Gacaca

For these reasons primarily they decided to explore what they call Gacaca, which is a cross between a traditional form of community-based conflict resolution, and on the other hand a more conventional system of punitive justice that has some of the features of a modern criminal system, said Tertsakian.

Report Finds Mixed Record for Rwanda’s Genocide Courts 2011

For these reasons primarily they decided to explore what they call Gacaca, which is a cross between a traditional form of community-based conflict resolution, and on the other hand a more conventional system of punitive justice that has some of the features of a modern criminal system, said Tertsakian.

Report Finds Mixed Record for Rwanda’s Genocide Courts 2011

We will, for instance, show them our system of community justice, called Gacaca, where we integrated our need for nationwide reconciliation with our ancient tradition of clemency, and where violators are allowed to reassume their lives by proclaiming their crimes to their neighbors, and asking for forgiveness.

Pres. Paul Kagame: A Different Discussion About Aid 2009

A local process called Gacaca is being used to deal with less serious crimes and is focused on justice as well as reconciliation.

Margee Ensign: Afghanistan: Learning from Rwanda 2009

In courts called Gacaca (ph), which is a community-style local legal process, the victim confronts the perpetrator and the perpetrator agrees to beg forgiveness and to confess to what he had done in front of all his community, his neighbors and everything.

CNN Transcript Dec 4, 2008 2008

The October issue of Ode magazine features an article by the photographer Lekha Singh on the adaption of an indigenous participatory justice process called Gacaca to create truth and reconciliation between Tutsi and Hutu people in Rwanda.

Noticing Forgiveness 2006

He was brought in front of one of the community courts, known as Gacaca, for questioning Sunday before a panel of nine judges decided to file the formal charges against him.

ANC Daily News Briefing 2005

- In neighbouring Rwanda, local "Gacaca" courts begin hearing cases arising from the 1994 genocide.

ANC Daily News Briefing 2005

Following the events of 1994, Seraphine says she found it impossible to connect with her children, experienced difficulty concentrating and finally lost her job as a secretary in the local 'Gacaca' genocide courts.

Yahoo! News: Latest news headlines News Headlines | Top Stories 2010

While some of the women have begun to take stock of what happened under the aegis of the Association of the Widows of Genocide, in church meetings, or in the "Gacaca" courts in which civilians judge their peers, they are very conscious that they are bringing their story beyond their own community through Targovnik.

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