Transitional Justice Video: Reconciliation
See video Martha Minow Talks About Forgiveness

Harvard Law School professor and author Martha Minow moderated the Facing History and Ourselves' 1997 Human Rights and Justice Conference. In this clip from that conference, Minow discusses the concept of forgiveness.
See video Innocent Mugisha on the Unique Challenges to Reconciliation in RwandaInnocent Mugisha is a Rwandan educator and researcher, who is currently working on developing the history curriculum for Rwandan schools. In this clip, Mugisha discusses the challenge of reconciliation within the context of Rwanda's unique history and culture.
See video John Rutayisire Discusses Reconciliation and Forgiveness in RwandaJohn Rutayisire is a Rwandan educator who has taught in Uganda , Lesotho and Botswana. Rutayisire is currently the Director of the National Curriculum Development Centre in Rwanda, where he leads curriculum policy development. In this video clip, Rutayisire talks about the complexity of reconciliation and forgiveness for Rwandans in a post-genocide society.
See video John Rutayisire Talks about GacacaJohn Rutayisire is a Rwandan educator who has taught in Uganda , Lesotho and Botswana. Rutayisire is currently the Director of the National Curriculum Development Centre in Rwanda, where he leads curriculum policy development. In this video clip, Rutayisire gives his assessment of the effectiveness of gacaca tribunals in Rwanda.
See video Larisa Kasumagic Talks about HealingLarisa Kasumagic is an educator from Bosnia and Herzegovina who has worked with organizations offering support for war-traumatized children and their families. Her work deals with issues of healing, non-violent communication, peace building and reconciliation in the context of the Bosnian war and post-war recovery. In this clip, Kasumagic talks about the importance of healing oneself.
See video Ervin Staub Speaks About ForgivenessErvin Staub is a professor of psychology at the University of Massachusetts, Amherst, and author of "The Roots of Evil." In this video clip from a presentation at Facing History, Staub talks about forgiveness in the context of Rwandan Hutus and Tutsis.
See video Richard Goldstone on the Word UBUNTURichard J. Goldstone is a justice of the Constitutional Court of South Africa, which has been trusted with the task of interpreting the new South African Constitution and supervising the country's transition into democracy. In this clip from a talk he gave for Facing History, entitled "For Humanity, Reflections of a War Crimes Investigator," Justice Goldstone discusses the word, ubuntu.
See video Dullah Omar on the TRC and the Generosity of South AfricansThe late South African ANC Minister of Transport, Dullah Omar, was instrumental in the long struggle against aparthied that lead, in 1994, to the fall of that oppressive regime and the start of a new democratic South Africa. In this video clip, Omar talks about the generosity of South Africans and the link between the TRC and transformation in his country.
See video James Gilligan on Facing the Past in the U.S.In this clip from Facing History and Ourselves's 1997 Conference on Human Rights and Justice, Collective Violence and Memory: Judgment, Reconciliation, Education, Dr. James Gilligan stresses the importance for the United States to have an honest encounter with its own history.
See video Joe Singer on ReparationsHarvard Law School professor Joseph Singer was a panelist at a Facing History and Ourselves 1997 conference entitled, "Collective Violence and Memory: Judgement, Reconciliation, Education." In this video clip from the conference, Singer discusses the topic of Reparations.