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African Union Transitional Justice Policy Implementation Guidance: Ethiopia

The policy brief outlines Ethiopia's complex history of conflict and human rights abuses, emphasizing the need for a comprehensive transitional justice (TJ) policy, which was initiated in 2022 under Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed's administration. Despite the signing of the Cessation…

Markos Debebe Belay

25 Apr 2025

Policy, Publications, African Union, Amnesty, Capacity Building, Children and Youth, Gender-based Violence, Inequalities, Memory and Memorialisation, Mental Health, Prosecutions and Pardons, Reconciliation, Reparations and Victim Services, Restorative Justice, Social Cohesion, Transitional Justice, Truth Commissions

African Union Transitional Justice Policy Implementation Guidance: Lesotho

The policy brief highlights the persistent violence in Lesotho since its independence in 1966, which has severely impacted democratic governance, human rights, and socio-economic development. It emphasizes the need for a cultural shift towards peace through the implementation of the…

Prof. Khabele Matlosa

25 Apr 2025

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Confronting Racial Violence In Schools

School violence manifests itself in many forms including discipline problems such as fighting among learners, bullying, utterances of crude and sexist remarks against fellow learners and teachers, racism, stabbings, shootings at schools and even murder. However, given that race…

Gugu Nonjinge and Tsholofelo Nakedi

24 Feb 2025

Articles, Media, Children and Youth, Gender dynamics, Inequalities, Paid work, unpaid work

Gender And The Bifurcation Of Paid And Unpaid Care Work

The 29th of October marks the International Day of Care and Support, and this year's theme focuses on transforming care systems to achieve Beijing +30. This occasion prompts us to critically examine the dynamics of gendered labour and the ongoing…

Sinqobile Makhathini

15 Nov 2024

Articles, Media, Children and Youth, Criminal Justice, Torture and State Violence

Non State Actors Submission To The Southern African Development Community (sadc) Member States On The Urgent Need To Protect Civilians In The Democratic Republic Of Congo (drc)

The DRC war has lasted decades, and the escalation in violence since 2022 and more recently in February 2024, caused by fighting and armed violence in Ituri, North and South Kivu, has resulted in an increasing number of citizens displaced…

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African Union Transitional Justice Policy Implementation Guidance: Ethiopia

Confronting Racial Violence In Schools

Gender And The Bifurcation Of Paid And Unpaid Care Work

Non State Actors Submission To The Southern African Development Community (sadc) Member States On The Urgent Need To Protect Civilians In The Democratic Republic Of Congo (drc)

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

Behind the Screen: How Digital Tools are Fuelling Gender-Based Violence

MEDIA STATEMENT: ABDUCTION OF 315 SCHOOLGIRLS AND WOMEN IN NIGERIA

What does Justice for GBV mean for you?

Annual Activity Report: September 2024 – August 2025

Rapport Annuel D'Activités: Septembre 2024 – Août 2025

Technology and Transitional Justice in Africa – Portuguese

Technology and Transitional Justice in Africa – French

Technology and Transitional Justice in Africa – Arabic

Technology and Transitional Justice in Africa

Transformative Transitional Justice for Climate Justice: Lessons from Practice

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