Has Everything Been Done? The Nature of Assistance to Victims of Past Political Atrocities in Southern Africa

This following report previously reviewed the availability and character of victim support services, for survivors of political violence, within the context of reconciliation and political transition in each of the following Southern African countries: Namibia, Mozambique, Zimbabwe, Malawi and South Africa. The report also provided a historical analysis of the periods of transition in these five countries in order to put the issue of victim support services in proper context.

 

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Jewel Amoah

Jewel Amoah is a Feminist and Human Rights scholar, best known for her work as a human rights advocate and activist in Canada and Africa, who is now a part of the Faculty of Law at St. Augustine Campus of the University of the West Indies. Through her work as an attorney and academic, Dr. Amoah has focused on equality rights for women and children, intersectionality and international human rights. Amoah is a graduate of McMaster University, the University of Ottawa and the University of Cape Town, and lectured for four years at the University of the West Indies in Trinidad. Identity and equality issues are at the core of her research interests.

Bryant Greenbaum

Bryant Greenbaum is a Toronto lawyer and adjunct professor at Osgoode Hall Law School Professional Development where he teaches the Law of Police Oversight and International Human Rights Law in Canada.