PolicyPublicationsPsychosocial Support, Transitional JusticePerspectives des Jeunes Sur le Genre et les Masculinités Au Burundi, en Rdc, au Mali et au Soudan du Sud : Promouvoir des Politiques de Justice Transitionnelle Efficaces en AfriqueLa Politique de justice transitionnelle de l’Union africaine (PJTUA), adoptée par les chefs d’État et de gouvernement de l’Union africaine en février 2019, appelle à la mise en place de mécanismes de justice transitionnelle (JT) qui non seulement rendent justice, mais contribuent également à la transformation des préjugés fondamentaux liés au genre dans les sociétés. Alors que les facteurs liés… Read More CSVRAugust 4, 2023
PolicyPublicationsMental Health, Transitional JusticeRôle De La Santé Mentale Et Le Soutien Psychosocial (SMSPS) Dans Les Processus De Justice Transitionnelle : Points De Vue De La Jeunesse Africaine au Burundi, an RDC, au Mali et au Soudan du SudLes guerres, conflits et crises donnant lieu à des crimes internationaux et à des violations flagrantes des droits humains n’épargnent jamais les individus, les communautés et les sociétés. La déshumanisation associée aux tragédies du passé et aux conflits actuels que connaît l’Afrique, avec leur lot de violations flagrantes des droits humains, laisse souvent dans son sillage des traumatismes individuels et… Read More CSVRAugust 4, 2023
PolicyPublicationsChildren and Youth, Transitional JusticeYouth perspectives on gender and masculinities in Burundi, the DRC, Mali and South Sudan – Promoting effective TJ policies in AfricaThe African Union’s Transitional Justice Policy (AUTJP), adopted by the AU Heads of State and Government in February 2019, calls for transitional justice (TJ) mechanisms that not only deliver justice, but also transform fundamental gender biases in societies. Whereas gender considerations are a staple of most TJ discussions on the continent, masculinity as a cause and consequence of violence is… Read More CSVRAugust 4, 2023
PolicyPublicationsPsychosocial Support, Transitional JusticeThe role of Mental Health and Psychosocial Support (MHPSS) in transitional justice – Perspectives from African youth in DRC, Mali, Burundi and South SudanWars, conflicts and crises giving rise to international crimes and gross human rights violations never leave individuals, communities and societies untouched. The dehumanisation associated with Africa’s brutal past and current conflicts, with their attendant gross human rights violations, often leaves individual and collective trauma in their wake. Such traumas tend to compound already existing structures of inequality and marginalisation, which… Read More CSVRAugust 4, 2023
Climate JusticePublicationsResearchCivil Society, Climate Change, Public Participation, Transitional Justice, Victim AwarenessTransitional and Climate Justice: New Opportunities for Justice in TransitionIn this editorial, Senior Research Specialist Jasmina Brankovic draws on her scholarly work on transitional justice and climate change as well as her practitioner experiences with the ‘unfinished business’ of South Africa’s political transition to propose that the intersection between transitional justice and climate justice – particularly the transformative turn in both – presents new opportunities for imagining and enacting… Read More Jasmina BrankovicJuly 7, 2023
PublicationsPolicing, Psychosocial Support, Transitional JusticeGUIDEBOOK ON A VICTIM-CENTERED APPROACH TO TRANSITIONAL JUSTICEThis guidebook is a product of the Victim-Centered Approach to Transitional Justice project implemented by the Global Initiative for Justice, Truth, and Reconciliation (GIJTR). The project was designed to aid civil society actors who work directly with victims in transitional justice contexts by providing training to further their current skills and exchange to learn and connect with civil society organizations… Read More Amina Mwaikambo and Tsholofelo NakediJune 14, 2023
