Terrorist acts and violent extremism have plagued West African countries for the past decade. The Sahel countries have been severely affected by this phenomenon, which has caused loss of life and spread fear among local populations. Togo has recently faced these security threats in the northernmost part of the country and has taken urgent measures […]
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HCRRUN Achieves Its 2022 Objectives: 3,361 Victims Receive Reparations Totalling CFAF 2,556,120,000
The High Commission for Reconciliation and Strengthening of National Unity (HCRRUN) held its annual review conference on 22 December 2022 in Lomé. The event provided an opportunity to present the institution’s achievements during 2022, review the implementation of its programmes and share its financial results with the public. Throughout the year, HCRRUN organized several individual […]
Scholarship programme for orphans of the 2005 victims: New beneficiaries registered
The High Commission for Reconciliation and Strengthening of National Unity (HCRRUN) continues to implement its Scholarship Programme for Orphans of Victims of the 2005 Socio-Political Events. Following the successful pilot phase, during which approximately one hundred orphaned children were enrolled, HCRRUN admitted 58 additional beneficiaries, including 22 girls, from all regions of the country during […]
6th forum on transitional justice in Africa: The Togolese experience shared in Lomé
The Sixth African Transitional Justice Forum officially opened on 7 September 2022 at the Hôtel 2 Février in Lomé. Co-organized by the African Union (AU), the Centre for the Study of Violence and Reconciliation (CSVR) and the High Commission for Reconciliation and Strengthening of National Unity (HCRRUN), the forum brought together around one hundred participants […]
6th Edition of the African Forum on Transitional Justice
MEDIA ADVISORY The African Union Commission (Department of Political Affairs, Peace and Security) and the Centre for the Study of Violence and Reconciliation (CSVR), in collaboration with the High Commission for Reconciliation and Strengthening of National Unity (HCRRUN), will host the Sixth African Transitional Justice Forum under the theme: “Transitional Justice and Social Capital in […]
HCRRUN Launches Scholarship Programme for Orphans of Victims
As part of its mandate and in implementation of Recommendation No. 49 of the Truth, Justice and Reconciliation Commission (CVJR) concerning the children of deceased victims, the High Commission for Reconciliation and Strengthening of National Unity (HCRRUN) officially launched the Scholarship Programme for Orphans of Victims of the 2005 Socio-Political Events on 29 August 2022. […]
The President of the HCRRUN, Mediator of the Republic, led a delegation from AMP-UEMOA to meet the President of the Malian transition.
On 2 July 2022, the President of the Transition of the Republic of Mali, Colonel Assimi GOÏTA, received a delegation from the Association of Mediators of WAEMU Member States (AMP-UEMOA), led by its President, Mrs Awa NANA-DABOYA, who also serves as President of the High Commission for Reconciliation and Strengthening of National Unity (HCRRUN) and […]
HCRRUN Continues Reparations for Victims in the Lacs, Vo and Bas-Mono Prefectures
The fifth phase of the Reparations Program for victims of socio-political violence, launched on 20 June 2022, continued in the Maritime Region with compensation sessions held in Aného on 24, 25 and 27 June 2022.Following the completion of operations in Lomé for victims from the Kévé, Golfe and Agoè-Nyivé prefectures, the High Commission for Reconciliation and […]
Fifth Phase of the Reparations Programme Launched in Lomé and Atakpamé
The High Commission for Reconciliation and Strengthening of National Unity (HCRRUN) has launched the fifth phase of the Reparations Programme for victims of politically motivated violence and gross human rights violations that occurred in Togo between 1958 and 2005. While many registered victims have already benefited from the programme, others whose names remain in the […]