Past Projects

Returning Home: Resettlement and Reintegration of Detainees Released from the U.S. Naval Base at Guantánamo Bay, Cuba

Nandini Iyer
Krista Kshatriya
Jonas Lerman
Laura Weitzman
2009

With the International Human Rights Law Clinic (Berkeley Law)

After President Obama signed an executive order to close the detention facilities in Guantánamo Bay in 2009, this report was released to propose that a comprehensive plan for closing the camps should include a resettlement and reintegration program for detainees released from the facility since 2002 to overcome social stigma, unemployment, and impairments to mental and...

CONSTRUIRE LA PAIX, CHERCHER LA JUSTICE: UNE ÉTUDE DE L’ATTITUDE DE LA POPULATION ENVERS LES CONFLITS ET LA RECONSTRUCTION SOCIALE EN RÉPUBLIQUE CENTRAFRICAIN

Patrick Vinck
Phuong Pham
2010

This report by the Initiative for Vulnerable Populations sheds light on the scale of a situation largely unknown to the international community. The data gathered from the study presents a stark picture of life in the Central African Republic while aiming to capture opinions and attitudes about the impact of past and ongoing conflicts on the population. Also available in English

Building Peace, Seeking Justice: A Population-Based Survey on Attitudes about Accountability and Social Reconstruction in the Central African Republic

Patrick Vinck
Phuong Pham
2010

This report by the Initiative for Vulnerable Populations sheds light on the scale of a situation largely unknown to the international community. The data gathered from the study presents a stark picture of life in the Central African Republic while aiming to capture opinions and attitudes about the impact of past and ongoing conflicts on the population. Also available in French

Transitioning to Peace: A Population-Based Survey on Attitudes about Social Reconstruction and Justice in Northern Uganda

Phuong Pham
Patrick Vinck
2010

This report presents the third large-scale survey conducted in this region by the Initiative for Vulnerable Populations. The results are intended to capture community views on matters that affect ordinary people and the recovery after years of conflicts.

After the First Trial: A Population-Based Survey on Knowledge and Perception of Justice and the Extraordinary Chambers in the Courts of Cambodia

Phuong Pham
Patrick Vinck
Mychelle Balthazard
Sokhom Hean
2011

In collaboration with the Center for Advanced Study

As the second population-based survey conducted in Cambodia by the Initiative for Vulnerable Populations, this report was undertaken to contribute to the process of examining the lessons learned from the first trial of the Extraordinary Chambers in the Courts of Cambodia.

Talking Peace: A Population-Based Survey on Attitudes about Security, Dispute Resolution, and Post-Conflict Reconstruction in Liberia

Patrick Vinck
Phuong Pham
Tino Kreutzer
2011

This study was undertaken to contribute to a deeper understanding of Liberians’ priorities for peacebuilding, their perceptions of their post-war security, and existing disputes and dispute resolution mechanisms.

The Right Toolkit: Applying Research Methods in the Service of Human Rights

Kristin Reed
Ausra Padskocimaite
2012

Encompassing a wide range of methods, this guidebook encourages students to transcend disciplinary and professional divides and explore new techniques to strengthen their research design and implementation. It invites readers to broaden their understanding of available methods and consider the best approach in the service of human rights.

Beyond Reasonable Doubt: Using Scientific Evidence to Advance Prosecutions at the International Criminal Court

Eric Stover
Alexa Koenig
Peggy O'Donnell
Camille Crittenden
2012

This report presents the major points of discussion from our workshop convened in consultation with the Office of the Prosecutor of the ICC on 23-24 October 2012 in The Hague. Workshop participants discussed how the ICC could improve its use of scientific evidence, and the potential for future coordination and collaboration between the ICC and NGOs, the UN, and forensic and scientific institutions.

Safe Haven: Kenya

Julie Freccero
Kim Thuy Seelinger
Rebecca Horn
2013

Sheltering Displaced Persons from Sexual and Gender-Based Violence; Comparative Report

Kim Thuy Seelinger
Julie Freccero
2013