PublicationsResearchPeacebuilding, Transitional JusticeA Compendium on the State of Peace, Reconciliation and Healing in Southern Africa (in English, French and Portuguese)This report details the shared challenges and opportunities Lesotho, Namibia, Mozambique, Mauritius, Seychelles and Zimbabwe face with respect to how they have approached, and continue to approach, transitional justice processes. Read More CSVRApril 7, 2022
PublicationsResearchChildren and Youth, Transitional JusticeYouth Inclusion in Transitional Justice Policy in Africa: Youth Contribute to Shaping the Way ForwardIncluding youth in the design and implementation of transitional justice is now being recognized as a key priority that has been long neglected. Such inclusion and participation would strengthen the value of transitional justice initiatives for society and make them more responsive to youth priorities and perspectives. This policy brief draws on the voices of youth in four African countries… Read More CSVRMarch 16, 2022
PublicationsFaith-based Transitional Justice, Social Cohesion, Transitional JusticeStrengthening Transitional Justice Through Engagement with Transitional and Faith-based Actors: An Assessment ToolkitThis toolkit is the output of a project of the Global Initiative for Justice, Truth and Reconciliation and is driven by the understanding that involving faith-based organizations in transitional justice processes requires a proper analysis of their role and potential contribution. It has been informed by a set of case studies covering key contexts in which religious and faith-based actors… Read More CSVRFebruary 8, 2022
ArticlesMediaPeacebuilding, Transitional Justice, Truth CommissionsTransitional Justice and Peacebuilding: Is There a Role for Faith-based Actors?As South Africa mourns the passing of Archbishop Emeritus Desmond Tutu, it is a moment to reflect on the role that faith-based actors play in transitional justice and in the maintenance of peaceful societies. Tutu's activism in pre and post-apartheid South Africa demonstrated the United Nation's definition of transnational justice characterised by a full range of processes associated with a society's attempt… Read More Tsholofelo NakediJanuary 10, 2022
ArticlesMediaTorture and State Violence, Transitional Justice, Violence PreventionPress Release: SACTJ Calls for Reform of National Preventive Mechanism (NPM) in South AfricaThe South African Coalition for Transitional Justice (SACTJ) calls for changes to the architecture and working methodology of the National Preventive Mechanism (NPM) in South Africa. Torture and other forms of cruel, inhuman, degrading treatment and punishment were routinely and widely practised during the Apartheid era in South Africa. These human rights abuses are still rife in the country and… Read More CSVRNovember 16, 2021
MediaOur News and EventsAfrican Union, Transitional JusticePress Release: The Fifth Edition of the African Transitional Justice Forum 2021 The Fifth Edition of the African Transitional Justice Forum reviews TJ mechanisms to secure and build the Africa we want. The African Union Commission (AUC) Department of Political Affairs, Peace and Security (PAPS) and the Centre for the Study of Violence and Reconciliation (CSVR) joined hands to host the 5th Edition of the African Transitional Justice (TJ) Forum virtually from… Read More CSVROctober 26, 2021
