ArticlesMediaGender-based Violence, Transitional JusticeTransitional Justice's Glass CeilingCan transitional justice initiatives achieve their ambitious agenda of combatting gender based violence? The spotlight on gender-based violence (GBV) has possibly never been brighter than in recent years. The United Nations has declared an annual International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women, which is followed by its 16 Days of Activism Against Gender-Based Violence campaign. Social movements like #MeToo and #TotalShutdown have… Read More Maxine RubinNovember 27, 2018
ArticlesMediaTrauma and Transition, Violence PreventionPress Release: A Wounded Nation Led by Wounded LeadersThe actions of members of Parliament on the 06th of November 2018 are a clear indication of a wounded nation, led by wounded leaders. CSVR is deeply troubled by the actions of members of parliament: Both the verbal, and physical violence that was exhibited by MPs are a microcosm of an increasingly violent society. As a country battling with the… Read More CSVRNovember 9, 2018
ArticlesMediaGender-based ViolencePress Release: The Mid-Term Budget Speech Should Set Aside a 'Ring-Fenced' BudgetThe Finance Minister should not turn a blind eye to the scourge of gender based violence (GBV) during this year’s Medium Term Budget Speech, on October 24, says #TheTotalShutDown movement. #TheTotalShutdown movement in collaboration with a broad collective of human rights and womxn’s rights organisations in South Africa, is calling on government to set a bold agenda and put aside… Read More CSVROctober 25, 2018
ArticlesMediaGender-based ViolenceOmotoso's Lawyer Exposes Horror of Testifying About RapeDefence lawyer Peter Daubermann’s targeted attack on witness and rape survivor Cheryl Zondi has exposed detrimental flaws in SA’s judicial system. In a country where an unprecedented number of sexual and gender-based crimes are left unreported, South Africans watched in horror and dismay as Peter Daubermann, the defence lawyer for Timothy Omotoso, eviscerated Cheryl Zondi on the witness stand. Daubermann’s… Read More Nonsikelelo NcubeOctober 25, 2018
ArticlesMediaChildren and Youth, Violence PreventionThe Role of Families in Preventing Violence in SchoolsOn the 17th of September 2018, the minister of basic education, Angie Motshekga, called on law enforcement agencies to help quell the recent spate of violence which has rocked schools in South Africa. This after the South African national crime statistics released on the 11 September 2018 were a stark reminder to many of the extreme levels of crime and… Read More Sumaiya Mohamed and Jacqui Leigh ChowlesOctober 4, 2018
ArticlesMediaGender-based Violence, Transitional JusticeInclusive Gender in Transitional JusticeMen instigate war, women bear the brunt of it… During armed conflict, men are perpetrators of sexual violence and women are the victims… Men cannot be raped; women are the only ‘legitimate’ victims of rape and other forms of sexual violence… Whether implicitly or explicitly, these are some of the stereotypes and misnomers that seem to animate public opinion about… Read More Noma MasikoOctober 4, 2018
