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Cindy Holder is a Professor of Philosophy at the University of Victoria, where she has been since July 2001. She holds a Ph.D. from the University of Arizona. Her research focuses on group rights, transitional justice, and ethical issues in international law, particularly regarding the human right to truth, indigenous peoples' rights, and responses to systemic violence such as truth commissions and public apologies. Holder’s work bridges philosophy with practical applications in governance and reconciliation, emphasizing collective responsibility and moral repair.
Her research interests include:
- Group rights and indigenous rights
- Transitional justice mechanisms
- Ethical and theoretical dimensions of international law
- Public apologies and state accountability
- Global justice and distributive ethics
Recent academic contributions include editing Human Rights: The Hard Questions (Cambridge University Press, 2013) and co-authoring influential articles on political reconciliation and state responsibility. She has presented widely, including at the 2021 Hoffberger Center for Professional Ethics Conference and the 2019 Workshop on Indigenous Land Rights and Reconciliation.
Holder teaches courses such as PHIL 236: Introduction to Political Philosophy and PHIL 336: Philosophy of Law, integrating her research into advanced topics like international human rights law. While her work emphasizes theoretical rigor, it consistently engages with real-world challenges in governance, ethics, and social justice.
