Kent State University
Passmore Chishaka is a PhD student at Kent State University. His research interests focus on population displacement, environment and society, conflict resolution and transitional justice on the African continent. Passmore has a particular interest to bring to the fore the understudied experiences of subaltern populations living on the margins of the state in Africa.
The Role and Impact of Truth Commissions and Tribunals as Transitional Justice and Reconstruction Mechanisms in the Aftermath of the Second Congolese Civil War (1998-2003)
This paper argues that transitional justice mechanisms involving the post-DRC Civil War of 1998-2003 failed to produce desirable outcomes as they were based on a dubious process and dominated by Western models. I recommend context-based approaches to transitional justice grounded on indigenous and localized ways of healing pivoted on truth-telling, wide acceptance and re-building trust.
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Topics on Africa