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Programme · Continental
Transitional justice and anti-impunity advisory
Strategic advisory on hybrid mechanisms, victim-centered approaches and reparations frameworks in post-crisis contexts.
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- Country / Region
- Africa - Continental
- Period
- 2022 - Ongoing
- Status
- Ongoing
- Intervention area
- Transitional Justice · Research
- Partners
- African Union mechanisms · International partners · Civil society networks
Context
Operational context
Post-crisis contexts in Africa demand credible accountability mechanisms able to combine truth, reparations and judicial responses with sustained engagement of victims and affected communities.
Objectives
What this programme aims to achieve
- Provide strategic advisory on hybrid accountability mechanisms
- Strengthen victim-centered approaches in transitional processes
- Support reparations frameworks and memorialization
- Build the capacity of transitional justice actors
Activities
How we deliver
- 01Strategic advisory missions
- 02Research on comparative transitional justice mechanisms
- 03Capacity-building workshops with transitional justice institutions
- 04Policy briefs and recommendations for partners
Outcomes
Institutional outcomes
Measurable results delivered alongside national institutions and partners.
- Strategic frameworks developed with partner institutions
- Capacity of transitional justice actors reinforced
- Policy briefs informing continental dialogues
- Stronger victim engagement in design of mechanisms
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