Context:
Following the Cessation of Hostilities Agreement with the Tigray People’s Liberation Front (TPLF) in 2022, the Ethiopian Government is striving to implement transitional justice nationwide. It wants to establish truth-seeking and social cohesion, and launch institutional reforms to prevent violence from reoccurring and ensure accountability. To this end, it aims to create new state institutions and elements in the justice system. At the same time, the government plans to involve civil society organisations, victims, survivors’ associations and regional state representatives in the process.
Objective:
The conditions for implementing victim-centred transitional justice and gender equality in Ethiopia have improved at national, regional and local level for state and civil society stakeholders.
Approach:
The project strengthens the capacities of national officials to implement a gender-responsive and victim-centred transitional justice process. This includes advising and supporting the Ministry of Justice and, in particular, new institutions set up by the government, such as the Truth and Social Cohesion Commission.
The project promotes the participation of civil society organisations, using training, networking and advisory services to increase their capacities for shaping the transitional justice process.
The project also trains regional and state representatives in selected regions on gender responsiveness of transitional justice.
At local level, it improves the conditions under which civil society and state actors can expand the range of gender-equitable services, psychosocial support and work in dealing with the past.