Just Future Alliance works towards access to equitable security & justice and inclusive peace.
Research and publications from Alliance partners.
As part of the “Just Future” programme, funded by
Cordaid, SIPRI and its partner POINT SUD are conducting
perception surveys among a representative
sample of 528 people in 16 communes and 18 localities
in the regions of Mopti, Timbuktu and Gao in Mali.
As part of the “Just Future” programme funded by
Cordaid, SIPRI and its partner LASDEL are conducting
perception surveys with a representative sample of
693 people in 6 communes and 27 localities in the
Maradi, Tahoua and Tillabéri regions of Niger.
Insecurity in the Sahel region of Africa stems from multiple severe, violent local and trans-national conflicts that continue to expand to new areas in the region. These conflicts strongly deteriorate the quality of life of local populations. In order to understand the complex causes and effects of these conflicts, listening to local communities is crucial.
Together with Just Future’s local partners in Mali and Niger, Alliance partner SIPRI surveys local populations bi-annually over the course of 5 years to glean information about perceptions of safety and security, and whether communities in various areas feel protected from violence. The Q1 perceptions reports for Mali and Niger linked below resulted from this exercise.
The information from these perception studies is used by communities in their dialogue with local authorities to discuss security threats and how to resolve them. The data is also used by Just Future partners in their analyses, discussions with the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the UN, regional bodies (ECOWAS, AU, EU), embassies and national governments. Using this evidence base, the Alliance lobbies for policy changes at various levels, from the local through the regional to the global level, that promotes and improves safety and protection for civilians in Mali and Niger.
Below the links to the Q1 Report for Mali:
Below the links to the Q1 Report for Niger:
Just Future partners publish a new report on the interface between Pashtunwali and Shari’a law in Afghanistan, examining the effects on the position of women and proposing recommendations for engagement with the Taliban.
After the start of the US troop withdrawal from Afghanistan in May 2021, the Taliban intensified its multi-fronted campaign to overcome the Afghan security forces and gain control of large swaths of the country. This intensification culminated in the fall of Kabul on August 15, 2021, when the Taliban entered Kabul and claimed control over the entire country.
Since early September 2021, the Taliban has tightened its control and announced that it will, on a temporary basis, adopt the 1964 Constitution with the caveat that provisions in the Constitution that they interpret as being incompatible with Shari’a will not apply.
Dominating the narrative and concern of the international community during the evacuation and its aftermath has been the situation for women and girls in Afghanistan under Taliban rules on the place and role of women in society. The Taliban, however, is far from monolithic nor is it bound to the manner in which it ruled Afghanistan during its 1996-2001 iteration. To better understand and plan interventions to support Afghan women, this research examined the impact of the Taliban rule on the place of women in Afghan society through three dimensions. These were:
This report examines these question, enabling a greater understanding of the interface between Pashtunwali and Shari’a in theory, and providing recommendations for the international community’s engagement with the Taliban.
Read the report below:
Read the policy brief here:
Cover photo credit: Daniel Arrhakis – Shadows of Betrayal (https://flic.kr/p/2mspEcM)
Insecurity in the Sahel region of Africa stems from multiple severe, violent local and trans-national conflicts that continue to expand to new areas in the region. These conflicts strongly deteriorate the quality of life of local populations. In order to understand the complex causes and effects of these conflicts, listening to local communities is crucial.
Together with Just Future’s local partners in Mali and Niger, Alliance partner SIPRI surveys local populations bi-annually over the course of 5 years to glean information about perceptions of safety and security, and whether communities in various areas feel protected from violence. These surveys have resulted in the perception studies for Mali and Niger linked below.
The information from these perception studies is used by communities in their dialogue with local authorities to discuss security threats and how to resolve them. The data is also used by Just Future partners in their analyses, discussions with the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the UN, regional bodies (ECOWAS, AU, EU), embassies and national governments. Using this evidence base, the Alliance lobbies for policy changes at various levels, from the local through the regional to the global level, that promotes and improves safety and protection for civilians in Mali and Niger.
Below the links to the Survey and Policy Paper on Mali:
Below the links to the Survey and Policy Paper on Niger:
This paper is the final report of the study on “The issues and challenges of light weapons control and the disarmament, demobilisation and reintegration processes in the Democratic Republic of the Congo”, prepared by Securitas Congo and the African Security Sector Network (ASSN).
Based on surveys and interviews with a random sample of 1000 people and a dozen discussions with the various key players involved in arms control in the DRC, this study is meant to support Congolese government’s efforts to set up strategies against armed violence and light weapons availability in the DRC.