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Mainstreaming Popular Participation in Transitional Justice

CSVR — Wed, 12 Mar 2025 17:01:58 +0000

Based on their research in The Gambia and Somalia and with multilateral actors in Africa, our panellists share insights and recommendations for enabling meaningful participation by victims and survivors, communities affected by violence, and the broader population in formal and non-formal transitional justice measures.

Panellists:

Jasmina Brankovic, Senior Research Specialist, Centre for the Study of Violence and Reconciliation
Lena Houma, Programme Manager, Women in Liberation and Leadership
Farhia Mohamud, Researcher, Somali Public Agenda
Simon Robins, Senior Research Fellow, Centre for Applied Human Rights, University of York

Conflict-Related Sexual Violence and Transitions

CSVR — Wed, 17 May 2023 16:41:24 +0000

Around the globe, women and children are especially vulnerable to sexual violence in wartime. In peacetime, they are disadvantaged by social norms, discrimination, and gender-based violence, which are only exacerbated in wartime. With examples from around the continent, this video shows how sexual violence has historically been a central part of conflict and repression in Africa. It advocates for survivors to be key participants in decision-making for peacebuilding and transitional justice initiatives that seek to address their experiences.

Panel Discussion: Integrating Forced Migration and Transitional Justice

CSVR — Fri, 27 May 2022 13:55:50 +0000

This panel video provides insights into the intersections between forced migration and transitional justice. It is a discussion organised by the Centre for the Study of Violence and the International Coalition of Sites of Conscience for the Global Initative for Justice, Truth and Reconciliation.

Panelist Reflections: Connected, Diverse, Powerful — Sounding the Call for a Healed Africa

CSVR — Fri, 14 May 2021 16:29:05 +0000

This documentary captures the voices of a few African practitioners working on issues related to war trauma, torture, violence, healing and wellbeing in the African continent. They reflect on Africa as a wounded continent, which impacts on the wellbeing of its people in various ways across generations. Through their work on the ground they highlight the challenges and opportunities for healing and emphasise the importance of incorporating contextual realities and local knowledge into the development of any intervention. Thoughts on decolonising mental health in Africa and recommendations on a way forward are touched on. This video is from the CSVR Symposium Webinar Series "Blended Voices: Building an Understanding of Torture, War Trauma and Violence through an African Lens," held from October 2020 to March 2021.

Unpacking the Concept of Mental Health in Africa

CSVR — Fri, 14 May 2021 16:21:59 +0000

African, postcolonial and other critical theories and thought have come to highlight the coercive, erosive and persistent nature of Western conceptions of mental health. This includes the continuation of biomedical and public health approaches to mental health, which neglect lived experiences, alternative views of health as well as aspects of power, domination and oppression. This video focuses on alternative conceptualisations of mental health in the African context. It includes a history of mental health emanating from and embedded in Africa and current localised approaches to mental health as well as rehabilitation. The video is part of the CSVR Symposium Webinar Series "Blended Voices: Building an Understanding of Torture, War Trauma and Violence through an African Lens," held from October 2020 to March 2021.

Lecciones desde los Paises que han Transitado del Conflicto a la Paz: El Caso de Sudafrica

CSVR — Sat, 10 Apr 2021 07:29:31 +0000

El 24 de Marzo 2021, el Ministerio de Justicia y del Derecho del Gobierno de Colombia y el Fundación Panamericana para el Desarrollo realizarán el Foro internacional: 'Lecciones de los países que han transitado del conflicto armado a la paz', donde se conocerán las experiencias de otros países para la implementación del modelo de justicia transicional en Colombia. Jasmina Brankovic, investigadora del CSVR, habló en el evento sobre Sudáfrica.