NEW GUIDELINES BY VICTIMS SETS GROUNDS FOR VICTIM PARTICIPATION IN JUSTICE PROCESSES

As victims and survivors, we possess the expertise born of our struggle for justice, yet we still feel excluded from goal-setting, decision-making, implementation and evaluation of justice processes.

To address this, we have devised and published a set of practical guidelines to ensure meaningful victim participation in transitional justice responses to serious, widespread human rights abuses.

These guidelines, drafted by victim and survivor associations in Latin America, the Middle East and North Africa (MENA), Asia and Africa and approved for publication by the INOVAS board and network members, are intended for use by all individuals and organisations working in the transitional justice field.

Victims must be at the centre of justice efforts if they are to succeed, yet victim participation remains very limited. Victims and survivors understand their struggles and what they need from justice processes best. Watch these INOVAS videos to find out more:

« Nous, personnes victimes et survivantes, sommes les expert·es s’agissant de notre lutte pour la justice, et pourtant nous avons le sentiment de ne pas pouvoir apporter une contribution efficace aux processus de justice transitionnelle et de ne pas être en mesure de les façonner. Lisez nos lignes directrices visant à garantir une participation significative des victimes » :

“Nostrxs, lxs víctimxs y sobrevivientxs, somos los expertos en nuestra lucha por la conseguir justicia. Sin embargo, sentimos que no podemos contribuir de manera efectiva ni dar forma a los procesos de justicia. Lea nuestras directrices para garantizar una participación significativa de lxs víctimxs.”: