts elementor-posts--skin-cards elementor-grid\">\n\t\t\t\t<article class=\"elementor-post elementor-grid-item post-24643 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-news country-america-del-sur country-colombia country-venezuela issue-authoritarianism-and-democratic-backsliding issue-other-issues program-transitional-justice-and-fight-against-impunity\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__card\">\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-post__thumbnail__link\" href=\"https:\/\/dplf.org\/en\/2026\/04\/17\/six-months-of-impunity-the-attempted-murder-of-yendri-velasquez-and-luis-peche-demands-an-urgent-response\/\" tabindex=\"-1\" ><div class=\"elementor-post__thumbnail\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"960\" height=\"580\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/dplf.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Luis-Peche-y-Yendri-Velasquez-defensores-de-ddhh.png?fit=960%2C580&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-24644\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/dplf.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Luis-Peche-y-Yendri-Velasquez-defensores-de-ddhh.png?w=960&amp;ssl=1 960w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/dplf.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Luis-Peche-y-Yendri-Velasquez-defensores-de-ddhh.png?resize=300%2C181&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/dplf.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Luis-Peche-y-Yendri-Velasquez-defensores-de-ddhh.png?resize=768%2C464&amp;ssl=1 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 960px) 100vw, 960px\" \/><\/div><\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__badge\">Press Releases &amp; 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