Our News and EventsInequalities, Memory and Memorialisation, PeacebuildingReparations and Memory for the Marikana Massacre after 10 YearsTen years have passed since the Marikana Massacre on 16 August 2022. Yet we are still not close to securing full reparations for victims. The process of civil claims, prosecutions, and support services has been piecemeal and often insensitive to the needs of victims. CSVR and the Institute for Business Ethics University of St Gallen will share findings from their… Read More CSVRJune 27, 2022
Our News and EventsGender-based Violence, Inequalities, Migrants and Xenophobia, Policing, Social Cohesion, Urban SafetyCovid-19: The Intimacies of PandemicsThis workshop is structured around two recent projects: COVID-19: The Intimacies of Pandemics, is a special issue co-edited by Danai S Mupotsa and Moshibudi Motimele. In the midst of narratives that attempt to present the spread and effects of COVID-19 as the ‘great equaliser’ that infects indiscriminately, the effects have in fact been disproportionately shaped by gendered power relations. COVID-19… Read More CSVRJune 20, 2022
MediaOur News and EventsVideosPeacebuilding, Reconciliation, Transitional Justice, Truth CommissionsPanel Discussion: Integrating Forced Migration and Transitional JusticeThis panel video provides insights into the intersections between forced migration and transitional justice. It is a discussion organised by the Centre for the Study of Violence and the International Coalition of Sites of Conscience for the Global Initative for Justice, Truth and Reconciliation. https://youtu.be/kpRac7k1F-g Read More CSVRMay 27, 2022
MediaOur News and EventsPeacebuilding, Transitional JusticeCSVR Regional Working Group Session Enhancing the Synergy between Transitional Justice and Constitution-drafting Dates – May 26th 2022As part of a year-long Global Initiative for Justice, Truth and Reconciliation (GIJTR) program focused on enhancing the synergy between transitional justice and constitution-drafting, the Centre for the Study of Violence and Reconciliation (CSVR) is hosting a virtual Regional Workshop on May 26th 2022, between 2pm-4.30pm SAST, with practitioners, policymakers and experts with experience in post-conflict constitutional drafting and transitional… Read More CSVRMay 12, 2022
MediaOur News and EventsA Tribute to Our Patron, Archbishop Desmond Mpilo TutuThe Centre for the Study of Violence and Reconciliation joins the Tutu family, the nation and the world at large in mourning the loss of an icon, Archbishop Desmond Mpilo Tutu who passed away yesterday morning. Archbishop Desmond Tutu became honorary patron of the CSVR in the mid-1990s. He agreed to Graeme Simpson’s extraordinary request to associate himself with us because he recognized the CVSR’s unique contribution to building reconciliation – not merely as an abstract idea, but through work with victim communities and commitment to justice and equality in social, political and economic terms. Read More CSVRDecember 27, 2021
MediaOur News and EventsPress Release: The CSVR Condemns Military Coup in SudanThe intolerance of coups in Sudan – and Africa – should be as strong as the militant takeovers that cause them As the Sudanese military tightens its grip on Sudan, the Centre for the Study of Violence and Reconciliation (CSVR) condemns the military coup that has gripped the North African country. The arrest of Sudanese Prime Minister Abdalla Hamdok and… Read More CSVROctober 28, 2021
