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In Opinion

Strengthening the Nexus between Transitional Justice and Education in Africa

Baba G. Jallow October 28, 2024

Measures like public education committees and youth and children’s units within truth commissions, casting witnesses as national educators, rethinking truth commission names, and country studies centres can better integrate education into transitional justice, writes Baba G. Jallow.

In Opinion

The Deadly Intersection of Climate Change and Insecurity Hits Women and Girls the Hardest

Mary Izobo October 6, 2024

Women-led and gender-sensitive climate action is key to sustainable peace, political stability and greater socioeconomic equality in Africa, writes Mary Izobo.

In Opinion

30 Years into South Africa’s Democracy, the Struggle for Justice for Apartheid-Era Crimes Continues

Katarzyna Zdunczyk September 26, 2024

The South African government bodies tasked with investigating and prosecuting apartheid-era political crimes must face closer public scrutiny and take stronger action to fast-track long-overdue justice for victims’ families and survivors, writes Katarzyna Zdunczyk.

In Opinion

Integrating a Transitional Justice Approach into Climate Finance Negotiations: A Clarion Call for True Climate Justice

Augustine Njamnshi July 2, 2024

Integrating a transitional justice approach into climate finance negotiations and provision can help rectify historical wrongs, ensure fair distribution of resources, and support vulnerable populations in adapting to and mitigating the impacts of climate change, writes Augustine Njamnshi.

In Opinion

Mental Health and Psychosocial Support: Ensuring Lasting Well-Being after Conflict in Sudan

Amina Mwaikambo June 28, 2024

To ensure the lasting well-being and active citizenship of Sudanese survivors of conflict, international, state and civil society actors must integrate mental health and psychosocial support interventions into humanitarian, peacebuilding and transitional justice efforts, writes Amina Mwaikambo.

In Opinion

Addressing Developmental and Governance Challenges in Africa: A Transitional Justice Approach

Bobuin Jr Valery Gemandze Oben June 26, 2024

Transitional justice can be employed to address business-related human rights violations and a range of interrelated developmental and governance challenges in Africa, especially through the African Union’s Transitional Justice Policy, writes Bobuin Jr Valery Gemandze Oben.

In Opinion

Thirty Years after the Rwanda Genocide: Lessons on the Need for Criminal Accountability

Usani Odum March 31, 2024

Lessons from the post-genocide Rwandan experiment and guidance from the 2019 AU Transitional Justice Policy show that criminal accountability is still an indispensable part of transitional justice, writes Usani Odum.

In Opinion

Integrating Gender-Inclusive Approaches in Transitional Justice Processes in Africa

Mary Izobo February 20, 2024

Transitional justice in African countries must not only acknowledge but also actively engage with the gendered impacts of conflicts on all individuals, especially women and girls, writes Mary Izobo.

In Opinion

Transitional Justice in Sudan: Potential Opportunities and Key Challenges

Abdelmageed M. Yahya November 20, 2023

Transitional justice is key to building peace and stability in Sudan after years of impunity, especially in light of the current conflict between the Sudanese Armed Forces and the Rapid Support Forces, writes Abdelmageed Yahya.

In Opinion

Witness Protection and Strengthening Transitional Justice Pillars in Africa

Emmanuel Ayoola November 6, 2023

The African Union, the regional economic communities and African states must create and implement robust frameworks for witness protection in order to ensure the success of transitional justice measures on the continent, writes Emmanuel Ayoola.