Beyond the Courtroom: Defining and Strengthening Africa's Diverse Justice Pathways
🌍 Beyond the Courtroom: Defining and Strengthening Africa's Diverse Justice Pathways
How do we name, define, and strengthen the many ways people access justice across Africa—beyond the formal courtroom?
Join us for this webinar, co-organized by the Alternative Justice System Coordination Committee and the African Alliance for People-Centered Justice, as we explore terminology, shared continental norms, and real practices integrating diverse pathways to access to justice and state justice systems across the continent.
📅 June 4, 2026
🕝 14:30–16:30 East Africa Time
💻 Online
This session is held ahead of the 4th National Conference on Alternative Justice Systems in Kenya (June 16–19, 2026, University of Embu), under the theme Data-Driven Pathways for People-Centred Justice.
The webinar serves as both a reflection and a launchpad: It will examine the terminology that shapes the legitimacy and policy treatment of justice beyond the courts, explore emerging efforts toward a continental normative framework grounded in inclusion, fairness, and human rights alignment, and showcase practical innovations from countries such as Somalia, Nigeria, and Rwanda. Through expert presentations, a practitioner roundtable, and an interactive audience discussion, participants will work toward a shared understanding of conceptual framing, identify core principles for continental alignment, and document lessons for cross-country collaboration. In doing so, the session lays the intellectual and practical foundation for the deeper deliberations to follow at the main conference.
🎤 Speakers:
▪️ Dr. Steve Ouma Akoth, Vice Chairperson of the National Steering Committee on Implementation of Alternative Justice Systems, Kenya
▪️ Noah Takele Woldehawariyat, Director of Strategic Issues, FDRE Ministry of Justice, Ethiopia
▪️ Victoria de Mello, Policy Specialist, Rule of Law, Security, Justice and Human Rights, UNDP
▪️ Akingbolahan Adeniran, Regional Coordinator, African Alliance for People-Centred Justice
▪️ Somaliland/Somalia, on the Alternative Dispute Resolution Centres in Somaliland (TBC)
▪️ Titilola Vivour-Adeniyi, Executive Secretary, Domestic and Sexual Violence Agency, Lagos State, Nigeria
▪️ Kelly Uwineza, Acting Head, Legal Empowerment Unit, Legal Aid Forum Rwanda (ACE-AJ)
▪️ Dr. Wambua Kituku, Executive Director, Kituo Cha Sheria Legal Advice Centre, Kenya