Addressing Conflict-Related Sexual Violence – An Analytical Inventory of Peacekeeping Practice (pdf)
"This document captures best practices and emerging elements for a more effective response by peacekeepers to women’s security concerns and catalogues direct and indirect efforts to combat sexual violence during and in the wake of war."
Beyond Victimhood: Women's Peacebuilding in Sudan, Congo and Uganda (pdf)
"Crisis Group’s research in Sudan, Congo (DRC) and Uganda suggests that peace agreements, post-conflict reconstruction, and governance do better when women are involved. Women make a difference, in part because they adopt a more inclusive approach toward security and address key social and economic issues that would otherwise be ignored. But in all three countries, as different as each is, they remain marginalized in formal processes and under-represented in the security sector as a whole. They suggest that governments and the international community must do much more to support women peace activists."
Handbook on Restorative Justice Programmes (pdf)
"This handbook offers, in a quick reference format, an overview of key considerations in the implementation of participatory responses to
crime based on a restorative justice approach. Its focus is on a range of measures and programmes, inspired by restorative justice values, that are flexible in their adaptation to criminal justice systems and that complement
them while taking into account varying legal, social and cultural circumstances.
It was prepared for the use of criminal justice officials, non-governmental organizations and community groups who are working together to improve current responses to crime and conflict in their community."
Also available in French
Helping Youth Resist Bias and Hate: Program Activity Guide, Middle School Edition (pdf)
This guide provides parents, educators, and other adults working with middle school aged children with tools and strategies to engage in constructive discussions and activities about the causes and effects of prejudice and bias-motivated behavior and to intervene, when needed, with youth who engage in such behavior.
Islamic marriage contracts: A resource guide for legal professionals, advocates, imams & communities (pdf)
This guide was developed as a resource for legal professionals and advocates working with Muslims, and for Muslim leaders and community members. This resource is meant to provide and clarify information about Islam and gender equality in marriage and divorce, to direct readers to the best practices that safeguard women's rights and interests, to promote well-being and balance for all parties, and to nurture communities. This resource highlights the legal issues that may arise, as well as the resources that are available to American Muslim women and their families under the auspices of American law.
Basic information on the concept of peacemaking as it relates to interventions during armed combat. Examples and definitions provided.
Restorative Justice Action Plan for the Criminal Justice System (UK) (pdf)
Restorative justice (RJ) provides opportunities for victims to be heard and to have a say in the resolution of offences. Importantly, restorative justice also enables offenders to face the consequences of their actions and the impact that it has had upon others. This action plan is a joint commitment to develop a more strategic and coherent approach to the use of restorative justice in England and Wales. It sets out the steps that will be taken to achieve this aim. Steps include increasing access, awareness, capacity and evidence.
This paper documents the work of Street Outreach Workers (SWs) at United Teen Equality Center (UTEC). SWs seek out areas where violence occurs, intervene in fights and tamp down volatile situations. The authors describe UTEC’s training and management approach and explore how SWs affect youth violence in Lowell.
Two Useful Models for Implementing Restorative Justice
In studying conflict resolution, Ron Claassen was stimulated to search for a pictorial model to represent power, rights, and interests. What emerged was the Four Options Model. The Peacemaking Model is comprised of the basic elements that emerged among those who found constructive resolutions.
Why Invest in Violence Prevention? (pdf)
(2011) This document aims to make the case for increasing financial investment in the public health approach to the prevention of violence, and by doing so, to strengthen the effectiveness of prevention programming, with the ultimate goal of preventing new acts of violence and averting their consequences for individuals, families, communities and societies.
Widening the Circle: Can Peacemaking Work Outside Of Tribal Communities?
“Peacemaking” is a traditional Native-American approach to justice. This report begins by looking into the history of peacemaking as well as how it exists today in Native communities. The author then explains how it works and which elements might support restorative justice programming in non-Indian settings.
This study was developed to inform programming and advocacy within the context of UNIFEM programming, and builds on country-level visits conducted in early 2007. The study looks at five areas of intervention: peacebuilding and conflict resolution initiatives, reconciliation mechanisms, increasing access to justice, access to support services, and conflict monitoring systems. These sections examine the barriers women face and highlights examples of women’s successful engagement in peacebuilding at the community level.
This report covers many areas of concern, from the gendered dimensions of violence and displacement during conflict to the role of peacekeepers and the need for women to play a central part during peace negotiations and reconstruction. Key recommendations focus on finding ways to protect and empower women.