Past Event January 01, 1970

Addressing and Preventing Genocide: Lessons on Transitional Justice from ASEAN

On this #MonthOfTruth and the 50th commemoration of the 1971 Liberation War, Asia Justice and Rights and the Liberation War Museum of Bangladesh hosted an online discussion session about the prevention of genocide and practices of transitional justice across Southeast Asia. This event is a part of the Global Virtual Conference on Commemorating Past Genocides and Learning to Prevent Atrocity Crimes. The speakers were Patrick Burgess (Asia Justice and Rights), Afridal Darmi (Aceh Truth and Reconciliation Commission/KKR Aceh), and Prof. Rufa Cagoco-Guiam (Independent Working Group on Transitional Justice Dealing with the Past (IWG TJDwP)).

The event was hosted on 12 March 2021.