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Congratulations to IJL Fellows, Alexandra Byrne and Bilen Zerie, and Dr. Zvobgo for their op-ed, "Put Racial Justice at Center of the Biden-Harris Transition Plan," which has been re-published in the spring 2021 print issue of Foreign Policy Magazine. On January 26, the Biden-Harris administration rolled out the first steps of their racial equity plan. Byrne, Zerie, and Zvobgo draw on insights from their collaborative research to recommend what the new administration can lear

Following the verdict in the Derek Chauvin murder trial, Dr. Zvobgo published an op-ed in Foreign Policy, "Justice for George Floyd Has Only Just Begun." She writes, "The system that led to Floyd’s death was not changed to prevent [Daunte] Wright’s death and the deaths of so many others. So while accountability in this case, for Floyd’s death, has been delivered, it’s not justice [...] Banning chokeholds and no-knock warrants would be justice. Demilitarizing the police and ma

Renowned truth commission practitioner, Eduardo González and Dr. Zvobgo published an op-ed in Foreign Policy, "As America Seeks Racial Justice, It Can Learn From Abroad." Unlike many politicians and pundits, the authors suggest looking at Brazil and Colombia as models for U.S. truth commissions, not South Africa. While the South African truth and reconciliation commission studied racial violence and injustice – much like past, current and proposed U.S. commissions – it is not

Congratulations to IJL Fellows, Alexandra Byrne and Bilen Zerie, and Dr. Zvobgo for their new op-ed, "Put Racial Justice at Center of the Biden-Harris Transition Plan," published in Foreign Policy. On January 26, the Biden-Harris administration rolled out the first steps of their racial equity plan. Byrne, Zerie, and Zvobgo draw on insights from their collaborative research to recommend what the new administration can learn from transitional justice in racially divided societ

On January 19, Prof. Zvobgo presented her research findings at a leadership meeting of the US Movement for Truth, Racial Healing, and Transformation, which is lobbying lawmakers to support Congresswoman Barbara Lee and Senator Cory Booker's twin bills in the US House and Senate to create a national truth commission. #TruthCommissions #RacialJustice #TransitionalJustice #UnitedStates