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From the field: Mind the gender justice gap

Dan Killian, Monitoring and Evaluation Advisor for USAID’s Rule of Law Stabilisation Programme – Informal Component (RLS-I), looks at how the project is strengthening women’s rights and access to justice in Afghanistan. Read more »

From the field: The story of a peacemaker

Haruna Ndema is the Prime Minister of the Lugbwara Chiefdom (Kari) in West Nile, Uganda. From 2006-2008 Mr Ndema participated at the Juba Peace Talks as part of Lord’s Resistance Army delegation. Recently, Stephen Oola, Insight on Conflict’s Local Correspondent for Uganda, spoke with Haruna Ndema about the talks, and what led him to be part of the LRA delegation. Read more »

Commentary: The effects of conflict are felt hardest by women and children

Tadzie Madzima-Bosha argues that women and children are often the worst affected by conflict. Therefore it is vital that women play a central role in peace processes and post-conflict reconstruction. Read more »

Commentary: Transitional Justice Strategy for Bosnia and Herzegovina: an overview

Dr Goran Šimić looks at the proposed Transitional Justice Strategy for Bosnia and Herzegovina. The strategy is a comprehensive framework for dealing with the legacy of human rights violations and war crimes, to build the foundations of a peaceful future. Read more »

Commentary: Learning from our leaders: when conflict breeds conflict

The history of violence and issues of political suppression are well known in Zimbabwe. This article asks whether these issues are magnified through a process of emulation by the people. Read more »

Insight on Conflict Newsletter: May 2013

A monthly selection of the best new research and resources on local peacebuilding worldwide, as chosen by Insight on Conflict. This month’s edition features articles on informal justice in Afghanistan, technology for peacebuilding and more. Sign up here to receive the newsletter by email each month. Read more »

From the field: Peace negotiations in Colombia: is an end to the conflict possible?

Fabio Andres Diaz, a Colombian peace researcher, examines the prospects for peace in Colombia with the government and the leading rebel group, the FARC, sitting around the negotiating table, and a growing mass movement calling for peace. Read more »

From the field: Pakistan calling: an innovative film project exploring social problems in Pakistan

Pakistan Calling is a innovative platform for film makers to show the links between civil and cultural organisations and communities in Pakistan and the UK. The films explore some of the many pressing social problems faced by Pakistan, and highlights the inspiring stories of people and organisations tackling these issues. Read more »

Commentary: Supporting local agents of change: missing pieces of the puzzle

Western donors need to rethink their policies for supporting social change in former communist states of Eastern Europe in order to support vulnerable democracies, especially by enabling local civil society to create demand for alternative models of development among its citizens. Read more »

Commentary: The humanitarian role of local faith communities

In humanitarian emergencies across the world, people commonly look to their local faith communities for support. But does religion help people and societies to cope with and transition out of conflict and disaster, or is it ill-equipped, superstitious and fatalist, even creating conflict in the first place? Our preliminary investigation has found that the situation is complex and requires careful research. Read more »

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