ArticlesMediaMigrants and XenophobiaChange Beliefs to Stem XenophobiaThe distressing image of the necklacing of Ernesto Alfabeto Nhamuave in 2008 circulated around the world, highlighting the brutality of xenophobia in South Africa. From Pretoria and Johannesburg to Durban and Cape Town, foreign nationals were attacked, displaced and even killed. In 2015, violence flared up again in some parts of Gauteng. This time the image of the fatal stabbing… Read More CSVRAugust 22, 2017
ArticlesMediaGender-based ViolenceTackling Violence against Women Requires Collective ActionThe Centre for the Study of Violence and Reconciliation (CSVR) is calling on South African women to speak up about Violence Against Women (VAW) as part of a new social media campaign to highlight the pervasive nature of the scourge. The campaign, #EndVAWNow, will be conducted across social media platforms to allow women to share their own stories. “Through this… Read More CSVRAugust 7, 2017
ArticlesMediaChildren and Youth, InequalitiesStructural Youth Unemployment Solutions Require New Thinking and New InstitutionsAnother June 16 Youth Day has come and gone. As typically happens at this time, various political leaders, and newspaper editorials, bemoaned the lack of employment for young people, emphasising the need for more job opportunities. In his National Youth Day address in Ventersdorp for instance President Jacob Zuma acknowledged that the economy is affected by ‘sluggish growth’. But, he… Read More David BruceJune 25, 2017
ArticlesMediaGender-based ViolencePress Release: CSVR Welcomes High Court Ruling on Reporting Cases of Sexual AbuseA new judgment passed by the Johannesburg High Court on Monday, 19 June that sexual abuse cases older than twenty years should be valid is being welcomed by The Centre for the Study of Violence and Reconciliation (CSVR). The judgement stipulates that Section 18 of the Criminal Procedure Act – which previously stated that a case of sexual abuse cannot… Read More CSVRJune 22, 2017
MediaOur News and EventsPeacebuildingInternal Seminar: Jay D. Aronson on the Magic of Math in Human RightsOn 19 June 2017, Jay Aronson, the founder and director of the United States-based Centre for Human Rights Science (CHRS), presented his work on transitional justice and technology at the CSVR Cape Town office, sharing the organization’s work in integrating technology into the analysis of human rights violations in the aftermath of conflict and disaster. Aronson demonstrated how CHRS merged… Read More Tasneem KallaJune 19, 2017
MediaVideosPeacebuilding, Violence PreventionInnovations in PeacebuildingThis seminar video examines innovations in peacebuilding efforts across the globe. Read More CSVRJune 13, 2017
