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Accountability and Reconciliation in Asia

In Cambodia, the Khmer Rouge finally surrendered in 1999, ending decades of internal violence and conflict. The Nepalese civil war spanned a decade from 1996 until 2006 when it was ended with the signing of a Comprehensive Peace Accord. Sri Lanka’s civil war, lasting for over a quarter of a century, came to an end in May 2009, and in East Timor, unrest from 1975 until 1999 cost the lives of tens of thousands of people.

In the aftermath of conflict and civil war, a country is left to rebuild, but questions remain with respect to how the international community involves itself in the domestic affairs of states where newly formed political institutions are yet to take hold.

Please join Philip G. Alston, John Norton Pomeroy Professor of Law at New York University, and Ambassador Stephen J. Rapp, U.S. Ambassador-at-Large for War Crimes Issues in the Office of Global Criminal Justice, for a discussion comparing and contrasting post-conflict reconciliation in Cambodia, Nepal and Sri Lanka. Our distinguished speakers will explore the lessons learned by these countries in the aftermath of civil war and will look into the different ways that they have approached the process of recovery.

Can’t make it to this program? Tune in to AsiaSociety.org/Live at 9:00 am ET for a free live video webcast. Viewers are encouraged to submit questions to [email protected]











When: Tue., Dec. 4, 2012 at 9:00 am - 10:30 am
Where: Asia Society and Museum
725 Park Ave.
212-288-6400
Price: $15
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In Cambodia, the Khmer Rouge finally surrendered in 1999, ending decades of internal violence and conflict. The Nepalese civil war spanned a decade from 1996 until 2006 when it was ended with the signing of a Comprehensive Peace Accord. Sri Lanka’s civil war, lasting for over a quarter of a century, came to an end in May 2009, and in East Timor, unrest from 1975 until 1999 cost the lives of tens of thousands of people.

In the aftermath of conflict and civil war, a country is left to rebuild, but questions remain with respect to how the international community involves itself in the domestic affairs of states where newly formed political institutions are yet to take hold.

Please join Philip G. Alston, John Norton Pomeroy Professor of Law at New York University, and Ambassador Stephen J. Rapp, U.S. Ambassador-at-Large for War Crimes Issues in the Office of Global Criminal Justice, for a discussion comparing and contrasting post-conflict reconciliation in Cambodia, Nepal and Sri Lanka. Our distinguished speakers will explore the lessons learned by these countries in the aftermath of civil war and will look into the different ways that they have approached the process of recovery.

Can’t make it to this program? Tune in to AsiaSociety.org/Live at 9:00 am ET for a free live video webcast. Viewers are encouraged to submit questions to [email protected]

Buy tickets/get more info now