PublicationsResearchReconciliation, Restorative Justice, Transitional JusticeGhana's National Reconciliation Commission: A Comparative AssessmentThis report aims to evaluate Ghana's National Reconciliation Commission against its own objectives and in the context of the comparative experiences of truth commissions in other countries. The research is based on primary and secondary source material on the Ghanaian process as well as 14 interviews conducted with local civil society representatives in Ghana in September 2005. This was supplemented with… Read More Nahla ValjiJanuary 2, 2006
PublicationsResearchChildren and Youth, HIV and AIDSChild-Headed Households & Human Rights: A Capacity-Building GuideThis book is developed from the experiences that children orphaned by HIV & AIDS have shared with researchers, as well as the experiences of Civil Society Organisations (CSOs) and Community Based Organisations (CBOs). This book has been compiled for members and leaders of CSOs and CBOs as well as youth development workers and concerned members of the community. Read More Charlotte HulleyJanuary 1, 2006
PublicationsResearchCriminal Justice, Gender-based ViolenceBattered Women Who Kill: Avenues for Legal/Political RecourseThis paper discusses the legal and political recourse available to battered women who kill. In particular, the paper discusses a possible basis for setting aside, substituting or reducing the sentences this category of women have received and are currently serving. Read More Karrisha PillayDecember 20, 2005
PublicationsResearchCorrectional Services, Criminal JusticePrison Overcrowding and the Constitutional Right to Adequate Accommodation in South AfricaThe subsequent paper commissioned by the Centre for the Study of Violence and Reconciliation in January 2005, takes a look at the multiple facets of the prison environment in relation to overcrowding as well as accommodation. It reflects on the puzzling decisions with regards to legislature, prison trends in post-apartheid South Africa and the various applicable litigation strategies and remedies… Read More Jonny SteinbergDecember 19, 2005
PublicationsResearchCorrectional Services, Criminal Justice, Youth ViolenceVuka S'hambe: Young Prisoners' AwakeningIn 1999 CSVR undertook a project called 'The Voices of Young Offenders' which involved 24 offenders incarcerated at Leeuwkop prison. This research study investigated some of the reasons these youth ended up in jail, their ideas about crime and violence. Vuka S'hambe arose out of this project. It began as a life skills project aimed at reintegration of young prisoners… Read More Lindiwe MkhondoDecember 19, 2005
PublicationsResearchEx-combatant Reintegration and Demilitarisation, Reconciliation, Transitional JusticeEx-Combatant Reintegration in South Africa – Key ResourcesThe following document is a list of key resources in the collaborative 'Ex-Combatant Reintegration in South Africa' research project. The project organizations include CSVR (South Africa), the Centre for Human Rights and Rehabilitation (Malawi), the National Society for Human Rights (Namibia), Amani Trust (Zimbabwe) and Justa Paz (Mozambique). Read More Richard RecordsDecember 5, 2005
