What happens when transitional justice (TJ) moves beyond negotiated peace agreements and post-conflict transitions and instead operates in a setting of ongoing, cyclical violence? In eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), this is not theoretical but a lived reality. What emerges there challenges some of the field’s assumptions and… Read more: From the bottom-up: how transitional justice is being reappropriated and used as a mobilising tool in Eastern DRC

Introduction According to international and African regional human rights instruments, some customs and traditions underpinning child marriage are considered harmful practices and should therefore be abolished, regardless of the cultural, social, religious or geographical contexts in which they are embedded.[1]  However, the effectiveness of these legal and normative standards depends… Read more: Leveraging Customs and Traditions in Addressing Child Marriages in Tanzania: An Interdisplinary Approach and Cultural Legitimacy

Introduction Every meal tells a hidden story.  Seeds are prepared and sold; a farmer cultivates and harvests; traders and companies buy and sell to clients; and finally, someone cooks.  The meal may look simple, but it is the product of a chain of invisible labour processes. The same is true… Read more: Upholding Human Dignity in the Feed: The Case of Meta in Kenya

Amid escalating impacts of climate change, energy transition is strikingly necessary to tackle climate change. There is an equally important question as the necessity of transition: how this energy transition will be conducted, especially if it will perpetuate or exacerbate the past injustices.[1] Unlike what has been hinted at from… Read more: Bottom-Up Approach to Just Transition in the Mining Industry