ArticlesMediaCorrectional Services, Gangs, Gender-based ViolenceSentenced Twice OverFive years after the demise of apartheid, Vincent, a young, fresh-faced man arrived in remand detention in a Western Cape facility.Vincent had never been to prison before, and when he arrived he was thrown into an overcrowded cell that held first-time inmates and long-standing gang members. He was scared to death and, sadly, his fears were confirmed: on his first night, he was raped – by two different inmates. Read More CSVRJuly 12, 2016
ArticlesMediaInequalities, Policing, Violence PreventionPress Release: Violence as the Currency for Communities to Purchase Entrenched Human Rights Must ChangeThe Centre for the Study of Violence and Reconciliation (CSVR) is disturbed about the recent increase in political violence and the escalating collective violence around the country such as has been seen in the Tshwane area. Read More CSVRJune 27, 2016
MediaVideosViolence PreventionThe Role of the Orange Farm Community Work Programme in Preventing ViolenceThis CSVR video explores the role of the public employment programme, Community Work Programme, in violence prevention efforts in South Africa. Read More CSVRApril 9, 2016
ArticlesMediaChildren and Youth, Inequalities, Violence PreventionPress Release: Violence Related to the FeesMustFall CampaignThe Centre for the Study of Violence and Reconciliation (CSVR) stands in support of the call for fair, equitable and affordable higher education in South Africa and welcomes the 0% increase announced by the president. This however is a small victory within a larger battle for social justice. CSVR is alarmed by the government’s initial nonchalant response to the students’… Read More CSVROctober 22, 2015
MediaOur News and EventsViolence PreventionHow Communities Heal WorkshopCSVR is hosting a workshop on personal healing and transformation for effective community intervention on 30 June 2015. Read More CSVRJune 22, 2015
PublicationsResearchTransitional JusticePractitioner Perspectives on Transitional Justice: TunisiaCSVR shares practitioners’ perspectives on transitional justice efforts in their local contexts and civil society’s role in shaping transitions. This brief presents reflections on the Tunisian experience offered by Amine Ghali, programme director of Al Kawakibi Democracy Transition Center, during a March 2015 talk in South Africa. Read More CSVRFebruary 28, 2015
