Press Release: International Day Of Peace
The Centre for the Study of Violence and Reconciliation (CSVR) is joining citizens and organisations globally to observe International Day of Peace on September 21 with a call to renew efforts for peacebuilding. The theme for International Day of Peace…
Asikaqedi – Still Struggling For Redress
This year is the 20th anniversary of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission, and October 29th marks 18 years since the TRC presented its final report to President Nelson Mandela. We call for support in urging the government to provide adequate…
Conducting Participatory Action Research With Apartheid Survivors: Lessons From 'addressing Socioeconomic Drivers Of Violence In Khulumani Communities'
In 2015–2016, the apartheid survivors' organisation Khulumani Support Group in the Western Cape (KSGWC) and its partner the Centre for the Study of Violence and Reconciliation (CSVR) set out to explore new ways for a victims' group and a nongovernmental…
Press Release: Csvr Supports Call For Transformation Of Higher Learning Institutions
The current protests on campuses cannot be resolved by dealing only with issues of free higher education, but must also deal with the unresolved legacies of the past. The patterns of escalation during #feesmustfall protests follow other protests which ended…
Practitioner Perspectives On Transitional Justice: Tunisia
CSVR shares practitioners' perspectives on transitional justice efforts in their local contexts and civil society's role in shaping transitions. This brief presents reflections on the Tunisian experience offered by Amine Ghali, programme director of Al Kawakibi Democracy Transition Center, during…