MEDIA ADVISORY

The 7^th Edition of the African Transitional Justice Forum

INVITATION TO THE REPRESENTATIVES OF THE MEDIA

WHAT:  The Department of Political Affairs and Peace and Security (PAPS) at the African Union Commission (AUC), the Centre for the Study of Violence and Reconciliation (CSVR) and the National Human Rights Council of Morocco (CNDH), will be hosting the Seventh Edition of the African Transitional Justice Forum from the 12th to the 14th of September 2023 in Rabat, Kingdom of Morocco.

Since the inaugural African Transitional Justice Forum in 2017, the TJ Forum has probed the state of transitional justice in Africa. It aims to foster comprehensive reflections and discussions on the continent's advancements, innovations, shortcomings, and challenges in addressing the diverse range of obstacles faced by African people. As a multi-stakeholder platform that brings about African states, TJ experts and practitioners, NHRIs, CSOs, RECs, AU organs, and victims’ networks.

In line with the AU Theme of the Year and the Commemoration of 20 years of the Maputo Protocol and the 60th anniversary of the OAU, the 7th Edition of the Forum will focus on Inclusive and Participatory Governance, Gender Equality and Socio-Economic Justice in Africa. It will also pay particular attention to other emerging issues, progress, and best practices in addressing these issues, thus further pushing the boundaries of transitional justice to provide solutions, shape approach(es) and build tools to address them.

WHEN:      12^th to 14^th September 2023

TIME:         09:00am (WEST) | 08:00am (WAT) | 10:00am (SAST) | 11:00am (EAT)

WHERE:    Palais Des Congrès, Rabat, Morocco (All sessions will also be hosted on virtually)

Register in advance to attend virtually:

https://us06web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_lQVIjLj1T8ahrQzUFTwFSg

After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the meeting.

OBJECTIVES:

The Seventh Edition of the African TJ Forum aims to reflect on the state of transitional justice within the ambit of this year theme of “Inclusive and Participatory Governance, Gender Equality and Socio-Economic Justice in Africa” to achieve the following broad objectives of such a multi-stakeholder convening:

1. To provide a multi-stakeholder platform for identifying holistic solutions to the common challenges related to TJ, gender equality and socio-economic justice as well as other emerging issues, and proffering solutions that are rooted in collective and national experiences and reality.
2. To share best practices, Africa’s success TJ experiences on specific themes of the Forum highlighted above, and generate new knowledge to advance a Pan African transitional justice discourse and transform its practice; and
3. To facilitate ongoing interaction and collaboration between policymakers at national, regional and continental levels, civil society, national government stakeholders (at implementation level), the academia and transitional justice experts and practitioners on specific themes of reflection and discussion during the Forum, to aid effective implementation of the AUTJP in Africa.

PARTICIPANTS:

The Forum will bring together scholars, researchers, practitioners, policymakers, representatives of national human rights institutions, civil society organizations and other interested participants working on TJ issues in Africa

Hashtag: #TJinAfrica #ATJF2023

Journalists are invited to cover the opening session both physically and virtually on the 12^th of September 2023 at 09:00 AM (WEST)

For media inquiries, please contact:

1. Ms. Limi Mohammed Shash, Communications Focal person, GCPD, Department of Political Affairs, Peace and Security, AUC - E-mail: shashlm@africa-union.org
2. Ms. Gugu Nonjinge, Center for the Study of Violence and Reconciliation (CSVR) E-mail:  GNonjinge@csvr.org.za
3. Ms Karine Lacasse, National Human Rights Council of Morocco (CNDH) E-mail: k.lacasse@cndh.org.ma

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