Transitional 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 ...
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This 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 ...
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La 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) ...
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Les 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 ...
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The 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 ...
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Wars, 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 ...
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This 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 ...
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Collaboratively written with Fantanka (the Gambia), The Day After (Syria), the Consultancy for Human Rights and Displacement (Colombia) and SOS Sahel Sudan (Sudan), this guidebook for practitioners addresses the global phenomenon of forced migration and ...
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This policy paper explores the impacts of violent conflict on youth in Africa and approaches for ensuring their effective involvement in peace and transitional justice processes. It analyses regional and international policies that guarantee youth ...
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On 20–22 October 2021, the Department of Political Affairs, Peace and Security (PAPS) of the African Union Commission (AUC) and the Centre for the Study of Violence and Reconciliation (CSVR) hosted the Fifth African Transitional ...
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This research brief presents recommendations for integrating forced migration and its victims into transitional justice processes. Based on research conducted in partnership with forced migrant communities in The Gambia, Sudan, Syria, and Bangladesh/Myanmar, the recommendations ...
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Ce sommaire de recherche présente des recommandations pour intégrer la migration forcée et ses victimes dans les processus de justice transitionnelle. Basées sur des recherches menées en partenariat avec des communautés de migrants forcés en ...
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