PublicationsResearchCriminal Justice, Reconciliation, Transitional JusticeTunisia: The Colonial Legacy and Transitional JusticeFollowing the 2011 Revolution ending over five decades of dictatorship, Tunisia embarked on a comprehensive transitional justice process to investigate a broad range of state violations against its citizens, including false imprisonment, torture, assassination as well as social marginalisation and economic exclusion. This report discusses how colonial rule politically, economically, and socially transformed the country in ways that would shape… Read More CSVROctober 24, 2017
PublicationsResearchAmnesty, Prosecutions and Pardons, Reconciliation, Transitional JusticeNigeria: The Colonial Legacy and Transitional JusticeThis report provides an overview of the legacies of colonisation and demonstrates its impact on transitional justice in Nigeria. It argues that the current injustices in Nigeria are strongly connected to the country’s colonial history. Colonial policies, laws and structures have continued in use, either directly or indirectly and to various extents, long after independence. These ‘legacies’ play a fundamental… Read More Hakeem YusufOctober 24, 2017
PublicationsResearchReconciliation, Transitional Justice, Truth CommissionsAccountability and National Reconciliation in South AfricaThis paper offers an exploration of the state of accountability and reconciliation in South Africa, calling for a look not only at the agenda and impact of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission but also at the role played by state and other structures after 1994. This article suggests that accountability and reconciliation have been limited, although the responsibility for this… Read More Jasmina BrankovicFebruary 13, 2014
PublicationsResearchPeacebuilding, Reconciliation, Transitional JusticeAfrican Union Commission Consultation with African Union Member States on Transitional JusticeThis report is a reflection of a two-day expert consultation on Transitional Justice with African Union Member States organised by the Department of Political Affairs of the African Union Commission (AUC) in collaboration with the Centre for the Study of Violence and Reconciliation (CSVR), which took place from 12–13 September 2011 in Cape Town, South Africa. The aim of the… Read More CSVRJanuary 24, 2012
PublicationsResearchReconciliation, Transitional Justice, Trauma and TransitionSouthern African Regional Assessment Mission Report – AngolaUnlike some of its Sub-Saharan Africa counter parts Angola’s transition from war to ‘peace’ was the result of a clear and definitive military victory by the Popular Movement for the Liberation of Angola (MPLA). Through this method of transition you most often find a disparity in the living conditions, the overall well-being and the progression of citizens. The following report… Read More CSVRMarch 26, 2009
PublicationsResearchReconciliation, Transitional JusticeThe Politics of Restorative Justice in Post-Conflict South Africa and BeyondThis report summaries the key takeaways from a 2 day conference which examined selected aspects of the model of restorative justice in post-apartheid South Africa. Read More Kris Vanspauwen and Ricky RöntschSeptember 21, 2006
