ArticlesMediaGender-based ViolenceStop Hijacking a Hard-won DayOn November 25 1993, International Day of No Violence Against Women, a tiny crowd of 10 took to the streets. By November 25 1999, public opinion had changed so much that hundreds of people turned out for protests, and government departments allocated budgets for events to commemorate the day. Yet the growing awareness of November 25 has clouded its purpose… Read More CSVRNovember 19, 2000
MediaOur News and EventsTransitional JusticeThe TRC and Apartheid Beneficiaries in a New DispensationIntroduction Reconciliation requires a commitment, especially by those who have benefited and continue to benefit from past discrimination, to the transformation of unjust inequalities and dehumanising poverty. TRC Report, Vol. 5, Ch. 9 The challenge is clear, but how do we make this requirement for reconciliation a reality? How do we bridge the gap between the transformation ideal advocated in… Read More CSVROctober 27, 2000
ArticlesMediaGender-based ViolenceViolence Lurks in State ServicesQueues for state services are the embodiment of indifference to those who wait, with disrespect and apathy often the only rewards. Consider this incident during our monitoring of the implementation of the Domestic Violence Act. Ms X arrived at the Johannesburg courts to apply for a protection order against her abusive partner. She had earlier been to a hospital, where… Read More CSVROctober 22, 2000
ArticlesMediaPolicingYou Won't Get Far in a Broken Car! Focus on Internal Control and Discipline in the PoliceBarely a week goes by without the appearance of a number of media stories reporting on actual or alleged incidents of police criminality or misconduct. Whether its official reports detailing police involvement in taxi criminality or dismissive behaviour from police in the community service center, the problem seems endless. Considering that the first attempts at transforming and improving the professionalism… Read More CSVROctober 1, 2000
ArticlesMediaTransitional JusticeMed Schools Still Seeking a CureThe Truth and Reconciliation Commission's (TRC) recommendation that medical schools should increase the intake of black students at undergraduate and postgraduate level has failed to solve racial imbalances in the provision of doctors in the country. Although the recommendation helps set a moral guideline for institutions it lacks the capacity and necessary pragmatism to facilitate demographic change in the health… Read More CSVRSeptember 29, 2000
ArticlesMediaGender-based ViolenceDon't Ignore Men's Violence to Each OtherAn interesting feature of post-1994 politics is the emergence of men who fight violence against women. From "everyday hero" campaigns to conferences, pledges and marches, something new is going down. Could this be the solution to violence against women? Some features of this trend would suggest not. Feminist criticism of masculine power and privilege disturbs the status quo. Thus when… Read More CSVRSeptember 24, 2000
