Tadesse Simie Metekia

The dual peacebuilding processes are equally important – and can run simultaneously through coordination and sequencing.

The Special Bench should have jurisdiction over a broader range of disputes – not merely function as a criminal tribunal.

To effectively deliver justice for international crimes, an independent international cooperation unit is essential.

Reparations aim to repair relationships and prevent violence – a forward-looking approach could foster a more just global order.

The US can draw insights from Africa and other regions to transform its fragmented efforts into a national transitional justice process.

The relevance of traditional justice should be assessed by factors other than its potential to reduce formal court backlogs.

Ensuring national ownership of the transitional justice process need not preclude drawing on valuable international expertise.

A comprehensive cessation of hostilities is necessary for the country to reap the benefits of effective transitional justice.

The forthcoming Special Prosecutor’s Office must do better than the mechanism set up to deal with Dergue-era crimes.

The draft criminal procedure and evidence code must be approved to ensure the legitimacy of trials in the transitional justice process.

Revisions are needed to ensure a comprehensive transitional justice process that complies with human rights.

As the implementation phase of the process approaches, unwavering political support is needed now more than ever.