PublicationsResearchGender-based Violence, Violence PreventionViolence Against Women in South Africa: A Country in CrisisThis research contributes towards explaining the high prevalence of violence against women (VAW) in South Africa, and presents recommendations to inform interventions by women, government departments and the wider society for addressing VAW. It does so from the experiences and perceptions of survivors of VAW, a perspective that is underexplored. Read More CSVRSeptember 12, 2017
ArticlesMediaMigrants and XenophobiaChange Beliefs to Stem XenophobiaThe distressing image of the necklacing of Ernesto Alfabeto Nhamuave in 2008 circulated around the world, highlighting the brutality of xenophobia in South Africa. From Pretoria and Johannesburg to Durban and Cape Town, foreign nationals were attacked, displaced and even killed. In 2015, violence flared up again in some parts of Gauteng. This time the image of the fatal stabbing… Read More CSVRAugust 22, 2017
ArticlesMediaGender-based ViolenceTackling Violence against Women Requires Collective ActionThe Centre for the Study of Violence and Reconciliation (CSVR) is calling on South African women to speak up about Violence Against Women (VAW) as part of a new social media campaign to highlight the pervasive nature of the scourge. The campaign, #EndVAWNow, will be conducted across social media platforms to allow women to share their own stories. “Through this… Read More CSVRAugust 7, 2017
ArticlesMediaGender-based ViolencePress Release: CSVR Welcomes High Court Ruling on Reporting Cases of Sexual AbuseA new judgment passed by the Johannesburg High Court on Monday, 19 June that sexual abuse cases older than twenty years should be valid is being welcomed by The Centre for the Study of Violence and Reconciliation (CSVR). The judgement stipulates that Section 18 of the Criminal Procedure Act – which previously stated that a case of sexual abuse cannot… Read More CSVRJune 22, 2017
MediaVideosPeacebuilding, Violence PreventionInnovations in PeacebuildingThis seminar video examines innovations in peacebuilding efforts across the globe. Read More CSVRJune 13, 2017
MediaPodcastsPeacebuildingPeacebuilding Innovations: International Norms and Local Dynamics in Conflict-Affected CountriesPast experiences in peacebuilding for countries emerging out of conflict have been typically characterized by reform-oriented external donors and progressive forces internally (usually supported by development donors) pursuing human rights-based empowerment approaches to redress marginalization and disadvantage in efforts to address causes of conflict and lay the foundation for a more stable peace. Such rights-based or empowerment approaches, however, may exacerbate tensions at national and local levels in conflict-affected countries as newly mobilized groups confront deep-seated and often “illiberal” political, social, and economic orders that resist change. Read More CSVRMay 10, 2017
