PublicationsResearchPeacebuilding, Transitional JusticeFramed! How the Human Rights Framework Shapes Our Engagements (A Treasure Trove of Ideas and Exercises to Explore the Framework That Human Rights Offers)Between 2011 and 2013 the Centre for the Study of Violence and Reconciliation (CSVR) and Zimbabwe Lawyers for Human Rights (ZLHR) collaborated to conceive and implement a learning series, entitled “Spinning the Web: Exploring the Nexus between Human Rights and Conflict Transformation”. This was born out of the identified need for human rights activists and lawyers to develop or deepen… Read More CSVR and ZLHRApril 4, 2014
PublicationsResearchPeacebuilding, Social CohesionWhen Spider Webs Unite They Can Tie Up a Lion (A Treasure Trove of Ideas and Exercises for Spinning a Web of Enhanced Relationships)Between 2011 and 2013 the Centre for the Study of Violence and Reconciliation (CSVR) and Zimbabwe Lawyers for Human Rights (ZLHR) collaborated to conceive and implement a learning series, entitled “Spinning the Web: Exploring the Nexus between Human Rights and Conflict Transformation”. This was born out of the identified need for human rights activists and lawyers to develop or deepen… Read More CSVR and ZLHRApril 4, 2014
PublicationsResearchPeacebuilding, Social CohesionWhat Lies Beyond? Delving Below the Surface of Conflict (A Treasure Trove of Exercises, Tools and Perspectives on Transforming Conflict and How We Relate to It)The series, entitled “Spinning the Web: Exploring the Nexus between Human Rights and Conflict Transformation”, was conceived out of the collaboration between CSVR and ZLHR and the identified need for human rights activists and lawyers to develop or deepen their facilitation skills to meet the needs of a changing socio-political environment. This paper contains a selection of the important substantive… Read More CSVR and ZLHRApril 4, 2014
PublicationsResearchGender-based Violence, Psychosocial Support, Torture and State ViolenceGender and Torture, Does it Matter? An Exploration of the Ways in which Gender Influences the Impact of Torture and Rehabilitation ServicesThis report forms part of a larger project which aimed at developing a contextually-informed, evidence-based psychosocial model for the rehabilitation of victims of torture. When developing this project it became clear that it presented an opportunity to explore gender aspects of torture and its consequences. By reviewing the literature available, looking at the analysis of 514 individual session process notes… Read More Rachel Goodman and Monica BandeiraMarch 24, 2014
PublicationsResearchPsychosocial Support, Reparations and Victim Services, Torture and State Violence, Trauma and TransitionWhy Do Clients Stay in Counselling: A Comparative Analysis of Why Clients Stay for a Short or Long Time Using CSVR's Psychosocial ServicesThe Centre for the Study of Violence and Reconciliation (CSVR) has long offered counselling services to ex-combatants and victims of torture. This paper attempts to understand whether or not there is a difference between clients who stay for medium to long term counselling (19 sessions or more) and those who are considered to be early leavers (clients who have two… Read More Dominique Dix-PeekMarch 3, 2014
PublicationsResearchReconciliation, Transitional Justice, Truth CommissionsAccountability and National Reconciliation in South AfricaThis paper offers an exploration of the state of accountability and reconciliation in South Africa, calling for a look not only at the agenda and impact of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission but also at the role played by state and other structures after 1994. This article suggests that accountability and reconciliation have been limited, although the responsibility for this… Read More Jasmina BrankovicFebruary 13, 2014
