The Centre for the Study of Violence and Reconciliation (CSVR) bemoans government's failure to explicitly provide specific direction and urgent solutions needed to address the Gender Based Violence (GBV) crisis. In his State of the Nation Address, President Cyril Ramaphosa…
Despite President Cyril Ramaphosa's pronouncements in the February 2019 State of the Nation Address (SONA) that funding would be allocated to combat Gender-Based Violence, when Finance Minister, Tito Mboweni, delivered his budget speech on 20 February 2019, there were no…
The Centre for the Study of Violence and Reconciliation (CSVR) is alarmed by the violent crackdown in Sudan which has dealt a severe blow to peace efforts in the country and is calling for immediate action by all stakeholders to…
The Centre for the Study of Violence and Reconciliation (CSVR) has warned that urgent action needs to be taken to tackle violence in schools, describing the recent fatal stabbing of a student outside a school in Turffontein, Johannesburg, on Monday…
CSVR's 2017 research study "Violence against Women in South Africa: A Country in Crisis" raises critical concerns by women around the many calls for survivors to break the silence on gender based violence (GBV) in spite of the limited social…
A major milestone towards ensuring durable peace in Africa! CSVR congratulates the African Union on the adoption of the African Union Transitional Justice Policy (AUTJP). The Centre for the Study of Violence and Reconciliation (CSVR) congratulates the African Union Heads…