ArticlesAfrican Union, Capacity Building, ReconciliationJudicial Independence and Transitional Justice in Cameroon: A Pathway to Sustainable Peace in the ongoing Anglophone CrisisSince 2017 Cameroon has been faced with a separatist insurrection widely referred to as—the Anglophone crisis. It has had devastating effects on the country, and over its bloody course, has been considered the most neglected conflict in the world, with thousands of lives lost and about a million others displaced. Transitional justice tools can provide a pathway for addressing the underlying… Read More Bobuin Jr Valery Gemandze ObenMay 19, 2023
ArticlesInequalities, Mental Health, Peacebuilding, Social CohesionMODELLING A MULTIDISCIPLINARY APPROACH TO EMPOWERING SOCIETIES, COMMUNITIES AND VICTIMS AFFECTED BY VIOLENCEThe African continent has experienced high levels of violence and brutalisation and needs empowerment. Empowerment means different things to different people and at the Centre for the Study of Violence and Reconciliation (CSVR), we understand this well. Our work embeds empowerment both as an approach and as an outcome of our activities and interventions. Since its establishment in 1989, the… Read More Annah Moyo-KupetaApril 4, 2023
ArticlesClimate Change, Inequalities, Urban SafetyLoad Shedding is a Human Rights ViolationAs we wrap up Human Rights Month and its activities promoting respect for fundamental human rights and restoring human dignity in line with the Bill of Rights, the sad reality is that our government is violating those very same rights every time there is load shedding. Human Rights Day urges South African citizens to remember the struggles and sacrifices made… Read More Gugu NonjingeMarch 31, 2023
ArticlesMediaGender-based Violence, Inequalities, Psychosocial SupportA Human Rights Approach To Addressing Inequality in SAIn South Africa, you do not have to go far to see inequality and experience it. Bestselling author and economist Noreena Hertz once said: “We live increasingly in a world of haves and have-nots, of gated communities next to ghettos, of extreme poverty and unbelievable riches. Some enjoy rights that are completely denied to others. Relative inequalities are exploding, and… Read More Annah Moyo-KupetaMarch 22, 2023
ArticlesDomestic Violence Legislation, Gender-based Violence, InequalitiesDeep Roots: Confronting the History of Sexual and Other Violence against Women and Girls in AfricaFacing up to the embedded social norms and prejudices, linked to practices that stretch across the continent's histories and giving rise to sexual and gender-based violence, is a necessary step in building societies where women and girls are able to participate as full human beings. From the cycles of political violence in Kenya, the Rwandan genocide and the institutionalised violations… Read More Lesego Sekhu and Sinqobile MakhathiniFebruary 15, 2023
ArticlesPresidential Summit on Gender-Based Violence and Femicide was a big red herringThe summit was described as ‘a waste of time’ since there was a lack of accountability from most government departments. They recited old deliverables from previous years and had made no significant progress or noticeable steps in their quest to implement the National Strategic Plan on GBVF. As we kick-start the 16 Days of Activism Against Gender-Based Violence, much of… Read More Gugu Resha and Nandipha MabindisaDecember 6, 2022
