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Publications, Research, Climate Change, climate justice, Public Participation, Reparations, Transitional Justice, Truth Commissions

Transformative Transitional Justice For Climate Justice: Lessons From Practice

In 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…

Jasmina Brankovic

13 Feb 2026

Publications, Research, African Union, Ex-combatant Reintegration and Demilitarisation, Reconciliation, Transitional Justice

African Transitions Tracker

Since 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…

Bobuin Jr Valery Gemandze Oben

11 Dec 2025

Publications, Research, African Union, Ex-combatant Reintegration and Demilitarisation, Reconciliation, Transitional Justice

African Transitions Tracker

Depuis 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…

Bobuin Jr Valery Gemandze Oben

11 Dec 2025

Policy, Publications, Research, African Union, Criminal Justice, Reparations, Transitional Justice, Truth Commissions

The State Of Transitional Justice In Africa – Volume 1: Benchmarking Country Processes

This 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…

CSVR

05 Aug 2025

Policy, Publications, Research, African Union, Criminal Justice, Reparations, Transitional Justice, Truth Commissions

L'état De La Justice Transitionnelle En Afrique – Tome 1 : Analyse Comparative Des Processus Nationaux

La 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,…

CSVR

05 Aug 2025

Articles, Media, Research, Gender-based Violence

True 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…

Teresa Abel

04 Aug 2025

Research

Transformative Transitional Justice For Climate Justice: Lessons From Practice

African Transitions Tracker

African Transitions Tracker

The State Of Transitional Justice In Africa – Volume 1: Benchmarking Country Processes

L'état De La Justice Transitionnelle En Afrique – Tome 1 : Analyse Comparative Des Processus Nationaux

True Stories, Real Stakes: A Window Opens On Crimes Against Women In Women's Month – August 2025

MEDIA STATEMENT: GAUTENG FEMICIDE CASES AND THE FOURTH SOUTHERN AFRICA GENDER-BASED VIOLENCE (GBV) PREVENTION FORUM

CSVR Announces New Executive Director

Video: Rethinking Climate Justice

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

Justice Denied, Silence Maintained: Women's Voices from the Margins of South Africa's Justice System

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

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