Nairobi, Kenya, 16 December 2019: The Department of Political Affairs of the African Union Commission (AUC) is organizing the second regional consultative and capacity building workshop on the implementation the African Union Transitional Justice Policy (AUTJP) from 16-18 December 2019 in Nairobi, Kenya. The overall aim of the meeting, is to among other things, popularize the Policy and promote its effective implementation in Eastern and Western Africa. The meeting brought together over forty participants from the AU Member States in the two regions.

‘‘Specifically, the consultative workshop is a realization of one of the activities of the roadmap on implementation of the AUTJP. It is also meant to reflect on how to enhance inclusivity, including gender and youth participation in transitional justice processes; to Identify key roles of stakeholders and strengthen cooperation on information sharing, joint activities and follow up mechanism with RECs, RMs and the non-state actors.
During the opening ceremony, Dr. Khabele Matlosa, the Director for Political Affairs on behalf of H.E. Amb. Minata Samate Cessouma, the Commissioner for Political Affairs of the AUC, expressed the AUC’s profound gratitude to the People and Government of the Republic of Kenya for hosting the meeting. He also thanked all the participants for honoring the invitation to attend the workshop. Specially, Dr Matlosa extended profound gratitude to the African Transitional Justice Legacy Fund (ATJLF) and the Center for the Study of Violence and Reconciliation (CSVR) for their unwavering support to the AU transitional justice programmes.
In his address, Matlosa made it clear that the position of the AUC is to provide all the necessary support to its Member States with the implementation of the AUTJP. He also stressed that it was time to redirect efforts in the popularization, domestication, and effective implementation of the AUTJP.
The outcomes of the consultation will further strengthen popular ownership and inclusivity in the popularization and implementation of the Policy. In addition, the meeting is expected to identify a clear TJ actors, role and responsibilities in the implementation of Policy and to develop Eastern and Southern Africa networking platform for experience sharing and effective implementation of the Policy.

For More Information Please Contact:

Mr. John Ikubaje, Senior Political Officer, Department of Political Affairs, African Union Commission. Email:GbodiJ@africa-union.org| Tel: +251 (0) 923208041

Mrs. Esther Azaa Tankou |Head of Division of Information |Directorate of Information and Communication, African Union Commission (AUC) | Tel: +251(0) 911361185 / E-mail: yamboue@africa-union.org

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Directorate of Information and Communication | African Union Commission I E-mail: DIC@african-union.org I Website: www.au.int I Addis Ababa | Ethiopia