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
PublicationsResearchReparations and Victim Services, Transitional Justice, Truth CommissionsTrials and Truth Commissions: Seeking Accountability in the Aftermath of ViolenceNahla Valji looks to uncover and reflect on the objectives, potency and obstacles that are so prevalent in the establishment of a trials and truth commission. She makes use of key references such as the Guatemala's Commission for Historical Memory (1994 – 1998 ) in an attempt to analyze the strengths and weaknesses of a truth commission. She expertly mulls… Read More Nahla ValjiJanuary 1, 2009
PublicationsResearchPolitical Violence, Truth CommissionsPost Truth and Reconciliation Commission (TRC) Alternative Prosecution Policy Framework for Political Violence of the PastThis framework document is an attempt by CSVR, in association with other stakeholders, to formulate a prosecution policy regarding past political violence. The document covers background to CSVR's alternative prosecution framework, general benefits and challenges to prosecutions for past political violence, 'classes' of offenders of 'gross human rights violations' that must be investigated and possibly prosecuted, processes/policies currently in place… Read More Bryant GreenbaumNovember 24, 2008
PublicationsResearchReconciliation, Transitional Justice, Truth CommissionsVictim Services for Human Rights Violations in MalawiThe following case study is an in-depth examination of The Centre for Human Rights and Rehabilitation (CHRR) torture victim support project, from its origin to the impact it had even after operations ceased. The purpose of the study is to review what worked well and what did not in terms of NGO activity towards the provision of victim support services… Read More Jewel Amoah and Bryant GreenbaumApril 1, 2005
PublicationsResearchReconciliation, Transitional Justice, Truth CommissionsReconciliación y reparación: un balanceA Spanish translation of a study by Nahla Valji, 'Balancing Reconciliation and Reparation' in emerging super powers. Read More Nahla ValjiJuly 1, 2004
PublicationsResearchTransitional Justice, Truth CommissionsThe State of Access to Information in South AfricaThis report provides a comprehensive overview of the state of access to information in South Africa with particular focus on the implementation of the Promotion of Access to Information Act (PAIA) (2000). The author draws on several interviews conducted with various researchers, activists, lawyers and academics in civil society organisations involved in access to information work/activity as well as relevant… Read More Dale McKinleyJanuary 5, 2004
