{"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":"2024-10-18T15:52:29","modified_gmt":"2024-10-18T19:52:29","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
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Home<\/a> \/ Programs \/ Transitional Justice and Fight Against Impunity<\/a>\u00a0<\/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\t\t
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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>

From the perspective of international law, we provide advice and support to local organizations, victims’ groups, governments, and judiciaries on concrete measures related to various areas of transitional justice.<\/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>

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>

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\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t

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