ArticlesMediaPeacebuilding, Transitional Justice, Truth CommissionsTransitional Justice and Peacebuilding: Is There a Role for Faith-based Actors?As South Africa mourns the passing of Archbishop Emeritus Desmond Tutu, it is a moment to reflect on the role that faith-based actors play in transitional justice and in the maintenance of peaceful societies. Tutu's activism in pre and post-apartheid South Africa demonstrated the United Nation's definition of transnational justice characterised by a full range of processes associated with a society's attempt… Read More Tsholofelo NakediJanuary 10, 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
ArticlesMediaTorture and State Violence, Transitional Justice, Violence PreventionPress Release: SACTJ Calls for Reform of National Preventive Mechanism (NPM) in South AfricaThe South African Coalition for Transitional Justice (SACTJ) calls for changes to the architecture and working methodology of the National Preventive Mechanism (NPM) in South Africa. Torture and other forms of cruel, inhuman, degrading treatment and punishment were routinely and widely practised during the Apartheid era in South Africa. These human rights abuses are still rife in the country and… Read More CSVRNovember 16, 2021
ArticlesMediaChildren and Youth, Youth ViolenceKenya Youth Empowerment and Opportunities Project Good Idea but Not All InclusiveSocial scientists and policymakers alike have shown that youth empowerment programmes can act as a catalyst for social inclusion and consequently help reduce youth violence. However, data from research done by the Centre for Human Rights Policy Studies and the Centre for the Study of Violence and Reconciliation show that the top-down conceptualisation and implementation of the Kenya Youth Empowerment… Read More Mwangi MwauraNovember 5, 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
MediaOur News and EventsAfrican Union, Transitional JusticePress Release: The Fifth Edition of the African Transitional Justice Forum 2021 The Fifth Edition of the African Transitional Justice Forum reviews TJ mechanisms to secure and build the Africa we want. The African Union Commission (AUC) Department of Political Affairs, Peace and Security (PAPS) and the Centre for the Study of Violence and Reconciliation (CSVR) joined hands to host the 5th Edition of the African Transitional Justice (TJ) Forum virtually from… Read More CSVROctober 26, 2021
