Climate JusticePublicationsResearchClimate Change, climate justice, Public Participation, Reparations, Transitional Justice, Truth CommissionsTransformative Transitional Justice for Climate Justice: Lessons from PracticeIn 2025, two South African communities created the first explicitly transitional justice process for climate harms. Emphasising the experiences and solutions of residents directly affected by climate change, the process was also novel in using a transformative approach to transitional justice. Participants developed measures that demonstrate a more comprehensive way of conceptualising the effects of climate change – as a… Read More Jasmina BrankovicFebruary 13, 2026
PublicationsResearchAfrican Union, Ex-combatant Reintegration and Demilitarisation, Reconciliation, Transitional JusticeAfrican Transitions TrackerSince the beginning of 2025, African political discourse has increasingly centred on militarism, especially among the youth and across diverse social media platforms. The reference point of conversation has been Captain Ibrahim Traoré, President of the Patriotic Movement for Safeguard and Restoration, the military coalition that has been leading Burkina Faso since 2022. His popularity has risen considerably, helped by… Read More Bobuin Jr Valery Gemandze ObenDecember 11, 2025
PublicationsResearchAfrican Union, Ex-combatant Reintegration and Demilitarisation, Reconciliation, Transitional JusticeAfrican Transitions TrackerDepuis le début de 2025, le discours politique africain est de plus en plus centré sur le militarisme, en particulier parmi les jeunes et sur diverses plateformes de médias sociaux. Le point de référence de la conversation a été le capitaine Ibrahim Traoré, président du Mouvement patriotique pour la sauvegarde et la restauration, la coalition militaire qui dirige le Burkina… Read More Bobuin Jr Valery Gemandze ObenDecember 11, 2025
PolicyPublicationsResearchAfrican Union, Criminal Justice, Reparations, Transitional Justice, Truth CommissionsThe State of Transitional Justice in Africa – Volume 1: Benchmarking Country ProcessesThis study provides an assessment of the state of transitional justice in Africa based on the experiences of 10 countries with diverse contexts, in different regions of the continent, and at various stages of transitional justice: Libya, Mali, Ethiopia, The Gambia, South Sudan, Lesotho, Guinea-Conakry, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Central African Republic and Burundi. Through the lens of the… Read More CSVRAugust 5, 2025
PolicyPublicationsResearchAfrican Union, Criminal Justice, Reparations, Transitional Justice, Truth CommissionsL'état de la justice transitionnelle en Afrique – Tome 1 : Analyse comparative des processus nationauxLa présente étude fournit une évaluation de l’état de la justice transitionnelle en Afrique, avec un accent particulier sur 10 pays aux contextes divers dans différentes régions du continent et à différents stades de la justice transitionnelle : Libye, Mali, Éthiopie, Gambie, Soudan du Sud, Lesotho, Guinée-Conakry, République démocratique du Congo, République centrafricaine et Burundi. La étude fournit une analyse… Read More CSVRAugust 5, 2025
ArticlesMediaResearchGender-based ViolenceTrue Stories, Real Stakes: A Window Opens on Crimes Against Women in Women's Month – August 2025“She said no. That should have been the end of it.” A message from Fatal Obsession, the first episode of a true crime series centered on Gender Based Violence and Femicide (GBVF). The message brings the public to a zone of uncomfortable debate on the terrifying entitlement some men feel over women’s bodies, choices, and lives. It speaks to the… Read More Teresa AbelAugust 4, 2025
