• Connecting Human Rights and Conflict Transformation – Guidance for Development Practitioners (+)

    Human rights and conflict transformation are both instrumental for sustainable peace and development, yet “Peace v. Justice” has long been perceived or constructed as a divide. This publication argues that a closer interaction of human rights and conflict transformation practitioners on the ground will deepen analysis and create synergies: by emphasizing the structural dimensions of peace and development and by focusing on governance and power relations in development cooperation. It shows that both approaches are complementary rather than mutually exclusive, and illustrates this by using examples from the experiences of development practitioners in countries around the world. The text stems from a collaborative process of exploration and dialogue lasting approximately 1.5 years, between the author and technical staff from GIZ, based in the cross-sectoral project on realising human rights in development cooperation, the sectoral programme on peace and security, and the civil peace service, as well as from the German Institute for Human Rights. Practitioner reports from recent or ongoing development projects in ten different countries illustrate the ideas. An Annex presents tools, activities and further material on how to link human rights and conflict transformation in development cooperation.

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