Based on work by Naomi Roht-Arriaza, this brief focuses on a central aspect of transitional justice: preventing impunity for past human rights abuses. Drawing on lessons from Latin America, the brief outlines several accountability processes available to African Union member…
The Peace Building section of the Belgian Federal Department of Foreign Affairs, together with the Centre for Historical Research and Documentation on War and Contemporary Society (Belgium) and the Centre for the Study of Violence and Reconciliation (South Africa), hosted…
The following workshop report is based on a 15 November 2007 CSVR workshop that looked to examine the role ex-combatants play in memorialization processes in post-TRC (Truth and Reconciliation Commission) South Africa. Several key stake-holders were invited from government departments,…
The subsequent paper aims to firstly contextualize the Sexual Offences Bill by describing the situation regarding sexual violence in South Africa during the formulation of the Bill, and the history of the Bill from inception to passing by the National…
The following document is a workshop summary of a Centre for the Study of Violence and Reconciliation (CSVR) two-day workshop – Policy Dialogue: Skills Development and Job Creation. The first of a series of workshops focusing on ex-combatant and military…
The Centre for the Study of Violence and Reconciliation (CSVR) embarked on a two-year project to understand the impact of HIV/AIDS in Johannesburg Policing Area in the Johannesburg Policing area in 2005 that has resulted in this report. The primary…