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
MediaOur News and EventsGangs, Gender-based ViolenceKrugersdorp Gang Rape Highlights The Multiplicity Of Violence Black Women's Bodies Experience In TownshipsIt is a known fact that gender-based violence, especially rape and femicide often affects women the most in South Africa. South Africa was declared the rape capital of the world, beating countries that are experiencing active armed conflict. Although the names of victims are chanted and put up on billboards, the narrative of their experience is often blurred between the… Read More Naledi JoyiOctober 24, 2022
Our News and EventsMental Health, Trauma and Transition, Trauma CounsellingLeading for Healing Programme for the Social Justice SectorCSVR invites you to attend a programme briefing on Friday 14th October 2022 for potential participants in our Leading for Healing capacity and resilience building programme. This programme, made possible by the Ford Foundation, seeks to offer existing grantees of the foundation and other organizations in the social justice sector, an opportunity to engage in a 10–month course of healing… Read More CSVROctober 7, 2022
MediaOur News and EventsAfrican Union, Transitional JusticeSixth African Transitional Justice ForumThe African Union Commission (Department of Political Affairs, Peace and Security) and the Centre for the Study of Violence and Reconciliation (CSVR) in collaboration with the Truth and Reconciliation Commission of Togo (HCRRUN) successfully organized the Sixth Edition of the Continental Transitional Justice Forum, held in person in Lomé, Togo from 7- 9 September 2022. The overall objective of the… Read More CSVRSeptember 19, 2022
ArticlesMediaGender-based Violence, InequalitiesPolitical Focus And Patriarchal Power Balance Often Override Victim Redress In Sexual Harassment Cases In WorkplaceLet’s be clear, sexual harassment, whether physical or verbal, is an unwanted act that violates a person’s dignity. When such an allegation is made, the focus of attention should be on the victim, and their account of events should be taken seriously, as no person will bring unwarranted attention to themselves by claiming the title of a victim of sexual… Read More CSVRSeptember 12, 2022
Our News and EventsAfrican Union, Transitional JusticeThe 6th Edition of the African Transitional Justice Forum 2022The African Union Commission (Department of Political Affairs, Peace and Security) and the Centre for the Study of Violence and Reconciliation (CSVR) in collaboration with the Truth and Reconciliation Commission of Togo (HCRRUN) will be convening the 6th edition of the African Transitional Justice Forum, scheduled to be held in person in Lomé, Togo from 7- 9 September 2022. The… Read More CSVRAugust 31, 2022
