Which Justice?

What do victims and communities require in order to heal? What must change to prevent grave violations from happening again? In this section, we bring together developments, publications, resources, and inspiring examples that highlight the healing and transformative potential of restorative and transformative approaches.

INTERVIEW

Reclaiming the memory of dictatorship in Chile (1): Londres 38

Interview by: Noémi Lévy-Aksu Londres 38 was one of the memory sites we visited during our field

INTERVIEW

Reclaiming the memory of dictatorship in Chile (2): Casa Memoria José Domingo Cañas

Interview by: Noémi Lévy-Aksu Located in the Chilean capital of Santiago, Casa Memoria Jose Domingo

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Museum of Memory and Human Rights (1): Chile’s national memory institution

Interview: Merve Bakdur and Noémi Lévy-Aksu The Museum of Memory and Human Rights (MMDH) is the

INTERVIEW

Restorative Justice Interviews (3): Dealing with the past and building more just societies

Interview: Noémi Lévy-Aksu Hafıza Merkezi has started to work on a new project called Justice Heals,

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Restorative Justice Interviews (2): Colombia, Mexico and the transformation of transitional justice

Interview: Noémi Lévy-Aksu Hafıza Merkezi has started to work on a new project called Justice Heals,

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Restorative Justice Interviews (1): Structural dimensions of injustice and restorative dialogue

Interview: Noémi Lévy-Aksu As Hafıza Merkezi, we are working on a new project called Justice Heals to

ACTIVITY

Timeless Crimes: Statute of Limitations and Human Rights

The history of the Republic of Turkey, as in many states with imperial pasts and

ACTIVITY

Symposium on Restorative Justice Approaches to Conflicts and Human Rights Violations-Istanbul, November 15-16

In the framework of its Justice Heals project, Hafıza Merkezi will organize an international symposium titled “Restorative Justice

Restorative Ideas:

Discover inspiring examples of restorative justice.

Within the scope of Justice Heals, we supported five projects that aim to heal social wounds, make truth visible, and invite us to rethink justice.

Collective Healing Workshops for Children in Kurdish Provinces: Bringing Our Voices Together

Mardin | 2024 | Diyarbakır | Workshop

Collective healing workshops in Nusaybin designed to support children in coping with conflict-related trauma through art, play, and psychosocial support.

”Bila Ew Nebînin, Ew Biçûk İn” (They Should Not See, They Are Too Young)

Cizre, Diyarbakır | 2024–2025 | Animation

An animated film project that draws on a wartime memory from Cizre to address children’s traumatic memories and raise social awareness about the need for repair.

The Healing Impact of Education in the Mother-Tongue

Diyarbakır | 2024–2025 | Research

This project examines the impact of institutions which have been provided education in mother-tongue to Kurdish children, and it aimed to make visible the healing power of education in one’s native language.

Don’t Tell Me Tales (Ji Min Re Çîrokan Ne Bêje)

Diyarbakır | 2024–2025 | Storybook

A creative memory project that seeks to rewrite the memory of forgotten places through gender-sensitive and multilingual children’s stories.

Kurds in the City- Podcast

Istanbul, İzmir, Diyarbakır, Van, Batman, Mersin | 2024–2025 | Podcast

A creative memory project that seeks to rewrite the memory of forgotten places through gender-sensitive and multilingual children’s stories.

Law in the Shadow of Security: Violations of the Right to Life of Children and Youth in the Kurdish Region of Turkey (2000–2015)

Yazar: Emel Ataktürk Sevimli, Esma Yaşar, Esra Kılıç, İdil Özcan, Özlem Zıngıl

This report is the outcome of Hafıza Merkezi’s three-year interdisciplinary research project, Justice Heals. Focusing on violations of the right…

“No Peace Without Justice”: Violations of the Right to Life of Children and Youth in the Kurdish Region of Turkey (2000-2015)

Yazar: Derya Bozarslan, Noémi Lévy-Aksu, Adnan Çelik

This report is the outcome of Hafıza Merkezi’s three-year field research project, Justice Heals. Employing an interdisciplinary approach, the research examines…

Hold Still – Dargeçit Documentary: Seeking Justice for the Disappeared

Yazar: Noémi Lévy-Aksu

The idea for the Hold Still documentary emerged during a meeting held in Istanbul in 2017 as part of the Truth Justice…

Any Hopes for Truth? A Comparative Analysis of Enforced Disappearances and the Missing in the Middle East, North Africa and the Caucasus

Yazar: Özgür Sevgi Göral

For an interactive web page of this publication, click here. “This work is a humble attempt to underscore the importance of…

Holding Up the Photograph: Experiences of the Women Whose Husbands were Forcibly Disappeared

Yazar: Özlem Kaya, Hatice Bozkurt

This report is based on our field research that focuses on experiences of the wives of the forcibly disappeared people. Our…

Enforced Disappearances and the Conduct of the Judiciary

Yazar: Gökçen Alpkaya, İlkem Altıntaş, Öznur Sevdiren, Emel Ataktürk Sevimli

Unspoken Truth: Enforced Disappearances

Yazar: Özgür Sevgi Göral, Ayhan Işık, Özlem Kaya

This report is based on field research we conducted primarily in the districts of Cizre, İdil, and Silopi in the Şırnak…