About WATJCENTRE
The West African Transitional Justice Centre (WATJCentre) is a non-for-profit organisation established in 2020 with its headquarters in Abuja Nigeria.
WATJCentre was primarily established as a centre for research and programming on transitional justice within the West Africa corridor, with the aim to influence policy and learning on the African Continent and globally.
The organisation is designed to proffer technical solutions to governments in the region regarding the design and implementation of transitional justice mechanisms to influence good governance and sustainable development in the region.
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WATJCentre was primarily established as a centre for research and programming on transitional justice within the West Africa corridor, with the aim to influence policy and learning on the African Continent and globally.
WATJCentre is focused on creating a foundational drive for the study of transitional justice in Africa by creating and updating a teaching curriculum for relevant institutions of learning with the aim of developing future academics and practitioners of transitional justice.
The centre designs specialized training for different stakeholders in the field of transitional justice to include diplomats, government officials, academics, media practitioners, civil society actors, students and others. Following the adoption of the African Union Transitional Justice Policy (AUTJP), the organisation embarks on advocacy to ensure its domestication by governments within the West African Region and the Continent at large.
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Vision
Our vision is to become and remain the leading organisation on research, training and practice of transitional justice on the African Continent. We aspire to be the hub for a network of committed academics and practitioners advancing the cause of transitional justice towards the enshrinement of social justice and transformation in West Africa and globally
Mission
Our vision is to become and remain the leading organisation on research, training and practice of transitional justice on the African Continent. We aspire to be the hub for a network of committed academics and practitioners advancing the cause of transitional justice towards the enshrinement of social justice and transformation in West Africa and globally
WATJCentre Objectives and Values
In addition to our Vision and Mission is our values and objectives detailed below.