This report applies a transformative transitional justice lens to the numerous climate actions designed and implemented by residents of Nkhulambe, a community in Malawi heavily affected by climate change. Typically used to deal with gross human rights abuses, transitional justice…
The people most affected by climate change are the ones who best understand the problems they face. They see solutions that experts living outside their communities might not – what will work, what will not, and why. At the municipal…
Statements on the need for popular participation are increasingly common in international and national transitional justice policy and literature, yet little guidance is available on how to put participation into practice. Based on empirical research in The Gambia and Somalia…
This research report examines the level of popular participation in The Gambia's transitional justice process to date and provides recommendations for ensuring more meaningful participation going forward. It begins with an overview of both formal and non-formal measures in The…
The government of Gambia has committed to implementing the recommendations of the Truth, Reconciliation, and Reparations Commission (TRRC) through further transitional justice measures. Three decades of experience in Africa show that a transitional justice process as a whole is more…
The 2019 African Union Transitional Justice Policy (AUTJP) advances a unique transitional justice approach based on the principles of national and local ownership, African shared values, inclusiveness, equity and non-discrimination. These principles highlight the importance of popular participation and provide…
