Unfortunately, the latest news regarding Eskom Executive Karen Pillay being accused of corruption and sabotage of sub-stations is creating confusion in linking the Centre for the Study of Violence and Reconciliation’s Karen Pillay with Eskom. The ...
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Judicial Independence and Transitional Justice in Cameroon: A Pathway to Sustainable Peace in the ongoing Anglophone Crisis
Since 2017 Cameroon has been faced with a separatist insurrection widely referred to as—the Anglophone crisis. It has had devastating effects on the country, and over its bloody course, has been considered the most neglected conflict ...
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MODELLING A MULTIDISCIPLINARY APPROACH TO EMPOWERING SOCIETIES, COMMUNITIES AND VICTIMS AFFECTED BY VIOLENCE
The African continent has experienced high levels of violence and brutalisation and needs empowerment. Empowerment means different things to different people and at the Centre for the Study of Violence and Reconciliation (CSVR), we understand ...
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As we wrap up Human Rights Month and its activities promoting respect for fundamental human rights and restoring human dignity in line with the Bill of Rights, the sad reality is that our government is ...
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In South Africa, you do not have to go far to see inequality and experience it. Bestselling author and economist Noreena Hertz once said: “We live increasingly in a world of haves and have-nots, of gated ...
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Deep roots – confronting the history of sexual and other violence against women and girls in Africa
Facing up to the embedded social norms and prejudices, linked to practices that stretch across the continent's histories and giving rise to sexual and gender-based violence, is a necessary step in building societies where women ...
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The summit was described as ‘a waste of time’ since there was a lack of accountability from most government departments. They recited old deliverables from previous years and had made no significant progress or noticeable ...
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