ArticlesMediaGender-based Violence, Inequalities, Social CohesionPREVENTING GENDER-BASED VIOLENCE IN SOUTHERN AFRICAAfrica Legal Aid (AFLA) and the Centre for the Study of Violence and Reconciliation (CSVR) are proud to announce their collaboration in hosting an insightful and critical symposium focused on Preventing Gender-Based Violence in Southern Africa. Working with our partners from UN Women, the Embassy of Sweden, the Embassy of the Netherlands and with the support of Ford Foundation, the… Read More CSVRAugust 24, 2023
MediaOur News and EventsChildren and Youth, Mental Health, Psychosocial Support, Trauma CounsellingWebinar Invite: Youth perspectives on violent masculinities and MHPSS Impunity Watch (IW) and the Centre for the Study of Violence and Reconciliation (CSVR) are partners on a multi-annual strategy aimed at connecting youth voices to transitional justice policymaking spheres at the African Union (AU). As part of this strategy, research was conducted in Burundi, the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), Mali, and South Sudan on three key subjects:… Read More CSVRAugust 8, 2023
PolicyPublicationsPsychosocial Support, Transitional JusticePerspectives des Jeunes Sur le Genre et les Masculinités Au Burundi, en Rdc, au Mali et au Soudan du Sud : Promouvoir des Politiques de Justice Transitionnelle Efficaces en AfriqueLa Politique de justice transitionnelle de l’Union africaine (PJTUA), adoptée par les chefs d’État et de gouvernement de l’Union africaine en février 2019, appelle à la mise en place de mécanismes de justice transitionnelle (JT) qui non seulement rendent justice, mais contribuent également à la transformation des préjugés fondamentaux liés au genre dans les sociétés. Alors que les facteurs liés… Read More CSVRAugust 4, 2023
PolicyPublicationsMental Health, Transitional JusticeRôle De La Santé Mentale Et Le Soutien Psychosocial (SMSPS) Dans Les Processus De Justice Transitionnelle : Points De Vue De La Jeunesse Africaine au Burundi, an RDC, au Mali et au Soudan du SudLes guerres, conflits et crises donnant lieu à des crimes internationaux et à des violations flagrantes des droits humains n’épargnent jamais les individus, les communautés et les sociétés. La déshumanisation associée aux tragédies du passé et aux conflits actuels que connaît l’Afrique, avec leur lot de violations flagrantes des droits humains, laisse souvent dans son sillage des traumatismes individuels et… Read More CSVRAugust 4, 2023
PolicyPublicationsChildren and Youth, Transitional JusticeYouth perspectives on gender and masculinities in Burundi, the DRC, Mali and South Sudan – Promoting effective TJ policies in AfricaThe African Union’s Transitional Justice Policy (AUTJP), adopted by the AU Heads of State and Government in February 2019, calls for transitional justice (TJ) mechanisms that not only deliver justice, but also transform fundamental gender biases in societies. Whereas gender considerations are a staple of most TJ discussions on the continent, masculinity as a cause and consequence of violence is… Read More CSVRAugust 4, 2023
PolicyPublicationsPsychosocial Support, Transitional JusticeThe role of Mental Health and Psychosocial Support (MHPSS) in transitional justice – Perspectives from African youth in DRC, Mali, Burundi and South SudanWars, conflicts and crises giving rise to international crimes and gross human rights violations never leave individuals, communities and societies untouched. The dehumanisation associated with Africa’s brutal past and current conflicts, with their attendant gross human rights violations, often leaves individual and collective trauma in their wake. Such traumas tend to compound already existing structures of inequality and marginalisation, which… Read More CSVRAugust 4, 2023
