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The SJAC Weekly Update- November 27, 2013

Memorializing with Documentation

Todays post spotlights the

second installment of the

Syria Justice andAccountability Centres

Memorandum Series. For

more on Documentation and

Memorialization, download

and read the full memo

Documentation and its Role

in Memorialization, prepared for the SJAC by Ereshnee

Naidu, here.

Successful transitional justice aims to ensure peace, respect

for human rights, and the rule of law. In Syria, suffering,

devastation, and fragmentation pose real challenges to a stable

peace. Achieving the goals of transitional justice will be more

than just difficultit will take time. Fortunately,

memorialization processes recognize the importance of

memory and have become widely-recognized as a key pillar of

transitional justice.

Memorialization works to preserve memory and facts from a

conflict, while also serving as a powerful catalyst for positive

social transformation. Given the politically sensitive nature of

memorialization efforts, documentation during and after a

conflict can provide memorialization with a foundation based

on facts, contributing to perceptions of legitimacy.

Memorialization can take a range of forms, and in the past has

included the preservation of physical sites of memory, such as

the Nyayo House in Kenya which previously served as a secret

torture center. Now, Nyayo House is the focus of a popular

effort seeking to preserve the site for its truth-telling potential.

The Role of

Documentation in

Memorialization

The second installment in theSJAC's ongoing Memo Series,"Documentation and its Role inMemorialization" describes the

role that documentation canplay in supporting and

strengthening memorializationefforts in Syria.

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In Syria, the revelation of torture centers, as in Human Rights

Watchs Torture Archipelago report, suggests the potential

for physical sites to be used in memorialization.(Photo:

FreedomHouse via Flickr.)

The SJAC is constantly addingresources to its website on

transitional justice anddocumentation. Visit thewebsite and browse our

reports.

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The Syria Justice and Accountability Centre (SJAC) is a non-profit, multilaterally-supported organization thatenvisions a Syria where people live in a state defined by justice, respect for human rights and rule of law.

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