CSVR's Hugo van der Merwe gave a lecture comparing African and European transitional justice approaches at the Centre for International Law Research and Policy in Yangon, Myanmar. See full video here.
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State-Community Collaboration for Safe Communities: Urban Violence Prevention through Public Employment Programmes
Since 2009 the Centre for the Study of Violence and Reconciliation has conducted research and intervention projects that engage with and assess the role of the South African government’s Community Work Programme (CWP) in violence ...
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Global Comparative Analysis of Public Employment Programmes: Strengths and Limitations
Unemployment is not only prevalent in times of crisis but is an ongoing and structural issue worldwide, with markets being unable to supply enough jobs to meet the demand. In this context, private-sector employment can ...
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The Centre for the Study of Violence and Reconciliation (CSVR) has warned that the deployment of the South African army for public security in the Cape Flats is not the solution to the soaring, violent ...
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Citizens' Report South Africa: Ensuring an Inclusive Reporting Process for HLPF
This shadow report on South Africa's implementation of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development is based on the resolution of the South African Civil Society Working Group on the SDGs to publish a Citizen' Report ...
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The Centre for the Study of Violence and Reconciliation (CSVR) welcomes President Cyril Ramaphosa’s pledge to tackle crime but believes that more needs to be done to address the drivers of violent crime if the ...
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