ArticlesMediaTransitional JusticePolitical Manipulation Undermines the Judiciary and Credibility of the LawIn its famous, and controversial, statement on the judiciary of 8 January 2005 the ANC, argued that there was a need to 'transform the collective mindset of the judiciary to bring it into consonance with the vision and aspirations of the millions who engaged in struggle to liberate our country from white minority domination'. Failure to do so, the ANC… Read More CSVRDecember 2, 2007
PolicyPublicationsEx-combatant Reintegration and Demilitarisation, Memory and MemorialisationPolicy Dialogue: The Role of Ex-Combatants in Memorialization Processes in South AfricaThe following workshop report is based on a 15 November 2007 CSVR workshop that looked to examine the role ex-combatants play in memorialization processes in post-TRC (Truth and Reconciliation Commission) South Africa. Several key stake-holders were invited from government departments, Non-governmental organizations and Military Veterans Associations. Read More CSVRNovember 15, 2007
ArticlesMediaCriminal Justice, Transitional JusticeANC Power Struggle Undermines JusticeIn the midst of the current crisis of crime and violence it appears almost trite to state that there is a need for greater respect for justice and the law in South Africa. Recent studies of hijacking networks and organised criminal gangs highlight how attitudes of ambivalence towards the law on the part of many South Africans contribute to an… Read More CSVRNovember 11, 2007
PolicyPublicationsEx-combatant Reintegration and Demilitarisation, Skills developmentPolicy Dialogue: Skills Development and Job CreationThe following document is a workshop summary of a Centre for the Study of Violence and Reconciliation (CSVR) two-day workshop – Policy Dialogue: Skills Development and Job Creation. The first of a series of workshops focusing on ex-combatant and military veteran reintegration and demobilization. The goal of the project is to engage a variety of stakeholders and provide opportunities for… Read More CSVRSeptember 6, 2007
ArticlesMediaTransitional JusticeBackroom Deals with Apartheid Perpetrators Undermine TRC RationaleFrom Fiji to Burundi, from Nepal to Colombia and from the DRC to Canada, South Africa's negotiated transition and its Truth and Reconciliation Commission (TRC) continue to be viewed by many around the world as the paradigmatic model of a country moving from authoritarian rule and civil conflict, to democracy and reconciliation. Yet the high price paid by many of… Read More CSVRJuly 29, 2007
ArticlesMediaInequalities, Violence PreventionInequality and Crime: Acknowledging the Violence in DisparityPresident Mbeki's State of the Nation address earlier this month appears to reflect a shift in government's approach and attitude towards crime, partly in response to public pressure and despair at continuing high levels of violence. Government has devoted major resources to the criminal justice system for some time. But the shift in approach and attitude, reflected in the more… Read More CSVRFebruary 21, 2007
