Suriname
This country page describes, in brief, data that TJET has compiled on regime transitions, intrastate conflict episodes, and transitional justice mechanisms. For details on the data included on this page, view the FAQ.
For Suriname, TJET has collected information on: three amnesties between 1989 and 2012; and twelve domestic trials starting between 1987 and 2014.
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Country Background
Democratic Transition
Based on well-known democracy data, TJET records one democratic transition starting in 1988.
Data up to 2020. Hover over column labels for definitions.
Violent Conflict
Based on the Uppsala Conflict Data Program, TJET records one violent intrastate conflict episode in 1987, involving one armed opposition group fighting against the government.
Data up to 2020. Hover over column labels for definitions. Source: UCDP Dyadic Dataset version 23.1, https://ucdp.uu.se/downloads/index.html#dyadic.
Transitional Justice Data
As of 2020, Suriname ranks 122nd out of 174 on TJET’s legacy of violence index. For a full list of country rankings over time, view the index page, and for an explanation of the index, view the Methods & FAQs page.
Amnesties
Suriname had three amnesties between 1989 and 2012. One occurred in the context of democratic transition. Two were passed after internal armed conflict. One was part of a peace agreement. Two amnesties forgave human rights violations.
Data up to 2020. Hover over column labels for definitions.
Domestic Trials
TJET has compiled data on twelve domestic prosecutions between 1987 and 2019. These include two transitional human rights prosecutions of state agents, in which two persons were convicted; ten regular human rights prosecutions of state agents, in which six persons were convicted; and one intrastate conflict prosecution of state agents, in which one person was convicted. In one trial that involved high-ranking state agents, one person was convicted.
Click on accused records for data on convictions. Data up to 2020. Hover over column labels for definitions.