8th African Transitional Justice Forum

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Looking forward to this year's African Transitional Justice Forum!

This is an important opportunity for anyone committed to advancing peace and fostering sustainable development. If you have interest in these areas, we encourage you to join the conversation and engage with thought leaders on these critical issues. Let us work to create a lasting impact.

Policy Brief, Publications

Gender Apartheid and the Crimes against Humanity Convention Negotiations: Solidarity, History and the Politics of Naming
Negotiations toward a new Crimes Against Humanity Convention have renewed debate about how international law should address systemic gender-based oppression.
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Policy Brief, Publications

Managing Memory or Confronting the Past? A Response to South Africa’s Draft National Policy Framework for Heritage Memorialisation
The South African government has released a Draft National Policy Framework for Heritage Memorialisation intended to guide how heritage and memory practices are governed nationally.
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Publications, Report

The Afterlife of Truth: Confronting impunity, truth recovery, & the unfinished work of justice across Africa and the global south
Hosted by the University of Cape Town, the Foundation for Human Rights and the Centre for the Study of Violence and Reconciliation in partnership with the African Transitional Justice Research Coalition (ATJRC)
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Recent news & events

Whose heritage is it anyway?

In May 2025, the South African Department of Sports, Arts and Culture released the Draft National Policy Framework for Heritage Memorialisation for public comment. The Draft Policy Framework presents heritage as a tool of fostering nation-building, social cohesion and national development. It presents National Legacy Projects as an instrument for transforming South Africa's heritage landscape.

In Conversation with Sesetu Holomisa

Nearly three decades after the end of apartheid, many families are still waiting for answers. In this episode of our In Conversation series, we sit down with Sesetu Holomisa, Project Officer at the Foundation for Human Rights, to discuss the ongoing struggle for truth and justice.