International Center for Transitional Justice

American non-profit human rights organization

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New York City, United States

Area served

Worldwide

Key people

David Tolbert (President)

WebsiteICTJ.org

The International Center for Transitional Justice (ICTJ) was founded in 2001 as a non-profit organization dedicated to pursuing accountability for mass atrocity and human rights abuse through transitional justice mechanisms.^[1]

ICTJ officially opened its doors in New York City on March 1, 2001, and within six months was operating in more than a dozen countries, as requests for assistance poured in.^{[citation needed]}

A collection of materials assembled by the ICTJ covering the years 1981–2008 is housed at the Duke University library.^[2]

Notable staff

Alex Boraine, Co-Founder and First President of ICTJ
Priscilla Hayner, Co-Founder of ICTJ and former director of its Sierra Leone, Peru, and Ghana Programs
Paul van Zyl, Co-Founder of ICTJ and CEO of PeaceVentures
Juan E. Mendez, President Emeritus of ICTJ
Fernando Travesí, Executive Director of ICTJ
Pablo de Greiff, Director of Research (and from 2012 to 2018 a United Nations special rapporteur)

References

^ "About". ICTJ.
^ "Guide to the International Center for Transitional Justice (ICTJ) Records, 1981-2008". Duke University Libraries. Archived from the original on 2017-04-01. Retrieved 2017-03-07.