ArticlesMediaDomestic Violence Legislation, Gender-based Violence, InequalitiesLocalising the National GBV Laws through Community SGBV Prevention StrategiesOur communities are the site of sexual and gender-based violence (SGBV) and femicide. When these cases occur, it is communities that reel from such incidents and victims and perpetrators are often members of the community, with ties and roots in the community. It is therefore important that national policies and GBV laws find expression in, and resonate with,… Read More Annah Moyo-KupetaJuly 15, 2022
ArticlesMediaDomestic Violence Legislation, Gender-based Violence, InequalitiesGBV: A Social Justice Issue Requiring a Social Justice ResponseGender-based violence in South Africa is a scourge. At the heart of it is the impact of imbalanced power relations at individual and societal levels and inequities that are entrenched in family, communal and social structures. Gender-based violence continues to plague South Africa and the numbers of women being raped, brutally murdered or beaten are shocking. But, perhaps of greater… Read More Annah Moyo-KupetaJuly 15, 2022
ArticlesMediaGender-based Violence, InequalitiesSexual Violence as a Weapon of War against Men and LGBTQI+ People is Severely Underestimated and OverlookedAmong the worst crimes of conflict are the scourge of rape and sexual violations as weapons of war. Without deprioritising attention to women and girls, equal acknowledgement must be given to men and boys and/including LGBTQI+ people as victims of sexual violence. In the Tigray region of Ethiopia, the Ethiopian Human Rights Commission has found evidence of widespread sexual violence committed against… Read More CSVRJuly 7, 2022
Our News and EventsUncategorizedInequalities, Mental Health, Social Cohesion, Violence PreventionSudan MHPSS Referral Network ListBelow is a list of organisations where individuals may access mental health and trauma-related support services in Sudan. المنظمة العنوان ١- بيت الفنار الخرطوم ٢ شارع كترينا / شرق حديقة القرشي ٢- مركز سيما الخرطوم . ٣- مركز الاحفاد للصدمة(التروما) الخرطوم -امدرمان جامعة الاحفاد.شارع العرضة ٤- المبادرة الاستراتيجية لنساء القرن الافريقي. الخرطوم ٥- منظمة سورد الخرطوم ٦- وحدة مكافحة العنف… Read More CSVRJune 29, 2022
Our News and EventsInequalities, Memory and Memorialisation, PeacebuildingReparations and Memory for the Marikana Massacre after 10 YearsTen years have passed since the Marikana Massacre on 16 August 2022. Yet we are still not close to securing full reparations for victims. The process of civil claims, prosecutions, and support services has been piecemeal and often insensitive to the needs of victims. CSVR and the Institute for Business Ethics University of St Gallen will share findings from their… Read More CSVRJune 27, 2022
ArticlesMediaAfrican Union, Inequalities, PeacebuildingRamaphosa Must Tell G7 — You've Supported Victims of Ukraine War, Now Support Those in AfricaJust as G7 hosts, Germany, and its European counterparts benefited from Marshall Plan investment after the second world war, the richest countries must now support global recovery by investing in four key areas. When President of South Africa, Cyril Ramaphosa and the Chairperson of the African Union (AU), president of Senegal, Macky Sall, attend the G7 Summit in Germany this… Read More Annah Moyo-KupetaJune 27, 2022
