After the abuse-in-care apology, the serious business of redress begins. But survivors say government action to date has been inadequate, and they want greater involvement.
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Fewer than a quarter of once-colonized countries make official government-to-government requests for an apology or reparations.
Hopefully more curators and custodians of repositories of human skeletal remains will attempt to redress some of the wrongs of the past.
The culture of impunity that has lingered since the presidency of Jacob Zuma has to give way to a new era of integrity and accountability.
A $378 million scheme has just been launched for Stolen Generations survivors. This is the latest example of ‘money justice’, which is more common than you might realise.
When the University of Cape Town discovered skeletons in its archive that had been unethically obtained and used, they set about restoring justice to the bones and the community they came from.
Retired South African justice Dikgang Moseneke has made a landmark ruling for damages in the Life Esidimeni matter.
Australia’s proposed redress scheme for victims of child sexual abuse is more complex, bigger, and includes more sites than any other.
There are considerable political and policy hurdles ahead if Australia is to move toward a national redress scheme for victims of child sexual abuse.
The royal commission has performed its task with distinction – now it is up to governments and institutions to ensure those efforts are matched with a redress scheme.
The government’s proposed redress scheme for victims of institutional child sexual abuse controversially excludes some victims.
Medical mediation has become a buzzword in health departments across the world as an alternative to taking legal action to solve disputes.
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Professor of Criminology and Criminal Justice, Griffith University
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Professor in Biological Anthropology, Division of Clinical Anatomy and Biological Anthropology, University of Cape Town
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Associate Professor and Hepatologist, University of Cape Town
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Part time lecturer in medical mediation, University of Cape Town
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Professor, Deakin University
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Scholar & Legal Expert: Administrative & Constitutional Law, Department of Public Law (UCT); Attorney of the High Court of SA; Young Research Fellow (UCT); Founder: www.SALegalAdvice.co.za, University of Cape Town
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Senior Fellow, Council on Foreign Relations/Associate Professor of International Relations, Boston University
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Research Fellow, Griffith University
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Distinguished Professor, School of Law, Queensland University of Technology
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Associate Professor in Political Theory, University of Auckland, Waipapa Taumata Rau
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Professor, National Drug Research Institute, Curtin University