Project Brief
The African Union (AU) and the European Union (EU) have jointly launched a three-year project to assist AU member states as they incorporate the African Union Transitional Justice Policy (AUTJP) at the national level. The project, named the Initiative for Transitional Justice in Africa (ITJA), will be implemented by a consortium of three organizations led by the International Center for Transitional Justice (ICTJ) and that includes the Africa Transitional Justice Legacy Fund (ATJLF) and the Centre for the Study of Violence and Reconciliation (CSVR).
The three-year initiative seeks to facilitate the domestic application of the AUTJP and its accompanying action plan, or roadmap, by providing technical assistance, fostering knowledge production and management, and strengthening the capacity of civil society and victims’ groups. In line with the AUTJP and roadmap, the initiative will focus on empowering African women to participate in transitional justice processes more meaningfully. In doing so, the ITJA will help promote redress for victims and prevent future conflict and recurrence of abuses, particularly in countries undertaking or about to initiate transitional justice processes. Ultimately, it aims to help societies across the African continent become more peaceful, just, and accountable.
The ITJA consists of three specific objectives. The first, led by ICTJ, focuses on providing technical assistance and capacity building to AU member states, the AU organs, Regional Economic Communities (RECS), and other stakeholders. The second, led by CSVR, focuses on fostering research and knowledge production and management. The third, led by ATJLF, focuses on raising awareness about the AUTJP and enhancing the engagement of civil society actors with it and transitional justice processes in Africa.
