PublicationsResearchCriminal Justice, Policing, Torture and State ViolenceTorture Victims Have a Right to Rehabilitation: A Guide for Service Providers to Assist Victims of Torture in Securing Their Right to RehabilitationThe PARI Network has developed a Rehabilitation Manual that speaks to victims’ rights against torture. It is a guide for service providers to assist victims of torture in securing their right to rehabilitation. The overall objective of the Manual is to enhance African service providers’ understanding of torture and how they can assist torture survivors in securing their right to… Read More CSVR and Pan-African Reparations Initiative (PARI)July 5, 2021
PublicationsResearchGender-based Violence, Violence PreventionA Scoping Study of CSVR's Work with Gender and Gender-Based ViolenceThis report highlights CSVR’s work with gender and gender-based violence (GBV). It briefly highlights international best practices in terms of GBV prevention as well as CSVR research, advocacy, clinical, community and organisational interventions related to gender and GBV. Themes identified through focus group discussions with staff also highlight the perceived strengths and challenges associated with CSVR’s gender-related work. The report… Read More Steven RebelloJuly 5, 2021
PolicyPublicationsResearchAfrican Union, Transitional JusticeTransitional Justice and Silencing the Guns in Africa in the Context of COVID-19: Report on the Fourth African Transitional Justice ForumThe Fourth African Transitional Justice Forum, held 0n 26–28 October 2020, addressed the state of transitional justice on the continent, specifically its contribution to the African Union’s 2020 theme of the year, “Silencing the Guns,” amid the challenges and opportunities presented by the COVID-19 pandemic. The Forum panels focused on development, violent extremism, victims’ experiences and fundraising in relation to… Read More Jasmina BrankovicJune 24, 2021
PolicyPublicationsResearchAfrican Union, Transitional JusticeThe State of Transitional Justice in Africa: Report on the Third African Transitional Justice ForumThe Third African Transitional Justice Forum, held on 24–26 September 2019 in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, followed the February 2019 adoption of the African Union Transitional Justice Policy (AUTJP), a guiding framework for African Union member states emerging from violent conflicts or repression and establishing transitional justice processes to address past abuses and promote sustainable peace and inclusive development. The Forum… Read More Maxine RubinJune 24, 2021
PolicyPublicationsResearchAfrican Union, Transitional JusticeTowards an African Approach to Transitional Justice: Report on the Second African Transitional Justice ForumInaugurated in 2017, the annual African Transitional Justice Forum provides a multi-stakeholder platform for identifying solutions to common problems in a manner that is rooted in collective and national experiences, sharing best practices to advance an African transitional justice discourse and practice, and generating new ideas on how to support transitional justice processes on the continent. It aims to facilitate… Read More Jasmina BrankovicJune 24, 2021
PublicationsResearchMental Health, Psychosocial Support, Transitional JusticeIntegrating Mental Health and Psychosocial Support into Transitional Justice in the Gambia: Practitioner PerspectivesFollowing the African model of transitional justice presented in the African Union Transitional Justice Policy, this report identifies ways to conceptualise and integrate healing, particularly from psychological wounds, into holistic and contextualised transitional justice practice on the continent. The report draws on reflections from African practitioners engaging with transitional justice issues in The Gambia to share lessons learnt with civil… Read More Jasmina BrankovicJune 22, 2021
