Paul van Zyl & Juan Mendez (Int Center for Transitional Justice) - 2009 Skoll Awards for Social Entrepreneurship
Juan Méndez and Paul van Zyl have dedicated their lives to protecting human rights. Pauls experience with South Africas Truth and Reconciliation Commission inspired him to co-found ICTJ in 2001 to help post-conflict societies pursue accountability for mass atrocities and repair social fractures. Juans interest in transitional justice grew out of his legal and advocacy work in 1970s Latin America, and his subsequent experience as a leading global human rights activist. He joined ICTJ in 2004. Today, ICTJ is recognized for pioneering integrated, comprehensive, and localized approaches to transitional justice with tools, expertise and comparative knowledge necessary to help countries heal.
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