ArticlesMediaOur News and EventsInequalitiesMedia statement: Centre for the Study of Violence and Reconciliation (CSVR) Reaffirms its Commitment Against Racial DiscriminationRead More CSVRMarch 21, 2024
MediaOur News and EventsWeekly HighlightsCSVR is a multi-disciplinary institute that seeks to understand and prevent violence, heal its effects and build sustainable peace at the community, national and regional levels. Our weekly highlights aim to showcase the impactful endeavours undertaken by our program teams, providing regular updates on their initiatives. Read More CSVRMarch 1, 2024
PolicyPublicationsSexual Violence, Transitional Justice, Truth CommissionsAddressing CRSV through Truth Commissions in AfricaDrawing on examples from African truth commissions, this policy brief presents recommendations for better enabling accountability, reparation and guarantees of non-recurrence for conflict-related sexual violence. Written for policy makers and practitioners working towards holistic transitional justice in Africa, the brief shows how to improve truth-seeking and truth-telling processes to promote lasting redress for victims/survivors of conflict-related sexual violence, with a… Read More CSVRFebruary 7, 2024
PolicyPublicationsResearchInequalities, Transitional JusticeChallenges for the Inclusion of Indigenous Communities in Transitional Justice: Synthesis Report on Africa, Asia-Pacific and Latin AmericaTransitional justice mechanisms, due to their historical contexts and doctrinal roots, have not properly recorded the experiences considered relevant by Indigenous peoples. Because they have failed to incorporate the range of Indigenous encounters with violence and oppression, they have not adequately linked the violations of the past with the ongoing marginalization of the present. However, transitional justice is dynamic and… Read More CSVROctober 26, 2023
ArticlesMediaPress Release: CSVR Statement on the Human Rights Situation in Gaza, PalestineThe Centre for the Study of Violence and Reconciliation (CSVR) is deeply concerned about the extensive human rights violations in Gaza, Palestine and expresses its unwavering commitment to advocating for the protection of human rights and a peaceful, resolution of the Israeli-Palestine conflict. Read More CSVROctober 20, 2023
PolicyPublicationsRole of Civil society, Transitional JusticeCIVIL SOCIETY AND TRANSITIONAL JUSTICE IN THE GAMBIAThis practice brief outlines civil society’s role and lessons learnt in The Gambian transitional justice process, which may be useful to practitioners operating in similar contexts. Based on interviews with key civil society actors, it looks at the experiences of civil society organisations that existed before the transitional justice process and those formed during it, as well as their engagements… Read More CSVROctober 2, 2023
