A collation of relevant publications on transitional justice.
Women and Resilience Building in Nigeria’s Conflict Contexts
Title: Women and Resilience Building in Nigeria’s Conflict Contexts Author: Philip Ademola Olayoku ISBN: 978-978-779-143-1 Publisher: The West African Transitional Justice Centre Year: 2025 About the Book: This book explores the gender dynamics of the structures of resilience within conflict and post conflict contexts in Nigeria divided along three sections. It details a regional analysis to…
Historical Landscape of Shrinking Civic Space in West Africa: From Anti-Colonial Activism to Activism 2.0
Title: Historical Landscape of Shrinking Civic Space in West Africa: From Anti-Colonial Activism to Activism 2.0 Author: Philip Ademola Olayoku ISBN: 978-978-779-144-8 Publisher: The West African Transitional Justice Centre Year: 2025 About the Book: This book details the historical context of social justice advocacy in West Africa, with spotlight on Nigeria, in an attempt to…
The Legal Gimmicks of Nigeria’s Transitional Justice Experiment: The Atyap and Nigeria’s Human Rights Violations Investigation Commission (HRVIC)
Title: The Legal Gimmicks of Nigeria’s Transitional Justice Experiment: The Atyap and Nigeria’s Human Rights Violations Investigation Commission (HRVIC) Author: Philip Ademola Olayoku ISBN: 978-978-779-142-4 Publisher: The West African Transitional Justice Centre/Information Aid Network Year: 2025 About the Book: This book entails a concise elaboration of the historical dynamics of the 1992 Zangon Kataf Crises…
Transitional Justice in Ghana: An appraisal of the National Reconciliation Commission
Marian Yankson-Mensah examines Ghana’s National Reconciliation Commission which was deployed within a framework of blanket amnesty for perpetrators. She explores the human rights violations in Ghana between 1957&1993, as well as the reconciliation commission’s composition, mandate, procedures and fallout in giving a comprehensive account of the Ghanaian experience of transitional justice
Advocating Transitional Justice in Africa
This 2018 volume edited by Jasmina Brankovic and Hugo van der Merwe explores the intersections of civil society activism and the practice of transitional justice in Africa. It draws examples from different regions with focus on the transitional justice components of truth commissions, reparations, prosecution and lobbying. This is a good resource material for development…