ArticlesClimate JusticeMediaClimate Change, Transitional JusticeTransformative Transitional Justice: How Old Tools Could Open New Avenues for Climate JusticeApril 2024 was the eleventh consecutive month to break heat records. With that news, the world is faced with the reality that global surface temperatures have already surpassed, even if temporarily, 1.5°C above pre-industrial levels – the benchmark agreed on in the 2015 Paris climate agreement. Yet, the international climate negotiations continue to stall and the progress made so far… Read More Jasmina Brankovic and Augustine NjamnshiMay 29, 2024
PolicyPublicationsStudy on the Violent Nature of Crime, Torture and State Violence, Transitional JusticeTRANSITIONAL JUSTICE TOOLS TO ADDRESS RADICALISM AND VIOLENT EXTREMISM IN THE SAHEL REGION.These 3 case studies review the manifestation of violent extremism in the Sahel region, particularly in Mali, Burkina Faso and Niger. It contains an analysis of the militaristic approaches adopted so far in addressing this phenomenon. However the research argues that such an approach does not effectively address the root causes of this phenomenon. Transitional justice tools are thus proffered… Read More Bobuin Jr Valery Gemandze ObenFebruary 26, 2024
PolicyPublicationsSexual Violence, Transitional Justice, Truth CommissionsAddressing CRSV through Truth Commissions in AfricaDrawing on examples from African truth commissions, this policy brief presents recommendations for better enabling accountability, reparation and guarantees of non-recurrence for conflict-related sexual violence. Written for policy makers and practitioners working towards holistic transitional justice in Africa, the brief shows how to improve truth-seeking and truth-telling processes to promote lasting redress for victims/survivors of conflict-related sexual violence, with a… Read More CSVRFebruary 7, 2024
PublicationsTransitional Justice, Violence in TransitionTRANSITIONAL JUSTICE TOOLS TO ADDRESS RADICALISM AND VIOLENT EXTREMISMThis in-depth and comprehensive compendium provides key literature on the subject matter. The first part of this compendium is the introduction which provides an outline of the entire work. Subsequently, Part II contains primary sources that offer definitions on radicalisation, terrorism and violent extremism, providing a base for understanding the peculiarities in definitions in the regions of concern for this… Read More Bobuin Jr Valery Gemandze ObenNovember 6, 2023
PolicyPublicationsResearchInequalities, Transitional JusticeChallenges for the Inclusion of Indigenous Communities in Transitional Justice: Synthesis Report on Africa, Asia-Pacific and Latin AmericaTransitional justice mechanisms, due to their historical contexts and doctrinal roots, have not properly recorded the experiences considered relevant by Indigenous peoples. Because they have failed to incorporate the range of Indigenous encounters with violence and oppression, they have not adequately linked the violations of the past with the ongoing marginalization of the present. However, transitional justice is dynamic and… Read More CSVROctober 26, 2023
PolicyPublicationsRole of Civil society, Transitional JusticeCIVIL SOCIETY AND TRANSITIONAL JUSTICE IN THE GAMBIAThis practice brief outlines civil society’s role and lessons learnt in The Gambian transitional justice process, which may be useful to practitioners operating in similar contexts. Based on interviews with key civil society actors, it looks at the experiences of civil society organisations that existed before the transitional justice process and those formed during it, as well as their engagements… Read More CSVROctober 2, 2023
