Between October 2020 and March 2021, CSVR hosted an online symposium entitled 'Blended Voices: Building an Understanding of Torture, War Trauma and Violence Through an African Lens'. The Blended Voices symposium emerged from the extensive work being done on torture,…
The Centre for the Study of Violence and Reconciliation joins the Tutu family, the nation and the world at large in mourning the loss of an icon, Archbishop Desmond Mpilo Tutu who passed away yesterday morning. Archbishop Desmond Tutu became honorary patron of the CSVR in the mid-1990s. He agreed to Graeme Simpson's extraordinary request to associate himself with us because he recognized the CVSR's unique contribution to building reconciliation – not merely as an abstract idea, but through work with victim communities and commitment to justice and equality in social, political and economic terms.
The South African Coalition for Transitional Justice (SACTJ) calls for changes to the architecture and working methodology of the National Preventive Mechanism (NPM) in South Africa. Torture and other forms of cruel, inhuman, degrading treatment and punishment were routinely and…
The Youth Inclusion for Violence Prevention Project, a collaboration between CSVR and the Centre for Human Rights and Policy Studies (CHRIPS), investigates the role of public-sector employment and livelihood support programmes in promoting socio-economic inclusion of youth and preventing violence….
Social scientists and policymakers alike have shown that youth empowerment programmes can act as a catalyst for social inclusion and consequently help reduce youth violence. However, data from research done by the Centre for Human Rights Policy Studies and the…
The intolerance of coups in Sudan – and Africa – should be as strong as the militant takeovers that cause them As the Sudanese military tightens its grip on Sudan, the Centre for the Study of Violence and Reconciliation (CSVR)…