To address the high rates of GBV in South Africa, the Centre for the Study of Violence and Reconciliation (CSVR) implemented a project titled A Rapid Response: Addressing the Shadow Pandemic of SGBV within South Africa, funded by the FirstRand…
Multilateral actors are increasingly interested in supporting transitional justice processes that maximise popular participation, especially by victims/survivors of violence and communities most affected by human rights abuses. Looking at the African context, this guidance paper outlines practical strategies for multilateral…
Torture in South Africa has a complex and troubling history rooted in colonial and apartheid practices, where torture was used frequently by state security forces to suppress dissent and control Black and marginalised communities. Despite legal reforms during the post-apartheid…
Organised by the Department of Political Affairs and Peace and Security at the African Union Commission, in collaboration with the Centre for the Study of Violence and Reconciliation and the National Human Rights Council of Morocco, the seventh edition of…
Organisé par le Département des affaires politiques, de la paix et de la sécurité de la Commission de l'Union africaine, en collaboration avec le Centre d'étude de la violence et de la réconciliation et le Conseil national des droits de…
Recognising the need to track the progress of the implementation of the NSP-GBVF and to document community centred approaches to addressing GBVF. CSVR developed a scorecard to assess the localisation of the NSP-GBVF. The scorecard also mapped community awareness of…
