PublicationsResearchGender-based Violence, Transitional Justice, Truth CommissionsAfrican Truth Commissions and Survivors of Conflict-Related Sexual ViolenceWithin the international development and human rights communities, awareness of the use of conflict-related sexual violence (CRSV) as a tool of war has grown significantly over the past two decades. Truth commission have emerged as a key response to support victims of CRSV and provide recommendations on how the state should provide assistance and avoid future violations. This report draws… Read More Rachel MorleyJune 21, 2021
PolicyPublicationsResearchAfrican Union, Peacebuilding, Transitional JusticeLocating Peace within the Justice Agenda: The Case of the African Union Transitional Justice PolicyThis paper discusses the African Union Transitional Justice Policy as a case study that locates peace within the justice agenda in Africa, drawing from the rich, three-decade-long practice and experience of transitional justice processes on the continent to guide and inform future processes. It discusses the parameters set by the policy within which peace and justice processes can co-exist and… Read More CSVRMay 21, 2021
PublicationsResearchUrban Safety, Violence PreventionPerpetrators and Protectors: Centering Family Relations in Addressing Violence in Poor NeighbourhoodsThis report asks, ‘How and to what extent do families and kinship relations protect against, perpetrate and/or suffer from violence?’ The concern with understanding how families cope with violence in respectively protective and perpetrative ways emerges out of a partnership between the Liberian Association of Psychosocial Services (LAPS), the Centre for the Study of Violence and Reconciliation in South Africa… Read More Global Alliance on Urban ViolenceMay 6, 2021
PublicationsResearchTorture and State ViolenceFreedom Under Siege: Freedom of Association and Assembly in Sub-Saharan AfricaThis briefing paper provides an overview of the shrinking civic space as well as the situation on the violations of the rights to freedom of association and assembly in sub-Saharan Africa. It also highlights innovation and strategic advocacy approaches employed by sub-Saharan Africa’s civil society to defend their civic participation space. Read More Selby XinwaFebruary 18, 2020
PublicationsResearchInequalities, Transitional JusticeViolence, Inequality and Transformation: Apartheid Survivors on South Africa's Ongoing TransitionDespite its lauded political transition in 1994, South Africa continues to have among the highest levels of violence and inequality in the world. Organised survivors of apartheid violations have long maintained that we cannot adequately address violence in the country, let alone achieve full democracy, without addressing inequality. This book is built around extensive quotes from members of Khulumani Support… Read More Jasmina Brankovic, Brian Mphahlele, Agnes Ngxukuma, Nompumelelo Njana and Yanelisa SishubaFebruary 1, 2020
PublicationsResearchPeacebuilding, Reconciliation, Transitional JusticeForging a Resilient Social Contract in South AfricaSince the advent of democracy in the 1990s, the South African political settlement has ushered into policy a progressive framework for the realization of socio-economic rights, enshrined by the Constitution. However, this political settlement has failed to translate into an economic and social settlement that results in just livelihood strategies and equitable service delivery that addresses historical grievances. Inadequate implementation… Read More Hugo van der Merwe and Masana Ndinga-KangaJanuary 21, 2020
