Transitional Justice Initiative
CVT’s Transitional Justice Initiative (TJI) aims to integrate mental health and psychosocial support approaches into the work of transitional justice, arguing that awareness of the mental health impacts of trauma and justice processes is necessary to formulate more effective accountability mechanisms.
- Read a blog post, "A Political Solution in Syria Must Not Sacrifice Accountability," by Marie Soueid, CVT policy counsel.
- Read an op-ed in the Huffington Post, “The Fund for Victims of Torture,” by Annie Sovcik, director of CVT’s Washington Office.
- Read a blog post, “Empowering Survivors through the Right to Truth,” by Marie Soueid, CVT policy counsel.
Enforced Disappearances: Ambiguity Haunts the Families of Iraq’s Missing
Disappearances create an ambiguous loss, a category of loss for which there is no closure or verification. In this paper, CVT explores this sometimes overlooked human rights violation.
Download the full paper here.
Download an Arabic language version of the paper here.
Reclaiming Hope, Dignity and Respect
CVT's report Reclaiming Hope, Dignity and Respect: Syrian and Iraqi Torture Survivors in Jordan, the product of two years of in-person interviews and study, is based on the stories of 64 men, women and children who either faced torture in their home countries or had close family members tortured and are working to rebuild their lives.
The report recommends a comprehensive review of safe and effective victim participation in the transitional justice process, beginning with the documentation phase.
Download the full report here.
