PolicyPublicationsAfrican Union, Amnesty, Capacity Building, Children and Youth, Gender-based Violence, Memory and Memorialisation, Mental Health, Peacebuilding, Reconciliation, Reparations and Victim Services, Social Cohesion, Transitional Justice, Truth and Reconciliation Commission, Violence PreventionAFRICAN UNION TRANSITIONAL JUSTICE POLICY IMPLEMENTATION GUIDANCE: THE GAMBIAThe Gambia is making significant strides in its transitional justice process following the successful completion of the Truth, Reconciliation and Reparations Commission (TRRC). With a dedicated post-TRRC Unit established within the Ministry of Justice, the government is actively working to implement the TRRC's recommendations, laying a solid foundation for justice and reconciliation. Although challenges remain, there is a strong commitment… Read More Imran DarboeApril 30, 2025
MHPSSPublicationsResearchMental Health, Peacebuilding, Reconciliation, Transitional Justice, Trauma and TransitionThe Power of We: How collective processes allow healing after mass atrocity – Reflections from the fieldIn 2024, the Global Learning Hub for Transitional Justice and Reconciliation convened partners, AJAR, the Berghof Foundation, CSVR, and Dejusticia in a collaborative workstream on Collective Healing. Through a joint process of learning and reflection, the team examined diverse country experiences to inform more transformative approaches to transitional justice, reconciliation, and peacebuilding. Drawing on institutional reflections and field-based practices from… Read More CSVRApril 17, 2025
ArticlesMediaInequalities, Peacebuilding, Transitional JusticeSTATEMENT: COMMEMORATION OF THE 31ST ANNIVERSARY OF THE 1994 GENOCIDE AGAINST THE TUTSI IN RWANDAToday, the Centre for the Study of Violence and Reconciliation (CSVR) solemnly commemorates the 31st anniversary of the tragic events of the 1994 genocide against the Tutsi in Rwanda, a horrifying period marked by immense human suffering and loss. Over just 100 days, more than 800,000 innocent lives, including children, women, and men, were brutally taken in deliberate and systematic… Read More CSVRApril 7, 2025
MediaVideosPeacebuilding, Reconciliation, Transitional Justice, Truth CommissionsMainstreaming Popular Participation in Transitional JusticeBased on their research in The Gambia and Somalia and with multilateral actors in Africa, our panellists share insights and recommendations for enabling meaningful participation by victims and survivors, communities affected by violence, and the broader population in formal and non-formal transitional justice measures. Panellists: Jasmina Brankovic, Senior Research Specialist, Centre for the Study of Violence and Reconciliation Lena Houma,… Read More CSVRMarch 12, 2025
ArticlesMediaConflict-Related Sexual Violence, Gender-based Violence, Peacebuilding, Transitional JusticeAddressing the overlooked crisis of intimate partner violence in conflict zonesGiven the severity of conflict-related sexual violence during intra-state and inter-state conflicts in the last decade, transitional justice and peacebuilding efforts have directed resources to investigating this form of sexual and gender-based violence. They aim to create measures to both prevent and address the consequences of these atrocities. Notwithstanding the intention, the conventional understanding of conflict-related sexual violence is flawed… Read More Lesego SekhuJanuary 7, 2025
ArticlesMediaFood security, Inequalities, PeacebuildingFood, Safety, and Freedom: food security is a right not a privilege.Post-1994 South Africa came with a promise of democracy, freedom, security and equality entrenched within the constitution. Despite this promise daily food remains elusive to millions. South Africa’s agricultural sector contributes significantly to its economy, as it is one of the key exporters of maize, citrus and wine across Africa and other international markets. The disconnect between the country’s agricultural… Read More Naledi JoyiNovember 18, 2024
