Transformative Accountability & Justice

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WomenatthecentrE’s Transformative Accountability & Justice Initiative (TAJI) was developed through our Declarations of Truth report.

The Declarations of Truth is a 3-year long research project by WomenatthecentrE in partnership with Women’s Sexual Assault Centre of Renfrew County. The goal of this research was to explore alternative models of justice for survivors of sexual violence. This involved exploring how the Canadian legal system supports or causes further harm to survivors, and if it holds aggressors of sexual violence accountable.

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Our research confirmed what we have long since heard from members.

The legal system does not equate to justice or accountability for those who have caused harm, nor does it equate to justice and safety for survivors. There was a clear need for alternative models of justice driven and defined by survivors of sexual violence. This model needed to involve aggressor accountability and transformation and a compassionate, comprehensive, flexible, and re-humanized healing process for survivors.