Kenya: Andrew Songa leads research on Technology and Transitional Justice in Africa

ALT Advisory’s Strategic Advisor, Andrew Songa, has recently completed a research study for the Centre for the Study of Violence and Technology (CSVR), in partnership with the African Union, titled “Technology and Transitional Justice in Africa“.

According to the CSVR website, the “study interrogates the role of technology in transitional justice in Africa. It assesses existing policies and practices and concludes with recommendations to the African Union, the African Union’s member states, civil society, and innovators plus strategic partners.”

In addition, it is noted that:

In extracting lessons from experiences in Africa and around the world, this study recognises that technology can positively impact transitional justice by making processes data driven, evidence based, efficient, and participatory. Conversely, experience also reveals negative impacts that include entrenching or creating marginalisation, exclusion, and discrimination, as well as enabling perpetration of atrocities and blurring of the lines of accountability.

Access the study here.