PolicyPublicationsCivil Society, Public Participation, Transitional Justice, Victim AwarenessThe Gambian Government and Popular Participation in Post-TRRC Transitional JusticeThe government of Gambia has committed to implementing the recommendations of the Truth, Reconciliation, and Reparations Commission (TRRC) through further transitional justice measures. Three decades of experience in Africa show that a transitional justice process as a whole is more likely to be effective if it is rooted in popular participation, particularly of victims/survivors and communities affected by violence. This… Read More Jasmina Brankovic, Simon Robins, Fatou Baldeh and Lena HoumaFebruary 21, 2025
PolicyPublicationsResearchAfrican Union, Civil Society, Transitional Justice, Victim AwarenessMaximising Popular Participation in Transitional Justice in Africa: A Guidance Paper for Multilateral ActorsMultilateral actors are increasingly interested in supporting transitional justice processes that maximise popular participation, especially by victims/survivors of violence and communities most affected by human rights abuses. Looking at the African context, this guidance paper outlines practical strategies for multilateral actors to mainstream participation in transitional justice processes, including formal, state-led measures and non-formal, civil society-led measures. The guidance is… Read More Simon Robins and Jasmina BrankovicDecember 11, 2024
PolicyPublicationsCivil Society, Community, Transitional JusticeMultilateral Actors and Support for Popular Participation in African Transitional JusticeThis policy brief provides actionable recommendations for representatives of international and regional institutions, donor governments, private foundations, faith-based institutions, INGOs and other multilateral actors on mainstreaming participation in their transitional justice interventions. Covering formal, state-led measures and non-formal, civil society-led measures, this guidance promotes transitional justice processes that are planned, funded and implemented in ways that enable the agency of people impacted… Read More Jasmina Brankovic and Simon RobinsDecember 4, 2024
PolicyPublicationsCivil Society, Community, Transitional JusticeLes acteurs multilatéraux et le soutien à la participation populaire dans la justice transitionnelle africaineCette note politique fournit des recommandations concrètes aux représentants des institutions internationales et régionales, aux gouvernements donateurs, aux fondations privées, aux institutions confessionnelles, aux ONGI et aux autres acteurs multilatéraux sur l'intégration de la participation dans leurs interventions en matière de justice transitionnelle. Couvrant les mesures formelles prises par l'État et les mesures non formelles prises par la société civile,… Read More Jasmina Brankovic and Simon RobinsDecember 4, 2024
PolicyPublicationsCivil Society, Community, Transitional Justiceالجهات الفاعلة المتعددة الأطراف ودعم المشاركة الشعبية في العدالة الانتقالية الأفريقيةيقدم موجز السياسات هذا توصيات قابلة للتنفيذ لممثلي المؤسسات الدولية والإقليمية، والحكومات المانحة، والمؤسسات الخاصة، والمؤسسات الدينية، والمنظمات غير الحكومية الدولية، وغيرها من الجهات الفاعلة متعددة الأطراف بشأن تعميم المشاركة في تدخلاتها في مجال العدالة الانتقالية. ويغطي هذا التوجيه التدابير الرسمية التي تقودها الدولة والتدابير غير الرسمية التي يقودها المجتمع المدني، ويعزز عمليات العدالة الانتقالية التي يتم تخطيطها وتمويلها وتنفيذها… Read More Jasmina Brankovic and Simon RobinsDecember 4, 2024
ArticlesClimate JusticeMediaClimate Change, Transitional JusticeTransformative Transitional Justice: How Old Tools Could Open New Avenues for Climate JusticeApril 2024 was the eleventh consecutive month to break heat records. With that news, the world is faced with the reality that global surface temperatures have already surpassed, even if temporarily, 1.5°C above pre-industrial levels – the benchmark agreed on in the 2015 Paris climate agreement. Yet, the international climate negotiations continue to stall and the progress made so far… Read More Jasmina Brankovic and Augustine NjamnshiMay 29, 2024
