The organisation believes in the importance of civil society ownership of the democratic process, in order to sustain peace and guarantee human rights.

To achieve this end, Justice Africa works with governments, civil society actors as well as, local communities to build strong judicial frameworks, encourage the democratic process and promote peace.

Today, Justice Africa is even working in partnership with the African Union to build a human rights memorial in memory of various atrocities such as the Rwandan genocide, Ethiopian Red Terror, Apartheid, Colonialism and the Slave Trade.

[2] Justice Africa's stated mission is to "ensure inclusive participation of local actors and civil society in decision-making processes which affect their lives.

It also encourages participation of all stakeholders that are involved in a programme, so that they can influence the decision making process, which affects them.