A/HRC/45/CRP.4 political leadership is vital for successful implementation of transitional justice in South Sudan. Besides their role in enacting required legislation and policies, political actors must be at the forefront as champions of transitional justice goals and measures. R-JMEC Support timely and effective implementation of security sector reforms to address on-going securitisation of every aspect of life in South Sudan. CHRSS Robustly engage the Inter-Governmental Authority on Development (IGAD) and the African Union (AU) to play a more active role in pushing for implementation of the RARCSS. Stakeholders were concerned that the IGAD and the AU had not sufficiently deployed their political position to influence the Transitional Government’s timely establishment and implementation of transitional justice measures. Diplomatic corps Identify and collaborate with other regional (in addition to the AU and IGAD) and international entities, including States, that can direct their political leverage to advance implementation of the R-ARCSS and transitional justice in South Sudan. AU Continuously explore innovative strategies to overcome political obstacles to the implementation of transitional justice in South Sudan. For instance, participants reasoned that it would have been perilous to peg implementation of Chapter V of the R-ARCSS on formation of the Unity Government, which had been delayed since 2016. They considered that the AU, IGAD, and other actors ought to have considered the establishment of an ad hoc tribunal in the event of the interim Government’s further delay in establishing the HCSS Overarching principles and issues proposed for consideration in the design and implementation of transitional justice measures in South Sudan Holistic and far-reaching 26. While leading a plenary discussion, Commissioner Barney Afako said that transitional justice measures should aim to include a broad range of conflict-related atrocities, their causes and consequences, affected victims, responsible actors, and geographic locations of the violations. Mr. Afako continued with emphasis on economic crimes, violation of land rights, and patterns of cattle raiding that should be considered alongside other civil, political, and socio-economic violations in the context of the conflict in South Sudan. Participants in group discussions pointed out areas that require import: 32