PublicationsResearchGender-based Violence, Migrants and Xenophobia, Torture and State Violence, Trauma and TransitionWomen Empowerment: A Case Study of a Refugee Women's Group at the Centre for the Study of Violence and Reconciliation (Appendix E)This report evaluates the Centre for the Study of Violence and Reconciliation's (CSVR's) work with a group of refugee women affected by torture and cruel, inhuman and degrading treatment. Over a period of six years, facilitators from CSVR met with a group of refugee women with the overall aim of facilitating their economic and social empowerment and setting in motion… Read More Malose LangaDecember 16, 2013
PublicationsResearchEx-combatant Reintegration and Demilitarisation, Psychosocial Support, Torture and State ViolenceGuidelines For Home Visits (Appendix F)Home visits were undertaken as a stand-alone intervention as part of the Centre for the Study of Violence and Reconciliation's (CSVR's) community project to address the psychosocial effects of torture among ex-combatants on the West Rand of Johannesburg. This report discusses the lessons, challenges and ethical dilemmas encountered in conducting home visits in 2008 and 2009. This evaluation process aimed… Read More Malose LangaDecember 16, 2013
PublicationsResearchGender-based Violence, Inequalities, Violence in TransitionViolent Masculinities and Service Delivery Protests in Post-Apartheid South Africa: A Case Study of Two Communities in MpumalangaThis Article draws on two case studies in which in-depth group and individual interviews were conducted with key male informants about their involvement in violent service delivery protests in South Africa. It provides a gendered analysis of these events by focusing on Connell’s (1995) notion of hegemonic masculinity, which refers to dominant cultural stereotypes in which men are expected to… Read More Malose LangaMarch 13, 2013
PublicationsResearchMigrants and Xenophobia, Torture and State Violence, Violence PreventionExploring Experiences of Torture and CIDT That Occurred in South Africa Amongst Non-Nationals Living in JohannesburgThis report is a part of the Centre for the Study of Violence and Reconciliation (CSVR), Trauma and Transition Project, to understand changing patterns of torture and cruel, inhuman and degrading treatment (CIDT) in the new South Africa. This report specifically looks at the experiences of torture and CIDT amongst non‐nationals in South Africa. The paper presents findings from desk… Read More Malose LangaFebruary 27, 2013
