In this episode, we delve into the “Practice and Prospect of Restorative Justice in South and South East Asia” with our esteemed guests:
🎙️ *Mr. Ram Tiwari* – Executive Director, Nepal Forum for Restorative Justice
🎙️ *Mr. Dio Ashar Wickashana* – Ph.D. Scholar, Australian National University
🎙️ *Host: Mr. Tapos Kumar Das* – Associate Professor, Jahangirnagar University, Bangladesh
Episode Highlights:
- **Introduction to Restorative Justice**: Learn about the concept and the challenges in implementing restorative justice.
- **Case Studies**: Discover the experiences of Nepal, Indonesia, and South Africa in applying restorative justice.
- **Post-Conflict States**: Understand why the restorative justice model can be an ideal approach for post-conflict states like Bangladesh and Sudan, offering a constructive alternative to revenge-oriented justice systems.
Madalena Casaca
Madalena Casaca is SADF’s Editor and part-time Researcher for the Democracy Research Programme. Ms Casaca is a graduate in European Studies (graduated 2008) from the University of Lisbon, where she explored with high productivity not only European and Western Social Sciences but also African Studies, Russian Studies, and Anthropology. Ms Casaca also completed a yearly Documentary Programme in Prague in 2012/2013 and attended the Film School of the University of Wales in Newport in 2011/2012, where all the basics of visual communication were explored and developed. Less
A one-year investment was made in Moscow studying the Russian language, of which she holds the B2 degree. Madalena began a Master’s degree in World History at the Moscow State University, where she completed the first semester, receiving the highest marks in all courses. She had to return to Portugal for personal reasons and now raises her young daughters in Lisbon. She is transforming her Masters’ Diploma on World History into a non-academic book.