With Annah Moyo-Kupeta, Executive Director, Center for the Study of Violence and Reconciliation, South Africa

Annah Moyo-Kupeta is the Executive Director at the Centre for the Study of Violence and Reconciliation (CSVR). Ms. Moyo-Kupeta is also a human rights lawyer with extensive experience working in the legal, transitional justice, human rights, peace and security, gender, social justice and violence prevention fields. She obtained her LLB and LLM with Specialisation in Human Rights and Constitutional Practice at the University of Pretoria. Ms Moyo has worked with AU institutions, supporting the development of soft law instruments, in various capacities and is an expert trainer at national, regional and continental levels on Human Rights, Transitional Justice, peacebuilding and gender thematic areas. Prior to her current position at CSVR, she was the Advocacy Programme Manager at CSVR where she led the process of developing and finalizing the African Union Transitional Justice Policy which was adopted by the African Union Heads of State and Government in February 2019, a process that took almost 10 years. In her previous capacity, in 2017, she also led the process of establishing the African Transitional Justice Forum, a multi-stakeholder platform co-hosted with the African Union Commission that brings together TJ scholars, policy makers, member states, AU organs and Regional Economic Communities, TJ practitioners and experts as well as victim networks, to deliberate and reflect on the “State of Transitional Justice in Africa”. This year, CSVR and the African Union will convene the 8th Edition of the Forum. Currently Moyo champions CSVR’s transitional justice work in 18 African countries.

A light lunch to be served. Register at the maroon "Register" button in the event listing or at: tinyurl.com/MoyoRSVP.