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𝐎𝐮𝐭 𝐧𝐨𝐰: 𝐀 #𝐲𝐨𝐮𝐭𝐡-𝐟𝐫𝐢𝐞𝐧𝐝𝐥𝐲 𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐬𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐨𝐟 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐀𝐔𝐓𝐉𝐏!

This accessible resource developed with YORJA features:

🧩Key messages and quotes from the #AUTJP
💭Reflections to stimulate learning & dialogue
📊Visuals to simplify complex ideas

Check it out in English and French today!🔗https://bit.ly/YF-AUTJP

🌍The African Union's Transitional Justice Policy (AUTJP) seeks to address past injustices & promote sustainable #peace across #Africa.

Yet, young people say the #AUTJP is difficult to understand – limiting their active participation in the very same #justice processes that affect their future. 🧵

“𝐉𝐮𝐬𝐭 𝐚𝐬 𝐚 𝐭𝐫𝐞𝐞 𝐜𝐚𝐧𝐧𝐨𝐭 𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐡𝐨𝐮𝐭 𝐢𝐭𝐬 𝐫𝐨𝐨𝐭𝐬, 𝐚 𝐠𝐞𝐧𝐞𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐡𝐨𝐮𝐭 𝐢𝐭𝐬 𝐡𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐨𝐫𝐲 𝐜𝐚𝐧𝐧𝐨𝐭 𝐟𝐢𝐧𝐝 𝐢𝐭𝐬 𝐢𝐝𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐢𝐭𝐲.”

📚 The final policy brief in our ‘Legacy’ series is out! Learn how cycles of #violence in the present can be directly traced back to #colonialism, and what's needed for #justice 👉bit.ly/GL-TJ

This extension allows the #EU to hold accountable those obstructing #democracy - signalling strong support from the international community for #HumanRights and #RuleOfLaw in #Guatemala.

🎥Why is an independent #judiciary needed to fight #impunity? Hear from lawyer Claudia Gonzalez: lnkd.in/e4ETbK2W

Guatemala: Council prolongs restrictive measures by a year The Council prolonged EU restrictive measures in view of the situation in Guatemala until 13 January 2027.

⛔The @consilium.europa.eu has extended targeted sanctions to actors undermining #democracy in #Guatemala until 2027.

🏛️The 2026 #elections are vital for re-capturing the #justice system, as they determine key position such as judges in high-level courts.

📰 www.consilium.europa.eu/en/press/pre...

⚖️The search for #Syria's missing and demands for justice must continue to be #survivor-led. Explore our reflections about why: impunitywatch.org/news-syria-t...

🎥Watch the video (Arabic): instagram.com/reel/DSp4iXO...

Together, they their #grief into a collective demand for #truth, #justice, and #dignity:

▪️Disclose the fate of the missing
▪️Access records & archives
▪️Dignified return of remains
▪️Comprehensive #reparations for families
▪️Ensure #accountability for those responsible

... for answers about the fate of their missing loved ones.

On 22 December 2024, as part of the Truth Tent initiative in Eastern Ghouta in the Damascus countryside, family members honoured missing relatives in an activity called "𝘞𝘦 𝘸𝘪𝘭𝘭 𝘯𝘰𝘵 𝘧𝘰𝘳𝘨𝘦𝘵 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘮".

☪️ "When it's Eid, anyone will go to visit the graves of their fathers. We did not find them, we were not given their bodies. Our first demand is to know where their bodies are."

One year since the fall of the Assad regime, thousands of families in #Syria are still waiting... 🧵

🥳 End-of-year message: From reflection to #resistance

2025 has brought deeper challenges in the current moment, but also opportunities to challenge #impunity.

💜 We thank you for your continued #solidarity & commitment to #justice.

👏Full message: impunitywatch.org/end-of-year-...

📢 #ASP24 Side-event | #AI is rapidly reshaping how societies function, how information is processed, and how decisions are made.

On 4 December, we came together with the @trustfundvictims.bsky.social to understand how AI is transforming #justice and #HumanRights.

➡️Swipe to read key insights!

Our new #report identifies 3 critical areas that need redesigning to realise this #justice vision:

#Participation: Tokenism → Collaboration
#Solidarity: Empathy → Strategy
#Funding: Top-down → trust-based

📚Explore it now: impunitywatch.org/publications...

Funded by @opensociety.bsky.social

🌍 International justice is undergoing deep fracture, from shrinking civic space to eroding norms. On #HumanRightsDay, we propose that sustaining #justice depends on building an interdependent ecosystem which:

1️⃣Redistributes #power
2️⃣Centres #survivors & #HRDs
3️⃣Treats #solidarity as infrastructure

Our #AI x #TJ global mapping report lays out clear ways to develop the first cross-pillar principles for this intersection—built with and for #survivors, practitioners, technologists, and legal #experts.

📚Explore the full report & all 9 #recommendations: www.impunitywatch.org/publications...

𝐀𝐈 𝐦𝐮𝐬𝐭 𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐞𝐧𝐠𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐧 𝐣𝐮𝐬𝐭𝐢𝐜𝐞, 𝐧𝐨𝐭 𝐮𝐧𝐝𝐞𝐫𝐦𝐢𝐧𝐞 𝐢𝐭.

Our mapping report shows how #AI is used to #document violence, verify #evidence, and amplify victims’ #narratives globally.

❗But without shared frameworks, AI usage poses great risks.

🚨#AI is moving into #TJ faster than the field can handle—often without #victims & #survivors at its centre.

Our mapping of 40+ cases shows: 𝐀𝐈 𝐝𝐨𝐞𝐬𝐧’𝐭 𝐣𝐮𝐬𝐭 𝐚𝐧𝐚𝐥𝐲𝐬𝐞 𝐝𝐚𝐭𝐚, 𝐢𝐭 𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐡𝐚𝐩𝐞𝐬 #𝐩𝐨𝐰𝐞𝐫. We identify 10 trends & gaps 👉 www.impunitywatch.org/publications...

To address this, we mapped 40+ initiatives across four continents to develop a 𝐛𝐢𝐫𝐝’𝐬-𝐞𝐲𝐞 𝐯𝐢𝐞𝐰 of the emerging ecosystem and to understand its 𝐨𝐩𝐩𝐨𝐫𝐭𝐮𝐧𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐞𝐬, 𝐠𝐚𝐩𝐬, 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐫𝐢𝐬𝐤𝐬.

🔗 Explore our findings: www.impunitywatch.org/publications...
🔎 Discover all our AI x TJ work: bit.ly/IW-AI-TJ

🗺️NEW: AI & TJ Global Mapping #Report

#AI is transforming how societies document violence, understand patterns of harm, and preserve memory.

But until now, the #TransitionalJustice field has lacked a clear picture of who is doing what, where, and with which tools.
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This Thrusday, we're hosting an #ASP24 side-event, co-organised with the @trustfundvictims.bsky.social.

💡Join us as we reflect how #AI use & #innovation must remain grounded in #justice and victims’ rights, and as we begin to set common guidelines for these processes.

We hope to see you there!

The paper:
🔸Defines militarised & violent masculinities and their linkages to #impunity
🔸Calls for gender-transformative and #inclusive approached to #justice
🔸Offers practical recommendations for donors, #CivilSociety, and UN actors

📜Explore it now: lnkd.in/d4SRHjiN

We’re excited to share a new working paper by Philipp Schulz📝

It is grounded in a global #study on #militarised masculinities, conducted with Impunity Watch, survivors, #activists, and scholars.

🌟Read more of Philipp's insights: t.co/UHfkE98iq8

On the International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women (#IDEVW), we’re reflecting on ways to break cycles of #gender-based violence.

⛓️‍💥Many victims and survivors point to 𝒎𝒊𝒍𝒊𝒕𝒂𝒓𝒊𝒔𝒆𝒅 𝒎𝒂𝒔𝒄𝒖𝒍𝒊𝒏𝒊𝒕𝒊𝒆𝒔 as root causes of gender inequality.

💡Interested in learning more?

🔗Register now for our #webinar, happening this Thursday, November 27 (11:00 CET / 13:00 EAT): bit.ly/AY4TJWeb4

Find out more about the series: bit.ly/LegacyTJ

"Youth-sensitive reparations are not charity, but justice."

📚 Our latest policy brief in the Legacy series is out now!

We call for #reparations that go beyond redress, towards transforming #youth lives for lasting #peace and #justice in #Ethiopia 🇪🇹

Op-ed👉 bit.ly/OpEd-ETJ
Brief👉 bit.ly/ETH-TJ

✊Centring victims’ and survivors’ voices, the stories capture a global movement that is actively resisting #impunity and #MakingJusticeWork.

📖 Explore the booklet: tinyurl.com/TJinAction

🌟Our statement + recommendations for the European Union: tinyurl.com/JS-TJinAction

🕊️10 years since the EU developed its Transitional Justice Policy, what progress has there been towards #justice & #accountability?

📢With Civil Rights Defenders, today we're proud to launch “Transitional Justice in Action”: a visual booklet highlighting #grassroots initiatives worldwide!

🆕 Out now: Justice undefined in South Africa 🇿🇦

Drawing from interviews with Born Frees (descendants of #apartheid victims) this brief redefines intergenerational #justice beyond courts and commissions.

👉Read the brief & op-ed: bit.ly/SA-TJ + bit.ly/OpEdSATJ

Our focus is to solve key questions: how to do more, how to do better and faster for victims, how to be more cost effective, more impactful, and better supported?

Could AI and other new technologies help? What are the risks?

“Transitional Justice in Syria is not a checkbox”: Panel reflections EU is crucial in shaping Transitional Justice in Syria, but its involvement must be thoughtful, survivor-centred, and grounded in realities.

Thank you to the 12+ EU bodies and Member States, 60+ Syrian and International NGOs, and many more #CivilSociety actors for participating in this crucial conversation!

🔗 Full recap & key insights: www.impunitywatch.org/news-syria-t...

Support from the @EU_Commission is crucial, but its involvement must be survivor-centred and grounded in Syrian realities.

Our panel discussed #UniversalJurisdiction, #AssetRecovery, and #VictimParticipation as key pillars for inclusive #justice.