Rethinking accountability from the bottom: Setting a research agenda on traditional grassroots justice mechanisms (TGJMs)

This project, piloted by Dr Piergiuseppe Parisi and Dr Mattia Pinto, explores the role of TGJMs within international human rights law, challenging the narrow view of accountability as merely criminal prosecution and imprisonment.

It is co-developed with a Nasa Indigenous community in Colombia and a Colombian prosecutor's office, which coordinates jurisdictional conflicts between ordinary and indigenous justice systems. It researches how the community deals with serious human rights violations through their TGJMs.

Find out more on the Generating Respect Hub (GRH) website. The GRH also financially supports the project.