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

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.

Opinion

Operationalising Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights in Transitional Justice

Enabling redress for victims of conflict-related sexual violence as well as sexual and gender-based violence requires universal access to sexual and reproductive health and rights, write Jemma Blacklaw, Lesego Sekhu and Sinqobile Makhatini.

Opinion

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

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.

Opinion

Transitional Justice and Silencing the Guns in Africa Today

Transitional justice has become central to continental efforts to build and sustain peace in Africa, in line with the African Union’s Agenda 2063 and commitment to Silence the Guns by 2030, writes Khabele Matlosa.