The EU seeks to prevent violations and abuses of human rights throughout the world and,
where these occur, to ensure that victims have access to justice and redress and that those
responsible are held to account1
. Guided by these principles, transitional justice is therefore a
key priority for the EU when engaging in situations of gross violations of human rights and
serious violations of international humanitarian law and international criminal law.
In response to the commitment in the EU’s Action Plan on Human Rights and Democracy
2015 – 20192 to develop an EU policy on transitional justice, the Council welcomes the
Joint Staff Working Document: The EU’s Framework on support to transitional justice3 as
presented by the High Representative of the European Union for Foreign Affairs and Security
Policy and the European Commission and adopts the EU’s policy framework on support to
transitional justice.
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