Migrants and Xenophobia Tag

The Centre for the Study of Violence and Reconciliation notes with concern the widespread Operation Dudula violent protests that have turned xenophobic. While the movement highlights the socio-economic inequalities and the lack of service delivery, the scapegoating of non-nationals is a much narrow response to complex issues that require collective and inclusive efforts.

CSVR
10 Mar 2022

CSVR has worked with families since the early 1990s, providing direct MHPSS interventions and developing professional insights into the lived experiences of vulnerable groups affected by violence and the intersection of vulnerabilities such as nationality, poverty, health status, inequality, marginalized…

CSVR
21 Feb 2022

This article draws on the postcolonial theories of Frantz Fanon and Steve Biko to understand and critique the predominantly negative social representations of black foreign nationals in South Africa. These social representations are used for the legitimation of xenophobia and…

Malose Langa
13 Mar 2016

This report evaluates the Centre for the Study of Violence and Reconciliation's (CSVR's) work with a group of refugee women affected by torture and cruel, inhuman and degrading treatment. Over a period of six years, facilitators from CSVR met with…

Malose Langa
16 Dec 2013
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