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Polarisation has long been a feature of Kenyan politics. In 2010, in an effort to address tensions, the government set out a plan to devolve power to 47 counties. Eight years on, has devolution delivered on its promise of peace and inclusion?
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There is no single justice provider with recognised authority to enforce the law throughout Myanmar. This blog looks at some of the different justice chains people follow to redress grievances, why, and what that means for wider peace and statebuilding dynamics.
19 December 2016
This joint Saferworld-ODI report documents the lowest, and most used, levels of dispute resolution in communities in two parts of Myanmar – Mon State and Yangon Region.
19 December 2016
Experiences of injustice increase the risk of violent behaviours.
16 August 2016
Osh, Kyrgyzstan is still working through some of the structural drivers of the 2010 conflict that destroyed 2,677 buildings, displaced 80,000 people, and left approximately 500 people dead.
30 March 2016
Saferworld's security and justice adviser Will Bennett introduces a new series of blogs exploring ways to include a much broader array of actors in the process of building peace and justice.
19 October 2015
A functioning justice system that upholds the rule of law is considered a critical feature of peacebuilding, state-building and post-conflict recovery efforts. However the concept of ‘justice’ must also encompass notions that go far beyond the rule of law. If peace is to hold, or if conflicts are to be avoided in the first place, as much as we need to construct justice institutions that focus on quality service delivery, we also need to engage on the much more significant agenda of building just and fair societies.
29 January 2015
This report analyses the results of the fourth annual survey (conducted since 2011) in the eastern districts of Abkhazia by the Institute for Democracy with support from Saferworld.
23 May 2014
Security is a universal entitlement and a core part of human well-being.
13 May 2014
In a blog written for the Development Progress hub Saferworld's Will Bennett explores the current political crisis in Bangladesh.
1 May 2014