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The Power Of We: How Collective Processes Allow Healing After Mass Atrocity – Reflections From The Field

In 2024, the Global Learning Hub for Transitional Justice and Reconciliation convened partners, AJAR, the Berghof Foundation, CSVR, and Dejusticia in a collaborative workstream on Collective Healing. Through a joint process of learning and reflection, the team examined diverse country…

CSVR

17 Apr 2025

Articles, Media, Inequalities, Peacebuilding, Transitional Justice

Statement: Commemoration Of The 31st Anniversary Of The 1994 Genocide Against The Tutsi In Rwanda

Today, the Centre for the Study of Violence and Reconciliation (CSVR) solemnly commemorates the 31st anniversary of the tragic events of the 1994 genocide against the Tutsi in Rwanda, a horrifying period marked by immense human suffering and loss. Over…

CSVR

07 Apr 2025

Media, Videos, Peacebuilding, Reconciliation, Transitional Justice, Truth Commissions

Mainstreaming Popular Participation In Transitional Justice

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…

CSVR

12 Mar 2025

Articles, Media, Food security, Inequalities, Peacebuilding

Food, Safety, And Freedom: Food Security Is A Right Not A Privilege.

Post-1994 South Africa came with a promise of democracy, freedom, security and equality entrenched within the constitution. Despite this promise daily food remains elusive to millions. South Africa's agricultural sector contributes significantly to its economy, as it is one of…

Naledi Joyi

18 Nov 2024

Media, Our News and Events, African Union, Peacebuilding, Transitional Justice

Joint Press Release: The 8th Edition Of The African Transitional Justice Forum Concludes In Port Louis

13 September 2024 The Department of Political Affairs, Peace, and Security (PAPS) of the African Union Commission (AUC) and the Centre for the Study of Violence and Reconciliation (CSVR) organised the 8th Edition of the African Transitional Justice Forum from…

CSVR

13 Sep 2024

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The Power Of We: How Collective Processes Allow Healing After Mass Atrocity – Reflections From The Field

Statement: Commemoration Of The 31st Anniversary Of The 1994 Genocide Against The Tutsi In Rwanda

Mainstreaming Popular Participation In Transitional Justice

Food, Safety, And Freedom: Food Security Is A Right Not A Privilege.

Joint Press Release: The 8th Edition Of The African Transitional Justice Forum Concludes In Port Louis

STATEMENT: COMMEMORATION OF THE 31ST ANNIVERSARY OF THE 1994 GENOCIDE AGAINST THE TUTSI IN RWANDA

Mainstreaming Popular Participation in Transitional Justice

Confronting racial violence in schools

GATHERING AS RESISTANCE IN THE NAMA AND DAMARA COMMUNITY

AFRICAN UNION TRANSITIONAL JUSTICE POLICY IMPLEMENTATION GUIDANCE: SOUTH SUDAN

AFRICAN UNION TRANSITIONAL JUSTICE POLICY IMPLEMENTATION GUIDANCE: ETHIOPIA

BEYOND RHETORIC: INTEGRATING AFRICAN TRADITIONAL JUSTICE MECHANISMS INTO TRANSITIONAL JUSTICE PROCESSES

AFRICAN UNION TRANSITIONAL JUSTICE POLICY IMPLEMENTATION GUIDANCE: LESOTHO

The Power of We: How collective processes allow healing after mass atrocity – Reflections from the field

Understanding Consent and Your Rights

THE STATE OF TRANSITIONAL JUSTICE IN AFRICA – Transitional Justice and Education in Africa: Opportunities and Challenges for Peace, Resilience and Sustainable Development

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