Truth and Reconciliation Commissions

Maine TRC

(From left) Martha Proulx from Maine DHHS, Denise Altvater, Director of the Wabanaki Program, Jennifer Rooks, Maine Watch, Esther Attean, Maine TRC and Muskie School of Public Service, and Amy Greulich, Intern with Maine TRC pose after filming of the Maine Watch Program about the Maine TRC.

Please join the community of Maine and Wabanaki people in a day of reflection, meditation, and prayer today. Tomorrow, with the seating of the Maine-Wabanaki Truth and Reconciliation Commission (TRC), they will embark on a historic undertaking to uncover the truth, promote healing, and make recommendations for the best child welfare practices, while finding peaceful ways to move forward together.

Burundi Transitional Justice - SRSG for Burundi and Gov't Rep Speak

Karin Landgren, Special Representative of the UN Secretary General in Burundi adresses the Conference on transitional justice in Burundi. Immaculee Nahayo, Minister of National Solidarity, Human Rights and Gender, Government of Burundi listens before presenting her speech.

For more photos from the Opening Ceremony of the Transitional Justice Mechanisms: Lessons Learned from Truth and Reconciliation Commissions conference click here.

Over 50 participants from nine countries gathered with members of the news media to listen to remarks for the opening ceremony and shared high expectations for the work during the three-day conference and of the eventual establishment of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission for Burundi.