Hugo van der Merwe

by Hugo van der Merwe June 22, 2020

Press Release: Justice for Ahmed Timol and Other Apartheid Victims

The South African Coalition for Transitional Justice (SACTJ) notes with deep concern the decision by the National Prosecuting Authority (NPA) that it does not intend to pursue charges against two apartheid Security Branch police officers, ...

by Hugo van der Merwe May 5, 2020

Combat Hunger and Poverty Caused by Covid-19

As we enter a time where the fear of starvation becomes more prevalent than the fear of Covid-19, we need to look for more effective strategies to look after the needs of the most desperate ...

by Hugo van der Merwe and Masana Ndinga-Kanga January 21, 2020

Publications , Research

Forging a Resilient Social Contract in South Africa

Since the advent of democracy in the 1990s, the South African political settlement has ushered into policy a progressive framework for the realization of socio-economic rights, enshrined by the Constitution. However, this political settlement has ...

by Hugo van der Merwe and Jasmina Brankovic September 19, 2018

Publications , Research

Advocating Transitional Justice in Africa: The Role of Civil Society

This edited volume examines the role of local civil society in shaping understandings and processes of transitional justice in Africa – a nursery of transitional justice ideas for well over two decades. It brings together ...