RT Article
T1 Developing transitional justice for youth: an assessment of youth reintegration programmes in Colombia
JF International journal of transitional justice
VO 16
IS 1
SP 82
OP 100
A1 Mitra, Arpita
LA English
YR 2022
UL https://krimdok.uni-tuebingen.de/Record/1845431324
AB Young people, or ‘youth’ are one of the key groups affected by armed conflict as well as in the process of transitioning from it. This article explores what a youth-inclusive process of transitional justice may entail. It looks at the reintegration of youth, who were previously associated with armed groups, into civilian lives through Disarmament, Demobilisation and Reintegration (DDR) programmes and broader community-based initiatives with a prevention focus that lie outside a traditional transitional justice framework. The article scopes the study to the context in Colombia. A selection of programmes is assessed alongside international standards on youth reintegration, particularly the UN Integrated DDR Standards on Youth and complemented with empirical evidence that attests the ways in which youth experience these interventions. In doing so, the article analyzes potential ‘blueprints’ for the programmatic response to youth reintegration and contribute to an under-researched area that links youth, transitional justice and guarantees of non-recurrence.
K1 Transitional Justice
K1 Non-recurrence
K1 Youth reintegration
K1 DDR
K1 Colombia
DO 10.1093/ijtj/ijab038