Jackline Nasiwa
Ms. Jackline Nasiwa is the Founder and Executive Director of the Centre for Inclusive Governance, Peace and Justice (CIGPJ), a South Sudanese women’s rights organization working to further gender inclusion, peacebuilding, transitional justice and good governance in the country. With more than 15 years of experience as an international lawyer, activist, rule of law specialist and peacebuilding expert, Ms. Nasiwa has worked with many local and international organizations, including the UN Development Programme (UNDP), International Development Law Organization (IDLO), National Democratic Institute (NDI), and Public International Law and Policy Group (PILPG). Her work has centered around supporting South Sudanese women civil society’s participation in governance, constitutional development, and peace and political processes, and she has helped to establish a number of local networks, such as the Transitional Justice Working Group, the Women’s Monthly Forum, the Survivors Network of South Sudan, and the Women in Democracy Network. Ms. Nasiwa has participated in many international fora to advocate for the rights of South Sudanese women and girls, including at the AU Commission and at the UN Security Council.
"Civil society is not an enemy. Civil society organizations play an important role in monitoring and in bridging the gap between the government and citizens, through delivery of humanitarian assistance, peacebuilding, protection of human rights and promoting good governance."
(Jackline Nasiwa in speaking to UN Security Council in May 2018)
At the Security Council
Jackline Nasiwa, representing the civil society organization Centre for Inclusive Governance, Peace and Justice (CIGPJ), was invited to provide a civil society perspective and recommendations when the Security Council met to discuss the situation in South Sudan on May 2018, March 2021, and April 2025. The NGO Working Group on Women, Peace and Security facilitated her statements but she did not speak on behalf of the NGOWG.
