he continued eruption of violent protests in various provinces in South Africa could be a sign of increased desperation amongst citizens who feel their grievances continue to fall on deaf ears, despite the hard-earned freedom ...
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This edited volume examines the role of local civil society in shaping understandings and processes of transitional justice in Africa – a nursery of transitional justice ideas for well over two decades. It brings together ...
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Policy , Publications
The State of Transitional Justice in Africa: Between Wide Application and Deep Contestation
This lecture, delivered by Commissioner Solomon Dersso of the African Commission on Human and Peoples’ Rights, at the 2017 African Transitional Justice Forum, provides an appraisal of the state of transitional justice in Africa and ...
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Articles , Media , Our News and Events
Press Release: The African Union and CSVR Host the First Continental Forum on Transitional Justice
The African Union Commission Department of Political Affairs (AUC-DPA) and the Centre for the Study of Violence and Reconciliation (CSVR) jointly hosted the first Continental Forum on Transitional Justice (TJ) in Africa in Johannesburg, South ...
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Following the 2011 Revolution ending over five decades of dictatorship, Tunisia embarked on a comprehensive transitional justice process to investigate a broad range of state violations against its citizens, including false imprisonment, torture, assassination as ...
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The increasing role of African youth in political transformations and conflicts in the African continent is inevitably linked to the demographic reality that Africa is a continent of the Youth. This increasing role is also ...
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This report provides an overview of the legacies of colonisation and demonstrates its impact on transitional justice in Nigeria. It argues that the current injustices in Nigeria are strongly connected to the country’s colonial history. ...
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