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Healing the Wounds of War

Exploring how different groups seek justice and exercise forgiveness

World Service,10 episodes

Episodes

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Purging the Past
A look at war crime trials at the end of World War II
29 Dec 2001,13 mins
Writing History
How suppression of history can obstruct the healing of the wounds of war
07 Oct 2002,13 mins
Truth and Reconciliation
How South Africa provided a space for victims to be heard after Apartheid
08 Oct 2002,13 mins
Former Yugoslavia
Refugees from Sarajevo describe how their lives are fractured because of ethnic rivalry
09 Oct 2002,13 mins
People's Justice
During the Rwandan genocide of the 1990s, the legal system was under strain
10 Oct 2002,12 mins
Restoring Relationships
The ancient Arab peacemaking process called Sulha
11 Oct 2002,12 mins
The Challenge of Demobilisation
Working with Ugandan veterans to integrate them back into society
12 Oct 2002,13 mins
Burying the Dead
The Mayan population suffered disproportionately in Guatemala's 30-year civil war
13 Oct 2002,13 mins
Reasons for War
Conflicts are often caused by the use of power over resources and land
14 Oct 2002,13 mins
Dealing with the Aftermath of War
After war, people are often seeking accountability
17 Oct 2002,13 mins