Issue 385 of New Internationalist
Reader-owned global journalism
December 2005
Justice after genocide
Genocide, 'ethnic cleansing', mass murder – these have been depressingly familiar aspects of human history. But there are glimmers of hope and reasons for celebration. Not because the atrocities are fewer – witness the genocide in Darfur – but because there is an emerging sense that a global legal system is gradually being built which will bring perpetrators to justice. The truth may not lead automatically to justice. But without it there is no hope. This month's NI looks at what people and nations must do to move beyond their murderous pasts.
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House of Horror
In Buenos Aires, Tomás Bril Mascarenhas meets a young man who’s discovered a secret – about himself
Trial and Error
In Rwanda, thousands of accused killers await justice. Fawzia Sheikh looks at community alternatives.
Challenging Impunity
The International Criminal Court may not be perfect, argues Noah Novogrodsky. But it’s a good start.
Truth and Fantasy
Mark Engler accuses the US of twisting El Salvador’s history to suit its foreign policy interests in Iraq.
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