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African Union Transitional Justice Policy Implementation Guidance: South Sudan

The policy brief discusses the ongoing challenges in South Sudan following conflicts in 2013 and 2016, highlighting severe human rights violations and a humanitarian crisis. It emphasizes the importance of implementing the Revitalized Agreement on the Resolution of the Conflict…

Christopher Gitari

25 Apr 2025

Policy, Reconciliation, Reparations and Victim Services, Restorative Justice, Social Cohesion, Transitional Justice, Trauma and Transition, Truth and Reconciliation Commission, Violence Prevention

Beyond Rhetoric: Integrating African Traditional Justice Mechanisms Into Transitional Justice Processes

The policy brief emphasizes the importance of integrating African traditional justice mechanisms into transitional justice processes to enhance rule-of-law and peace-building efforts across the continent. It highlights the recognition of these mechanisms in various countries, where they operate alongside formal…

Dr. Tadesse Metekia

25 Apr 2025

Articles, Media, Domestic Violence Legislation, Gender-based Violence, Violence Prevention

A Call To Action: Innovative And Transformative Approaches To Violence Prevention In Southern Africa.

The second symposium on the prevention of gender-based violence (GBV) convened by the Centre for the Study of Violence and Reconciliation (CSVR) in partnership with Africa Legal Aid (AFLA) was held in Pretoria, South Africa, in August 2024. This engagement…

Naledi Joyi

08 Oct 2024

Media, Our News and Events, Domestic Violence Legislation, Gender-based Violence, Violence Prevention

Media Release: Reason For Hope: 2nd Southern Africa Symposium On Preventing Gender-based Violence (gbv)

Pretoria, South Africa – The Centre for the Study of Violence and Reconciliation (CSVR), Africa Legal Aid (AFLA), the Embassy of Netherlands in South Africa, the Embassy of Ireland in South Africa, the Embassy of Switzerland in South Africa, the…

CSVR

21 Aug 2024

Violence Prevention Tag

African Union Transitional Justice Policy Implementation Guidance: South Sudan

A Call To Action: Innovative And Transformative Approaches To Violence Prevention In Southern Africa.

Media Release: Reason For Hope: 2nd Southern Africa Symposium On Preventing Gender-based Violence (gbv)

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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