Briefing Paper

In Quest of a Sustainable Justice Transitional Justice and Human Security in the Democratic Republic of the Congo

“The paper inquires into the possibilities of
achieving accountability through prosecutorial process in domestic courts as well as in the fora of international justice; it examines the work of the CVR around truth recovery and reconciliation; finally, it envisages where and when further dimensions of transitional justice might fit into a thorough going framework in which
a linkage is established between transitional justice efforts and prospects for conflict transformation, human security and an enduring peace.”