MediaOur News and EventsVideosCapacity Building, Children and Youth, COVID-19, Transitional JusticeTowards Social and Economic Inclusion of Youth in a Post-Covid Era: Webinar PresentationsThe Centre for the Study of Violence and Reconciliation (CSVR), the Centre for Social Development in Africa (CSDA) and the Library at the University of Johannesburg hosted a three-part webinar series between October and November 2021 to highlight the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic and the related restrictions on young people's lives. Overview COVID-19 and youth well-being in South Africa… Read More CSVROctober 25, 2021
ArticlesMediaOur News and EventsClimate Change, Peacebuilding, Transitional JusticeInternational Day of Peace 2021On this #InternationalDayOfPeace 2021, a day set for strengthening the ideal of peace through observing 24 hours of non-violence and cease-fire, we as the Centre for the Study of Violence and Reconciliation (CSVR) take stock of the threats to peace, security and stability on the continent. Between 2020 and 2021, a total of four military coups d'etat and two attempted… Read More CSVRSeptember 21, 2021
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
Climate JusticePolicyPublicationsResearchClimate Change, Transitional JusticeClimate Focused Transitional JusticeThe Covid-19 pandemic has created human suffering on a global scale, but also a window of opportunity to rethink how we live, work and play. For the time being, calls for a green recovery that builds back better by cutting greenhouse gas emissions, protecting the environment and creating a fairer, more equitable society have become commonplace. This could help to… Read More Jasmina Brankovic, Augustine Njamnshi and Christoph SchwarteJuly 14, 2021
PolicyPublicationsAfrican Union, Transitional JusticeEnlivening Transitional Justice within the African Union's Agenda of Silencing the Guns: Looking Beyond 2020The African Union (AU) declared 2020 the year of “Silencing the Guns: Creating Conducive Conditions for Africa’s Development.” The motivation for this theme was to provide impetus for activities to advance the 2013 Solemn Declaration to realise a conflict-free Africa by 2020. This policy paper argues that the AU and its member states must maintain fidelity to the noble objectives… Read More Andrew SongaJuly 1, 2021
PolicyPublicationsAfrican Union, Children and Youth, Transitional Justice, Violence PreventionTransitional Justice in Crisis Situations: Addressing Violent Extremism, Beyond a Militarised ApproachThis policy paper draws from the discussions of the Fourth African Transitional Justice Forum, held on 26–28 October 2020 under the theme “Silencing the Guns in the Context of COVID-19: Progress, Problems and Prospects.” Following an overview of the growing threat posed by violent extremism in Africa, the paper highlights limitations of militarised approaches. It further builds a case for… Read More Melvis Ndiloseh and Hafsa MaalimJune 25, 2021
