ArticlesMediaOur News and EventsGender-based Violence, Psychosocial Support, Trauma Counselling, Violence and TraumaIn the Shadow of Femicide: The Unseen Trauma of Families in Search of Healing and JusticeIn the Shadow of Femicide: The Unseen Trauma of Families in Search of Healing and Justice This article is published as part of the CSVR Justice Op-Ed Series for the 16 Days of Activism Against Gender-Based Violence. The Bolwana* and Vayo* families are currently at odds with one another over the murder of their first granddaughter, who was brutally killed… Read More Lethabo MotloungDecember 15, 2025
PublicationsResearchGender-based Violence, Violence and TraumaFrozen Emotions: Women's Experience of Violence and Trauma in El Salvador, Kenya and RwandaIn this report, Polly Dewhirst extracts women's common experiences of violence and trauma in El Salvador, Kenya and Rwanda. Initiatives in these countries to bring together survivors to rebuild their lives are part of the emerging international movement against gender inequality. Read More Polly DewhirstMarch 3, 1998
PublicationsResearchCorrectional Services, Criminal Justice, Violence and TraumaLife after Death Row: Post Traumatic Stress and the Story of Philip TakediThis article explores the long-term effects of being sentenced to death, incarcerated on death row, and then released. Takedi's particular experience and response are illustrative of Post Traumatic Stress Disorder, and they highlight the effects of the conditions and experiences of death row. Read More Lloyd Vogelman, Sharon Lewis and Lauren SegalFebruary 3, 1994
