Peace, Justice - or Both

From: A World of Possibilities
Length: 55:00

A look at criminal justice after war. Read the full description.

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Scale_small Peace or Justice? That question takes on an anguished poignancy these days in war ravaged societies from Bosnia to Sierra Leone. Peace negotiators and human rights advocates struggle to end the bloodshed and obtain justice for the victims. How does this work in societies whose weak and often corrupt legal structures have been decimated by war?

Marieke Wierda, Director, Prosecutions Program, International Center for Transitional Justice in Beirut
Mohamed Suma, Director, Sierra Leone Court Monitoring Project
Nick Grono, Deputy President, International Crisis Group, Brussels, Belgium
Nader Nadery, Commissioner, Afghanistan Independent Human Rights Commission
Priscilla Hayner, Director, Peace and Justice Unit; Director, International Center for Transitional Justice Geneva
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Piece Description

Peace or Justice? That question takes on an anguished poignancy these days in war ravaged societies from Bosnia to Sierra Leone. Peace negotiators and human rights advocates struggle to end the bloodshed and obtain justice for the victims. How does this work in societies whose weak and often corrupt legal structures have been decimated by war?

Marieke Wierda, Director, Prosecutions Program, International Center for Transitional Justice in Beirut
Mohamed Suma, Director, Sierra Leone Court Monitoring Project
Nick Grono, Deputy President, International Crisis Group, Brussels, Belgium
Nader Nadery, Commissioner, Afghanistan Independent Human Rights Commission
Priscilla Hayner, Director, Peace and Justice Unit; Director, International Center for Transitional Justice Geneva
(Click on a guest's name to listen to their full unedited interview.)

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Title	Artist	Label	Length
Imagine	BeatleJazz	Lightyear	00:00
A United Earth I	Alan Stivell and Youssou N’Dour	Putumayo World Music	00:00
Unspoken	Katia Labeque Band	Unspeakable	00:00
Weapon Conflict	Sierra Leone’s Refugee Allstars	Anti Records	00:00
Solo de Zer-Barhali-Rythme Tintal	Afghanistan	Playasound	00:00

Additional Files

Cue Sheet (AWP09-09_PeaceOrJustice-1.pdf)

Additional Credits

Host: Mark Sommer
Senior Producer: Gregg McVicar
Associate Producers: Naihma Deady, Matt Fidler
Credits Narrator: Gabriela Castelan
Production Engineer: Michael Schwartz

This program was funded by the Compton Foundation.