This paper attempts to clarify the concept of community policing and looks at its underlying principles and their significance for the South African context.
Report of the Community Policing Working Group
Etienne Marais is a former Researcher at the Centre for the Study of Violence and Reconciliation
In Africa, multilateral actors increasingly want to support transitional justice processes that maximise popular participation, especially of victims/survivors and communities most affected by human rights abuses. Yet many are still developing strategies and tools to enable meaningful participation. This policy
En Afrique, les acteurs multilatéraux souhaitent de plus en plus soutenir les processus de justice transitionnelle qui maximisent la participation populaire, en particulier celle des victimes/survivants et des communautés les plus touchées par les violations des droits de l'homme. Cependant,
في أفريقيا، ترغب الجهات الفاعلة متعددة الأطراف بشكل متزايد في دعم عمليات العدالة الانتقالية التي تزيد من المشاركة الشعبية إلى أقصى حد، لا سيما مشاركة الضحايا/الناجين والمجتمعات الأكثر تضرراً من انتهاكات حقوق الإنسان. ومع ذلك، لا يزال العديد منهم يطورون
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
