June 2014
On June 18, the ABA Rule of Law Initiative (ABA ROLI) hosted a panel discussion on the role that affected communities can play in designing transitional justice strategies that effectively promote accountability, reconciliation and peace. Lena Slachmuijlder of Search for Common Ground (SFCG), Dr. Patrick Vinck of the Harvard Humanitarian Initiative and Jim Wormington of ABA ROLI discussed the advantages and challenges of ensuring such community participation within transitional justice policymaking.