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African Union Transitional Justice Policy Implementation Guidance: South Sudan

The policy brief discusses the ongoing challenges in South Sudan following conflicts in 2013 and 2016, highlighting severe human rights violations and a humanitarian crisis. It emphasizes the importance of implementing the Revitalized Agreement on the Resolution of the Conflict…

Christopher Gitari

25 Apr 2025

Policy, Reconciliation, Reparations and Victim Services, Restorative Justice, Social Cohesion, Transitional Justice, Trauma and Transition, Truth and Reconciliation Commission, Violence Prevention

Beyond Rhetoric: Integrating African Traditional Justice Mechanisms Into Transitional Justice Processes

The policy brief emphasizes the importance of integrating African traditional justice mechanisms into transitional justice processes to enhance rule-of-law and peace-building efforts across the continent. It highlights the recognition of these mechanisms in various countries, where they operate alongside formal…

Dr. Tadesse Metekia

25 Apr 2025

Policy, Publications, African 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 Commissions

African Union Transitional Justice Policy Implementation Guidance: Lesotho

The 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…

Prof. Khabele Matlosa

25 Apr 2025

MHPSS, Publications, Research, Mental Health, Peacebuilding, Reconciliation, Transitional Justice, Trauma and Transition

The Power Of We: How Collective Processes Allow Healing After Mass Atrocity – Reflections From The Field

In 2024, the Global Learning Hub for Transitional Justice and Reconciliation convened partners, AJAR, the Berghof Foundation, CSVR, and Dejusticia in a collaborative workstream on Collective Healing. Through a joint process of learning and reflection, the team examined diverse country…

CSVR

17 Apr 2025

Articles, Media, Inequalities, Peacebuilding, Transitional Justice

Statement: Commemoration Of The 31st Anniversary Of The 1994 Genocide Against The Tutsi In Rwanda

Today, the Centre for the Study of Violence and Reconciliation (CSVR) solemnly commemorates the 31st anniversary of the tragic events of the 1994 genocide against the Tutsi in Rwanda, a horrifying period marked by immense human suffering and loss. Over…

CSVR

07 Apr 2025

Media, Videos, Peacebuilding, Reconciliation, Transitional Justice, Truth Commissions

Mainstreaming Popular Participation In Transitional Justice

Based 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…

CSVR

12 Mar 2025

Transitional Justice Tag

African Union Transitional Justice Policy Implementation Guidance: South Sudan

The Power Of We: How Collective Processes Allow Healing After Mass Atrocity – Reflections From The Field

Statement: Commemoration Of The 31st Anniversary Of The 1994 Genocide Against The Tutsi In Rwanda

Mainstreaming Popular Participation In Transitional Justice

COMMEMORATION OF THE 49TH ANNIVERSARY OF YOUTH DAY IN SOUTH AFRICA

STATEMENT: COMMEMORATION OF THE 31ST ANNIVERSARY OF THE 1994 GENOCIDE AGAINST THE TUTSI IN RWANDA

Mainstreaming Popular Participation in Transitional Justice

Confronting racial violence in schools

Justice Denied: Gender-Based Violence Crimes remain unpunishable in South Africa.

AFRICAN UNION TRANSITIONAL JUSTICE POLICY IMPLEMENTATION GUIDANCE: SOUTH SUDAN

AFRICAN UNION TRANSITIONAL JUSTICE POLICY IMPLEMENTATION GUIDANCE: ETHIOPIA

BEYOND RHETORIC: INTEGRATING AFRICAN TRADITIONAL JUSTICE MECHANISMS INTO TRANSITIONAL JUSTICE PROCESSES

AFRICAN UNION TRANSITIONAL JUSTICE POLICY IMPLEMENTATION GUIDANCE: LESOTHO

The Power of We: How collective processes allow healing after mass atrocity – Reflections from the field

Understanding Consent and Your Rights

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