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Publications, Research, Children and Youth, Mental Health, Psychosocial Support, Transitional Justice

Integrating Mental Health And Psychosocial Support In Transitional Justice: A Manual For Youth In Africa

Transitional Justice (TJ) seeks to address the legacies of conflict and gross human rights abuses through truth-seeking, reparations, accountability measures, and institutional reform. Yet focusing solely on legal or institutional mechanisms often leaves deep emotional and social wounds unhealed. Mental…

Jacqui Leigh Chowles and Gaudence Uwizeye

03 Feb 2026

Policy, Publications, Criminal Justice, Gender-based Violence

Report Of The Third Southern Africa Gender-based Violence Prevention Forum

The Third Southern Africa GBV Prevention Forum, held in Johannesburg from 19 to 21 August 2025, brought together diverse stakeholders from across the region to reflect, share and co-create strategies for preventing and responding to gender based violence (GBV). The…

CSVR

13 Jan 2026

Policy, Publications, African Union, Capacity Building, Gender-based Violence, Peacebuilding, Reconciliation, Restorative Justice, Social Cohesion, Transitional Justice

Guide De Mise En Oeuvre De La Politique De Justice Transitionnelle De L'union Africaine: RÉpublique Centrafricaine

Depuis son indépendance en 1960, la République centrafricaine (RCA) a connu une instabilité et des violences qui ont culminé en 2013 lorsque les rebelles de la Séléka ont renversé le président François Bozizé. La milice « Antibalaka » formée en…

Kessy Martine Ekomo Soignet

11 Dec 2025

Publications, Research, African Union, Ex-combatant Reintegration and Demilitarisation, Reconciliation, Transitional Justice

African Transitions Tracker

Since the beginning of 2025, African political discourse has increasingly centred on militarism, especially among the youth and across diverse social media platforms. The reference point of conversation has been Captain Ibrahim Traoré, President of the Patriotic Movement for Safeguard…

Bobuin Jr Valery Gemandze Oben

11 Dec 2025

Publications, Research, African Union, Ex-combatant Reintegration and Demilitarisation, Reconciliation, Transitional Justice

African Transitions Tracker

Depuis le début de 2025, le discours politique africain est de plus en plus centré sur le militarisme, en particulier parmi les jeunes et sur diverses plateformes de médias sociaux. Le point de référence de la conversation a été le…

Bobuin Jr Valery Gemandze Oben

11 Dec 2025

Policy, Publications, Gender-based Violence, Reparations and Victim Services, Restorative Justice, Transitional Justice

Beyond Money: Sexual And Gender-based Violence And Reparations In The Gambian Transitional Justice Process

During former President Yahya Jammeh's regime (1994–2017), state actors, including Jammeh himself, systematically used sexual and gender-based violence (SGBV) as a tool of repression. The Truth, Reconciliation and Reparations Commission documented these abuses and amplified survivors' testimonies. Yet, reparations have…

Mariama Jobarteh

08 Dec 2025

Publications

Integrating Mental Health And Psychosocial Support In Transitional Justice: A Manual For Youth In Africa

Report Of The Third Southern Africa Gender-based Violence Prevention Forum

African Transitions Tracker

African Transitions Tracker

Beyond Money: Sexual And Gender-based Violence And Reparations In The Gambian Transitional Justice Process

In the Shadow of Femicide: The Unseen Trauma of Families in Search of Healing and Justice

Behind the Screen: How Digital Tools are Fuelling Gender-Based Violence

MEDIA STATEMENT: ABDUCTION OF 315 SCHOOLGIRLS AND WOMEN IN NIGERIA

What does Justice for GBV mean for you?

Technology and Transitional Justice in Africa – Portuguese

Technology and Transitional Justice in Africa – French

Technology and Transitional Justice in Africa – Arabic

Technology and Transitional Justice in Africa

Transformative Transitional Justice for Climate Justice: Lessons from Practice

Youth And Transitional Justice in Africa: A Practical Training Guide

Integrating Mental Health and Psychosocial Support in Transitional Justice: A Manual for Youth in Africa

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