The Centre for the Study of Violence and Reconciliation (CSVR) and the Society, Work and Development Institute (of the University of the Witwatersrand), recently published a report exploring community protests and xenophobic violence in South Africa. The report "The smoke…
This study explores the health needs and health seeking behaviours of tortured exiles (both asylum seekers and refugees) in South Africa in order to assist planners and service providers to offer accessible, high quality, specialist services to this group. This…
The policy dialogue "Towards improving forced migrants' access to health and psychosocial rights in urban South Africa" took place on the 30th of November 2011. The dialogue focused on a range of obstacles that migrants face in South Africa as…
This issue brief is a quick reference guide regarding urban forced migrant access to their legally guaranteed health and psychosocial rights in Johannesburg. This issue brief highlights that policies designed to protect the health and psychosocial rights of urban forced…
A project funded by the Rockefeller Brothers Fund has enabled the Centre for the Study of Violence (CSVR) and the Lesotho Mounted Police Services (LMPS) to work together since 2008 to address the problem of HIV/AIDS in the LMPS. In…
This report summarises the presentations and discussions held on 21 and 22 July 2011 at a workshop entitled "Developing a use of force policy for the SAPS". The workshop was held at the Emoyeni Conference Centre in Parktown, Johannesburg, and…