Our News and EventsMental Health, Trauma and Transition, Trauma CounsellingLeading for Healing Programme for the Social Justice SectorCSVR invites you to attend a programme briefing on Friday 14th October 2022 for potential participants in our Leading for Healing capacity and resilience building programme. This programme, made possible by the Ford Foundation, seeks to offer existing grantees of the foundation and other organizations in the social justice sector, an opportunity to engage in a 10–month course of healing… Read More CSVROctober 7, 2022
MediaOur News and EventsAfrican Union, Transitional JusticeSixth African Transitional Justice ForumThe African Union Commission (Department of Political Affairs, Peace and Security) and the Centre for the Study of Violence and Reconciliation (CSVR) in collaboration with the Truth and Reconciliation Commission of Togo (HCRRUN) successfully organized the Sixth Edition of the Continental Transitional Justice Forum, held in person in Lomé, Togo from 7- 9 September 2022. The overall objective of the… Read More CSVRSeptember 19, 2022
ArticlesMediaGender-based Violence, InequalitiesPolitical Focus And Patriarchal Power Balance Often Override Victim Redress In Sexual Harassment Cases In WorkplaceLet’s be clear, sexual harassment, whether physical or verbal, is an unwanted act that violates a person’s dignity. When such an allegation is made, the focus of attention should be on the victim, and their account of events should be taken seriously, as no person will bring unwarranted attention to themselves by claiming the title of a victim of sexual… Read More CSVRSeptember 12, 2022
Our News and EventsAfrican Union, Transitional JusticeThe 6th Edition of the African Transitional Justice Forum 2022The African Union Commission (Department of Political Affairs, Peace and Security) and the Centre for the Study of Violence and Reconciliation (CSVR) in collaboration with the Truth and Reconciliation Commission of Togo (HCRRUN) will be convening the 6th edition of the African Transitional Justice Forum, scheduled to be held in person in Lomé, Togo from 7- 9 September 2022. The… Read More CSVRAugust 31, 2022
ArticlesMediaCrime Prevention, Criminal Justice, Gangs, Violence in IndustryGun Killings On The Rise – What Is The Police Strategy? Asks Gun Free SAAbout 40% of the 6 424 murders between April and June this year were gun-related, Police Minister Bheki Cele announced when he released crime statistics. Cele said it was shown that firearms were three times more likely than other weapons to be the weapon of choice in the reported murders, as 2 766 people were shot to death. “The expansion… Read More CSVRAugust 30, 2022
ArticlesMediaGender-based Violence, InequalitiesCSVR Press Release Women's Month: Empowerment Means Addressing Foundational Problems That Undermine Women In South AfricaLip-service celebration of women in present-day South Africa, while they remain marginalized and often disenfranchised and disempowered is a disservice to the 20 000 women in their diversity, who bravely marched in unison to the State Union Buildings in Pretoria on the 9 August 1956. 66 years later South Africa has made strides towards attaining gender parity, but it still falls… Read More CSVRAugust 8, 2022
