The Eighth African Transitional Justice Forum was convened in Port Louis, Mauritius, on 11-12 September 2024, continuing the forum's critical role in advancing transitional justice across the continent. Organised by the African Union Department of Political Affairs, Peace and Security…
Le huitième Forum africain sur la justice transitionnelle s'est tenu à Port-Louis, à Maurice, les 11 et 12 septembre 2024, poursuivant le rôle essentiel du forum dans l'avancement de la justice transitionnelle (JT) à travers le continent. Organisé par le…
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…
School violence manifests itself in many forms including discipline problems such as fighting among learners, bullying, utterances of crude and sexist remarks against fellow learners and teachers, racism, stabbings, shootings at schools and even murder. However, given that race frequently…
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…