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Reparations

Rehabilitating victims of serious human rights violations

Reparations in justice include financial compensation for victims of international crimes and serious human rights violations. As well as non-financial, collective or symbolic measures. They represent a key tool in restoring the dignity of victims and promoting reconciliation and social justice. From the workings of the International Criminal Court Trust Fund to the restitution of cultural assets stolen during colonization to the recognition of victims of the "Genocost" in the Democratic Republic of Congo or victims of sexual violence in the Catholic Church,, read the latest news on reparations, documented by our experts.

In Chad, General Mahamat Idriss Deby, President of the transition, relaunches the issue of reparations for the victims of Hissène Habré's dictatorship. Photo: Idriss Deby, under escort, raises his hand to greet the crowd.
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Chad: coup de théâtre for Habré's victims

On the eve of the presidential election scheduled for May 6, Chad's transitional president Mahamat Idriss Déby has relaunched the reparations process for the victims of former dictator Hissène Habré. He has announced the release of over 15 million euros of state funds to compensate more than 10,000 people. Is this meant to turn a […]
By Amaury Hauchard (N'Djamena ,Chad)
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Residents of an Ugandan village listen to the International Criminal Court's (ICC) sentence of Dominic Ongwen, on the radio.

Reparations: can the ICC's millions benefit victims in Uganda?

Mevloud Kharazishvili, victim of the war in Georgia and beneficiary of the International Criminal Court (ICC) Trust Fund for Victims assistance programme. Photo: Kharazishvili shows the pasture where he was kidnapped by Russian soldiers.

Georgia: ICC Trust Fund for Victims struggles with reality

In the Central African Republic, the Special Criminal Court (SCC) is expected to decide reparation for victims. Photo: First trial of the Special Criminal Court in Bangui, in 2022.

Reparations: Special Criminal Court opts for pragmatism

The International Criminal Court (ICC) has ordered €52 million in reparations for the victims of Dominic Ongwen in Uganda. Photo: Judge Bertram Schmitt.

The wild reparations order of the ICC

Restitution of stolen gold royal artefacts to Ghana’s Asante king.

Ghana’s looted Asante gold comes home – what’s the deal?

Herero genocide in Namibia - Propaganda painting showing German soldiers confronting Herero fighters.

A stroll into Germany’s conflicted postcolonial memory

Genocost - A victim of the conflicts in the Democratic Republic of Congo is still waiting to be

When will Congolese “Genocost” victims receive reparations?

Colonialism and decolonization in Switzerland - Hans Himmelheber poses near his mask collection.

Switzerland: the art of decolonizing a country without colonies

Bosco Ntaganda at the International Criminal Court (ICC)

ICC confirms $30m reparations in DR Congo warlord case

Judge Aimée-Pascal Delimo (Special Criminal Court / SPC) in the Central African Republic.

Central African Republic: Special Court hands down first reparations decision

Transitional justice in The Gambia - President Adama Barrow has published a plan to implement the recommendations of the Truth Commission.

Is The Gambia a step closer to moving on with trials and reparations?

Kosovo War - Installation in honor of the victims of the KLA (Kosovo Liberation Army)

The Kosovo Specialist Chambers orders reparations, but will victims ever see the money?

Reparation for colonial crimes - Emmanuel Macron in Burkina Faso

Colonial crimes: the reparations movement stalls in Europe

Restitution to Benin - Restituted statue finally packed in a box

Why treasures returned to Benin are still in boxes

Victims waiting for reparations in the trial at the Special Criminal Court (CPS) in the Central African Republic

Central African Republic: Special Court Faces Reparations Issue

Reparations on a mausoleum in Timbuktu, Mali, by Malian workers.

In Timbuktu, ICC reparations bring mixed feelings

A Ugandan soldier patrols the Ituri region of the Democratic Republic of Congo after a massacre that killed more than 900 people.

What will Congo do with the millions paid by Uganda in reparation?

In Chad, representatives of Hissène Habré's victims sit down to talk about the compensation (or

Chad’s president promises to compensate Habré victims