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Convictions queried (24.6.2013)

24 June, 2013 AARTI J NARSEE Pressure to secure a high conviction rate, high prosecutor caseloads, careless handling of forensic evidence and inefficient police investigations are contributing to wrongful convictions.The National Prosecuting Authority reported an ...

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Hacking murders: Drugs or Satanism? (4.06.2013)

04 Jun 2013 Khuthala Nandipha Brutal hackings across SA have raised the spectre of Satanism and drug use in terrified communities. But the reality is more complex than that.Members of impoverished townships have found satanism ...

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African Union and CSVR sign Memorandum of Understanding

Press release: African Union Commission (AUC) and Centre for the Study of Violence and Reconciliation (CSVR) sign Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) click here for the full press release.

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Building resilience in communities prevents violence (3.5.2013)

03 May 2013 By Jabu Masitha Social cohesion is both a protection against and a casualty of violence.Social cohesion, the social fabric that binds people in a community, is a critical building block that helps ...

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Invitation: Roundtable Reconsidering Local Realities in Zimbabwe

Invitation to the rountable discussion: Reconsidering local realities in Zimbabwe Tuesday 12 March 2013 CSVR offices in Observatory Cape Town To download the invitation click here

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Taxi driver's family 'could sue' (3.3.2013)

3 March 2013By CANDICE BAILEY and SAPAThe family of the Daveyton taxi driver who died after he was dragged behind a police van are considering their legal options, including taking civil action against the Police ...

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SA 'back to apartheid days', says Study of Violence Centre (3.3.2013)

3 March 2013Siyabonga MkhwanaziThe recent events of police brutality have taken the country back to apartheid days.The Centre for the Study of Violence and Reconciliation (CSVR) said the brutal nature of the killing of Mozambican ...

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