This study examines the Rwandan experience in transitional justice and explores the
potential for applying its lessons within the Yemeni context. Following the 1994
genocide, Rwanda succeeded in implementing a localized model of transitional justice
that combined international and national courts with the traditional Gacaca
community tribunals, alongside semi-integrated programs for reparations, national
memory building, and institutional reform. Despite the profound differences between
the Rwandan and Yemeni contexts, the study reveals genuine opportunities for Yemen
to benefit from this experience, particularly in activating tribal customary norms as
supportive mechanisms for transitional justice, designing local Yemeni programs for
both material and moral reparations, and constructing a comprehensive national
memory. The study concludes that the success of transitional justice in post-war
Yemen depends on ending the war, reaching a political agreement that embeds
transitional justice as a core pillar of the transitional process, unifying state
institutions, and cultivating a shared political will to achieve an inclusive, consensual
justice that addresses the legacy of the past and prevents the recurrence of conflict.