PublicationsResearchClimate Change, Public Participation, Reparations, Transitional Justice, Truth CommissionsTransformative Transitional Justice and Climate Action: Nurturing Synergies for Climate JusticeIn the face of rapidly escalating but unevenly distributed harms, global climate governance is struggling to prevent catastrophic warming while addressing growing demands for climate justice. This paper proposes transformative transitional justice as a lens through which to identify two sources of climate justice action: elements of justice latent within climate policy architectures, and community justice actions too often overlooked… Read More Jasmina Brankovic and Samuel SontagJune 5, 2026
Climate JusticePublicationsResearchClimate Change, climate justice, Public Participation, Reparations, Transitional Justice, Truth CommissionsTransformative Transitional Justice for Climate Justice: Lessons from PracticeIn 2025, two South African communities created the first explicitly transitional justice process for climate harms. Emphasising the experiences and solutions of residents directly affected by climate change, the process was also novel in using a transformative approach to transitional justice. Participants developed measures that demonstrate a more comprehensive way of conceptualising the effects of climate change – as a… Read More Jasmina BrankovicFebruary 13, 2026
PolicyPublicationsResearchAfrican Union, Criminal Justice, Reparations, Transitional Justice, Truth CommissionsThe State of Transitional Justice in Africa – Volume 1: Benchmarking Country ProcessesThis study provides an assessment of the state of transitional justice in Africa based on the experiences of 10 countries with diverse contexts, in different regions of the continent, and at various stages of transitional justice: Libya, Mali, Ethiopia, The Gambia, South Sudan, Lesotho, Guinea-Conakry, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Central African Republic and Burundi. Through the lens of the… Read More CSVRAugust 5, 2025
PolicyPublicationsResearchAfrican Union, Criminal Justice, Reparations, Transitional Justice, Truth CommissionsL'état de la justice transitionnelle en Afrique – Tome 1 : Analyse comparative des processus nationauxLa présente étude fournit une évaluation de l’état de la justice transitionnelle en Afrique, avec un accent particulier sur 10 pays aux contextes divers dans différentes régions du continent et à différents stades de la justice transitionnelle : Libye, Mali, Éthiopie, Gambie, Soudan du Sud, Lesotho, Guinée-Conakry, République démocratique du Congo, République centrafricaine et Burundi. La étude fournit une analyse… Read More CSVRAugust 5, 2025
PolicyPublicationsAfrican 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 CommissionsAFRICAN UNION TRANSITIONAL JUSTICE POLICY IMPLEMENTATION GUIDANCE: LESOTHOThe 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 African Union Transitional Justice Policy (AUTJP) to promote justice, reconciliation, and social cohesion. The paper outlines the historical context of… Read More Prof. Khabele MatlosaApril 25, 2025
MediaVideosPeacebuilding, Reconciliation, Transitional Justice, Truth CommissionsMainstreaming Popular Participation in Transitional JusticeBased on their research in The Gambia and Somalia and with multilateral actors in Africa, our panellists share insights and recommendations for enabling meaningful participation by victims and survivors, communities affected by violence, and the broader population in formal and non-formal transitional justice measures. Panellists: Jasmina Brankovic, Senior Research Specialist, Centre for the Study of Violence and Reconciliation Lena Houma,… Read More CSVRMarch 12, 2025
