ArticlesMediaProsecutions and Pardons, Reparations and Victim Services, Transitional JusticeVictims Left Out of the EquationThe Department of Justice and Constitutional Development recently published a list of names of those who have been recommended for special political pardons. The purpose of the publication of these names is to give victims of these crimes an opportunity to engage with the process. This is an important step in the continuing process of lobbying and advocacy among political… Read More CSVRNovember 10, 2010
ArticlesMediaAmnesty, Prosecutions and Pardons, Transitional JusticePress Release: SACTJ Urges Further Efforts to Engage Victims of Pardon ApplicantsThe Department of Justice yesterday published the names of 149 convicted persons who have been recommended for a presidential pardon in terms of the Special Dispensation created by former President Mbeki in 2007. The crimes for which the offenders sought pardon were also disclosed. It was a requirement of the Special Dispensation for the applicants to demonstrate a political motive. … Read More CSVROctober 21, 2010
PublicationsResearchTransitional JusticeAdvocating Justice: Civil Society and Transitional Justice in AfricaThe “Advocating Justice” workshop brought together Africa-based practitioners and scholars to share experiences and evaluate African civil society’s advocacy for transitional justice on the continent. Drawing on workshop papers and discussions on strategies used in South Africa, Zimbabwe, Kenya, Uganda, Rwanda, the Democratic Republic of Congo, Sierra Leone, and Liberia, this report examines and highlights local organisations’ central role in… Read More Jasmina BrankovicAugust 30, 2010
PublicationsResearchPeacebuilding, Transitional Justice, Trauma and Transition, Truth CommissionsNegotiating Transition: The Limits of the South African Model for the Rest of AfricaThis report provides information and details from the seminar, ‘Negotiating Transition: The Limits of the South African Model for the Rest of Africa,’. The seminar explored the impact that the South African model of transitional justice has had in other contexts. It also looked at the effect that political deals such as governments of national unity have on the possibility… Read More CSVRMarch 1, 2010
ArticlesMediaAmnesty, Prosecutions and Pardons, Transitional JusticeAlbutt v. Centre for the Study of Violence and Reconciliation and OthersThis case concerns the power of the President to grant pardon under section 84(2)(j) of the Constitution to people who claim that they were convicted of offences which they committed with a political motive. Section 84(2)(j) provides that the President is responsible for "pardoning or reprieving offenders . . .". The question we are asked to decide is whether the… Read More CSVRFebruary 24, 2010
PublicationsResearchTransitional Justice, Trauma and TransitionTransitional Justice in Southern Africa: Preliminary Strategic Guidelines for Addressing Violence in Angola (Results of a Needs Assessment Workshop Held in Luanda)The following report by CSVR covers the results of a Needs Assessment workshop held in Angola, Luanda in August 2009. The process created the platform for key stakeholders to come together to address issues of transition and prevailing challenges. Wide media coverage of the launch shed light on the need for Angolans to address the aftereffects of decades of civil… Read More CSVRAugust 1, 2009
