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Policy, Publications, African Union, Amnesty, Criminal Justice, Peacebuilding, Prosecutions and Pardons, Torture and State Violence, Transitional Justice, Trauma and Transition

Promoting Transitional Justice And Accountability In Africa

This policy paper examines justice and accountability mechanisms in conflict and post-conflict contexts across Africa, focusing on how states can deliver meaningful accountability while building sustainable peace. From Uganda's 20-year-long insurgency, which displaced 1.5 million civilians, to the genocide in…

Bobuin Jr Valery Gemandze Oben

21 May 2026

Policy, Publications, African Union, Transitional Justice

Mass Movements And Transitional Justice In Africa

This policy paper interrogates the nexus between mass movements and transitional justice in Africa. The absence of clear pathways for political transition, accountability and systemic reform has caused protest energy to turn into political instability rather than lasting change. Standard…

Martin Mavenjina

16 Apr 2026

Policy, Publications, Criminal Justice, Gender-based Violence

Report Of The Third Southern Africa Gender-based Violence Prevention Forum

The Third Southern Africa GBV Prevention Forum, held in Johannesburg from 19 to 21 August 2025, brought together diverse stakeholders from across the region to reflect, share and co-create strategies for preventing and responding to gender based violence (GBV). The…

CSVR

13 Jan 2026

Policy, Publications, African Union, Capacity Building, Gender-based Violence, Peacebuilding, Reconciliation, Restorative Justice, Social Cohesion, Transitional Justice

Guide De Mise En Oeuvre De La Politique De Justice Transitionnelle De L'union Africaine: RÉpublique Centrafricaine

Depuis son indépendance en 1960, la République centrafricaine (RCA) a connu une instabilité et des violences qui ont culminé en 2013 lorsque les rebelles de la Séléka ont renversé le président François Bozizé. La milice « Antibalaka » formée en…

Kessy Martine Ekomo Soignet

11 Dec 2025

Policy, Publications, Gender-based Violence, Reparations and Victim Services, Restorative Justice, Transitional Justice

Beyond Money: Sexual And Gender-based Violence And Reparations In The Gambian Transitional Justice Process

During former President Yahya Jammeh's regime (1994–2017), state actors, including Jammeh himself, systematically used sexual and gender-based violence (SGBV) as a tool of repression. The Truth, Reconciliation and Reparations Commission documented these abuses and amplified survivors' testimonies. Yet, reparations have…

Mariama Jobarteh

08 Dec 2025

Policy

Promoting Transitional Justice And Accountability In Africa

Mass Movements And Transitional Justice In Africa

Report Of The Third Southern Africa Gender-based Violence Prevention Forum

Beyond Money: Sexual And Gender-based Violence And Reparations In The Gambian Transitional Justice Process

Video: Rethinking Climate Justice

When Yes is Not Free – Power Coercion and Consent in South Africa

Rights on Paper, Inequality in Practice: South Africa's 30 Years of Unfinished Constitutional Promise

In the Shadow of Femicide: The Unseen Trauma of Families in Search of Healing and Justice

Transformative Transitional Justice and Climate Action: Nurturing Synergies for Climate Justice

Promoting Transitional Justice and Accountability in Africa

Justice for Africans and People of African Descent Through Reparations – Report of the Ninth African Transitional Justice Forum – FRENCH

Local Transitional Justice Practices for Climate Justice: The Case of Nkhulambe, Malawi

The State of Transitional Justice in Africa Volume 3 The Role of Civil Society – PORTUGUESE

The State of Transitional Justice in Africa Volume 3 The Role of Civil Society – FRENCH

The State of Transitional Justice in Africa Volume 3 The Role of Civil Society – ARABIC

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