1. African Union Transitional Justice Policy Framework in Practice: Implementing Accountability Measures
- Author:
- Jasmina Brankovic
- Publication Date:
- 05-2013
- Content Type:
- Policy Brief
- Institution:
- Centre for the Study of Violence and Reconciliation (CSVR)
- Abstract:
- Based on work by Naomi Roht-Arriaza, this brief focuses on a central aspect of transitional justice: preventing impunity for past human rights abuses. Drawing on lessons from Latin America, the brief outlines several accountability processes available to African Union member states and African civil society organisations, the strengths and challenges of implementing these official processes at the national level and strategies for promoting accountability that have proven useful in diverse country contexts. It discusses regional litigation and domestic prosecutions, as well as reparations, truth telling and community‐based justice mechanisms.
- Topic:
- Human Rights, Transitional Justice, Accountability, and African Union
- Political Geography:
- Africa, South Africa, and Latin America