Institute for Historical Justice and Reconciliation
The IHJR seeks to dispel public myths about historic legacies
in societies divided by ethnic conflict
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In 2010 the IHJR made considerable progress with its projects, finalizing several shared narratives, including a report on political myths in the Balkans and a pilot project on IDPs in Kenya. 2010 also marked the launching of a new project in Turkey and Armenia and bringing its four projects in the Middle East to near completion. For more information, please download the annual report of 2010.
2009 Annual Report
The IHJR has taken important strides forward in developing the field of historical justice and reconciliation. The IHJR can proudly count as a key accomplishment its own transformation from being a “project” of the Salzburg Global Seminar to an independent institute in The Hague in October 2008. It is now recognized not only in The Netherlands but internationally as a center undertaking issues of historical justice and reconciliation. Our annual report of 2009, which can be downloaded here, reflects the developments of the IHJR during its first full year of independence.
The CHDR is an outcome of the IHJR Project in the Former Yugoslavia.
The IHJR works in partnership with the Salzburg Global Seminar.
Armenia-Turkey
The Journey Towards Understanding Project is intended to increase confidence-building between Armenian and Turkish historians, cultural experts, civil society leaders and others interested in improving cultural relations and historical understanding between Armenia and
Turkey. The project aims at fostering Armenian-Turkish dialogue about culture and history and in so doing, deconstruct historical myths that continue to challenge reconciliation efforts
between Armenians and Turks. To achieve this aim, the project is divided into two components. The first component is a documentary on the Armenian-Turkish cultural heritage of the archeological site of Ani and the city of Kars. This documentary is intended to bring attention to the shared cultural heritage of Armenians and Turks who have lived for centuries in this region during the early medieval period. The second component is a shared Armenian-Turkish narrative on the cultural, social and economic life in the neighboring cities of Kars in Eastern
Turkey and of Gyumri in Armenia in the second half of the 19th century. The projects identification phase has been supported and funded until now by the John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation, the Dutch Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the Institut Français in Istanbul, the Sigrid Rausing Trust, and the Académie Diplomatique Internationale.
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October 2009 Istanbul
September 2010 Istanbul
December 2010 Yerevan
February 2011 Istanbul
April 2011, Istanbul
