Justice Africa is a research institute and advocacy organisation founded in 1999 in London to campaign for human rights and social justice across Africa. Justice Africa has become one of the most distinctive and individual voices for Africa; and it has achieved this because it is run by, for and with Africans and African communities. In the words of the Pan-African slogan:

“Nothing for me without me”

Working from Abuja, Nairobi and Addis Ababa, we partner with a network of organizations based in different countries in Africa, initiating and supporting civil society activities for human rights, democracy, and peace in Africa; as well as providing some of the best and most distinctive independent research and policy analysis on the continent. As a result a civil society partnership with the African Union (AU) and its emerging institutions has been built and a publishing and educational arm with the Pan African Development Education and Advocacy Program (PADEAP) has been established.

Justice Africa serves as focal point for activities by a range of like-minded organizations in Africa. Our initial focus began with the “Horn of Africa”, a region where the problems of division, conflict, inequitable development and the lack of democracy are particularly acute. Our focus spread to include the “Great Lakes” region; and through our partnership with regional NGOs and sub-regional institutions we now have a pan-African focus.