Our News and EventsInequalities, Peacebuilding, Policing, Reconciliation, Social Cohesion, Violence PreventionUkrainian Women Artists Join South African Activists in Calling for Mutual Understanding of War's ImpactLandmark Women’s Month exhibition launches on 11 August with Ukraine-South African dialogue event. The Desmond and Leah Tutu Legacy Foundation and Ukrainian Association of South Africa are bringing a specially curated exhibition, “The Womanly Face of War”, to cities across South Africa, as part of a landmark collaboration by Ukrainian artists and South Africa civil society to improve public understanding of… Read More CSVRAugust 8, 2022
Our News and EventsMemory and Memorialisation, ReconciliationCorporate Accountability and Transitional Justice in Africa WebinarDuring transitions to peace and democracy across various African countries, measures have been introduced to hold perpetrators accountable and provide reparations to victims. Corporate accountability and redress for corporate victims have however been a missing piece in this puzzle. This webinar will explore some of the systems and mechanisms that have been put in place or which are under development… Read More CSVRJune 30, 2022
MediaOur News and EventsVideosPeacebuilding, Reconciliation, Transitional Justice, Truth CommissionsPanel Discussion: Integrating Forced Migration and Transitional JusticeThis panel video provides insights into the intersections between forced migration and transitional justice. It is a discussion organised by the Centre for the Study of Violence and the International Coalition of Sites of Conscience for the Global Initative for Justice, Truth and Reconciliation. https://youtu.be/kpRac7k1F-g Read More CSVRMay 27, 2022
MediaOur News and EventsPublicationsResearchAmnesty, Prosecutions and Pardons, Reconciliation, Transitional JusticeNew Book – Transitional Justice: Theories, Mechanisms and DebatesThe book presents the broad scope of transitional justice studies through a focus on the theory, mechanisms and debates in the area, covering such topics as: The origin, context and development of transitional justice Victims, victimology and transitional justice Prosecutions for abuses and gross violations of human rights Truth commissions Transitional justice and local justice Gender, political economy and transitional… Read More Hakeem Yusuf and Hugo van der MerweSeptember 7, 2021
PublicationsResearchPeacebuilding, Reconciliation, Transitional JusticeForging a Resilient Social Contract in South AfricaSince the advent of democracy in the 1990s, the South African political settlement has ushered into policy a progressive framework for the realization of socio-economic rights, enshrined by the Constitution. However, this political settlement has failed to translate into an economic and social settlement that results in just livelihood strategies and equitable service delivery that addresses historical grievances. Inadequate implementation… Read More Hugo van der Merwe and Masana Ndinga-KangaJanuary 21, 2020
MediaVideosReconciliation, Transitional JusticeReconciliation Day: Tracking Unity Trends in South AfricaThis Reconciliation Day interview explores how far South Africa has come in fostering unity. Read More CSVRDecember 20, 2019
