PolicyPublicationsAfrican Union, Transitional JusticeAfrican Union Transitional Justice Policy Framework in Practice: Implementing Accountability MeasuresBased on work by Naomi Roht-Arriaza, this brief focuses on a central aspect of transitional justice: preventing impunity for past human rights abuses. Drawing on lessons from Latin America, the brief outlines several accountability processes available to African Union member states and African civil society organisations, the strengths and challenges of implementing these official processes at the national level and… Read More Jasmina BrankovicMay 2, 2013
PolicyPublicationsResearchPeacebuilding, Transitional JusticePeace, Justice and Accountability After War and Dictatorship Prospects for the African ContextThe Peace Building section of the Belgian Federal Department of Foreign Affairs, together with the Centre for Historical Research and Documentation on War and Contemporary Society (Belgium) and the Centre for the Study of Violence and Reconciliation (South Africa), hosted the workshop 'Peace, justice and accountability after war and dictatorship: Prospects for the African context' from 7-8 March in Cape… Read More CSVRApril 27, 2013
PublicationsResearchPeacebuilding, Reconciliation, Transitional JusticeAfrican Union Commission Consultation with African Union Member States on Transitional JusticeThis report is a reflection of a two-day expert consultation on Transitional Justice with African Union Member States organised by the Department of Political Affairs of the African Union Commission (AUC) in collaboration with the Centre for the Study of Violence and Reconciliation (CSVR), which took place from 12–13 September 2011 in Cape Town, South Africa. The aim of the… Read More CSVRJanuary 24, 2012
ArticlesMediaReparations and Victim Services, Transitional JusticePress Release: SACTJ Submission to Department of Justice on ReparationsOn 11 May 2011, the Department of Justice and Constitutional Development gazetted regulations for the payment of educational assistance and health benefits exclusively to victims identified by the TRC. The regulations were gazetted after only a very superficial consultation process with victims and other stakeholders and do not address the key concerns expressed by these stakeholders. The South African… Read More CSVRJune 10, 2011
ArticlesMediaReparations and Victim Services, Transitional JusticePress Release: SACTJ Calls in State to Honour Its Reparations Obligations for All VictimsOn 11 May 2011, the Department of Justice and Constitutional Development (DOJ&CD) gazetted regulations for the payment of educational assistance and health benefits exclusively to victims identified by the TRC. The regulations were gazetted after only a very superficial consultation process with victims and other stakeholders, and do not address the key concerns expressed by these stakeholders. The current proposals… Read More CSVRJune 1, 2011
ArticlesMediaReparations and Victim Services, Transitional JusticePress Release: Concourt Upholds Right to Express the TruthIn a landmark judgment handed down today the Constitutional Court upheld the rights of victims of apartheid era abuses, as well as the media and public, to speak the truth about crimes amnestied by the Truth and Reconciliation Commission (TRC). The Court held that truth-telling was the moral base of the transition from the injustice of apartheid to democracy and… Read More CSVRApril 8, 2011
