1. Presenter: Carol Angir ActionAid Australia 10th April 2018
Justice for women is part of creating sustainable Peace and Development in the Common Wealth
Presenter: Carol Angir ActionAid Australia
10th April 2018

2. Making Justice work for women
Collaborative research between University of Sydney, UTS and ActionAid.
Making Transitional Justice Work for Women: Rights, Resilience and Responses to Violence Against Women in Democratic Republic of Congo, Northern Uganda and Kenya".
The aim was to investigate the efficacy of transitional justice efforts for women in conflict and post-conflict contexts. The research identified women's priorities for justice, their experiences when seeking justice, obstacles in justice processes, and recommendations for more effective policy responses.

3. Research Questions
What do women in northern Uganda, Kenya, and eastern DRC identify as their priorities in relation to justice?
What efforts have been made to provide justice and rights protection for women who have experienced violence in northern Uganda, Kenya, and eastern DRC?
How have women responded to these justice interventions, and what impact have these had on addressing women’s rights and justice priorities?
How can transitional justice interventions be adapted to better address women’s rights and justice priorities, build resilience, and prevent violence against women?

4. Highlights of Key Findings
Women define justice from a very comprehensive perspective. It is more then just going through a formal justice system
Transitional justice for women have not been given adequate support and focus.
Protection for women seeking justice has not been fully guaranteed.
Social factors such as stigmatization, family relations and community perspectives limit women to seek justice.
There is deficit in the formal justice systems and unless these address they may not really work for women
Violence against women and sexual violence & assault is another war.
Violence against Children is a women's rights issue
Forced displacement affects recovery and development
Political violence against women remains a key issue
No country can recover from conflict unless violation of women’s rights in the conflict is addressed and protection of women is guaranteed.

5. Lessons
Deliberate effort to listen to the voices if women to define peace.
Formal and informal justice systems have not fully taken into account protection of women's rights
International instruments on women , peace and security in place but implementation is a huge challenge
Prioritization of support to women in crisis in Africa.
It all starts from stable governance , acknowledging women’s rights and women’s leadership and political stability….
Its about holding everybody accountable
Women’s full potential and agency in development comes with peaceful coexistence.

6. Link to summary Research Report