express themselves through art and other non-verbal mediums, alongside practitioners and other victims who are empathetic and understanding of their context. These informal transitional justice processes have been particularly beneficial to those who identify as female and members of the lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer, intersex and asexual (LGBTQIA+) community, who are a primary focus of GIJTR programming, which aims to meet specific needs of different victims while also tackling broader gender- based inequities. Influential and Non-Hegemonic Through publications, workshops and other platforms GIJTR prioritizes sharing its best practices and lessons learned with practitioners, policy makers and CSOs in order to advance a more collaborative, survivor- centered approach to transitional justice. GIJTR also challenges the field’s dependency on the Global North by amplifying the expertise and lived experiences of those in the Global South, where many GIJTR Consortium partners are based. GIJTR transcends traditional, top-down transitional justice programming by operating at multiple levels. While prioritizing community-driven approaches to truth, justice and reconciliation, GIJTR also engages states and international fora—when doing so advances local objectives. This integrative approach enables GIJTR to connect states, CSOs, survivors and victims, nationally, regionally and globally.
organizations to design and lead survivor- centered truth and justice initiatives, a key component of GIJTR’s lasting impact. GIJTR’s work with post-conflict communities goes beyond knowledge transfer. Through intentionally designed financial, technical and programmatic support, GIJTR also provides local civil society partners with opportunities to develop solution-based projects that are derived from and sustained by community members themselves. Holistic, Gender-Transformative and Trauma-Informed While psychosocial support has long been a feature of transitional justice processes, it has historically been incorporated in an ad- hoc or perfunctory manner, most often when consulting with victims giving testimony. GIJTR takes a far more integrative approach to trauma, ensuring that every stage of its programming is designed and implemented with consideration for the long-term and often intergenerational trauma that conflict inflicts on individuals, families and communities. GIJTR recognizes that those working through trauma, for instance, may not feel comfortable giving their testimony at a state-sponsored (and media-heavy) truth commission. For this reason, in multiple countries GIJTR works specifically with local partners to create more intimate and trauma-sensitive spaces where victims—many of whom have never been encouraged to share their experiences—can
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In these ways, GIJTR champions collaborative, hands-on methodologies that encourage innovation and open up new spaces for effective action on issues facing post-conflict communities. Disciplines that had previously been siloed in transitional justice— including documentation, arts-based memorialization, forensics, criminal trials and psychological support—are positioned in GIJTR’s efforts as naturally complementary, all integral to achieving justice, healing and lasting peace.
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Transforming Transitional Justice: A Decade of Change, Growth & Sustained Impact—A Summary Report
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