PublicationsResearchCriminal Justice, Gender-based Violence, Violence PreventionJustice Denied, Silence Maintained: Women's Voices from the Margins of South Africa's Justice SystemThis research amplifies the lived experiences of women survivors of gender-based violence as they navigate South Africa's criminal justice system. Drawing on qualitative research conducted across diverse communities, the report examines the systemic barriers that prevent women from accessing justice, including institutional failures, secondary victimisation, delayed investigations, and inadequate survivor-centred services. ' The findings highlight the gap between progressive legal… Read More Lindokuhle MalambeJuly 17, 2026
PublicationsResearchClimate Change, Public Participation, Reparations, Transitional Justice, Truth CommissionsTransformative Transitional Justice and Climate Action: Nurturing Synergies for Climate JusticeIn the face of rapidly escalating but unevenly distributed harms, global climate governance is struggling to prevent catastrophic warming while addressing growing demands for climate justice. This paper proposes transformative transitional justice as a lens through which to identify two sources of climate justice action: elements of justice latent within climate policy architectures, and community justice actions too often overlooked… Read More Jasmina Brankovic and Samuel SontagJune 5, 2026
PolicyPublicationsAfrican Union, Amnesty, Criminal Justice, Peacebuilding, Prosecutions and Pardons, Torture and State Violence, Transitional Justice, Trauma and TransitionPromoting Transitional Justice and Accountability in AfricaThis policy paper examines justice and accountability mechanisms in conflict and post-conflict contexts across Africa, focusing on how states can deliver meaningful accountability while building sustainable peace. From Uganda’s 20-year-long insurgency, which displaced 1.5 million civilians, to the genocide in Rwanda, which claimed 800 000 lives, to Sierra Leone’s civil war, which occasioned the deaths of 100 000 people, to… Read More Bobuin Jr Valery Gemandze ObenMay 21, 2026
PublicationsResearchAfrican Union, Reparations and Victim Services, Transitional JusticeJustice for Africans and People of African Descent Through Reparations – Report of the Ninth African Transitional Justice Forum – FRENCHThe ninth edition of the African Transitional Justice Forum was convened from 30 September to 2 October 2025 in Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), under the theme “Justice for Africans and People of African Descent through Reparations.” Organised by the African Union Department of Political Affairs, Peace and Security (AU-DPAPS) and the Centre for the Study of Violence and… Read More Imran DarboeMay 8, 2026
PublicationsResearchClimate Change, Public Participation, Transitional JusticeLocal Transitional Justice Practices for Climate Justice: The Case of Nkhulambe, MalawiThis report applies a transformative transitional justice lens to the numerous climate actions designed and implemented by residents of Nkhulambe, a community in Malawi heavily affected by climate change. Typically used to deal with gross human rights abuses, transitional justice is an established field of theory and practice that is designed to acknowledge the truth of past harms, provide redress… Read More Jasmina BrankovicApril 27, 2026
PublicationsResearchAfrican Union, Transitional JusticeThe State of Transitional Justice in Africa Volume 3 The Role of Civil Society – PORTUGUESEThis report examines civil society’s role in transitional justice in Africa, providing a comprehensive assessment of how diverse civil society actors contribute to justice, accountability, reconciliation, and societal transformation across the continent. Building on the framework established by the African Union Transitional Justice Policy (AUTJP), the report analyses civil society engagement with the indicative elements of transitional justice: peace processes,… Read More Bobuin Jr Valery Gemandze ObenApril 22, 2026
