Implementing the African Union Transitional Justice Policy in Lesotho: Pathways to sustainable peace, justice and reconciliation

SIRD Policy Brief

Implementing the African Union Transitional Justice Policy in Lesotho: Pathways to sustainable peace, justice and reconciliation

1. The 2019 African Union Transitional Justice Policy (AUTJP) is not well known in Lesotho, despite the country being one of the 55 Member States of the African Union (AU).
2. Based on the AUTJP, in conformity with the 2022 decision of SADC Summit and in the context of the on-going comprehensive governance reforms, Lesotho has to institutionalise sturdy national infrastructures for peace and a robust transitional justice (TJ) architecture.
3. To this end, Lesotho has to develop a national TJ policy aligned with the AUTJP.