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Press Release Cabinet Reshuffle Raises Concerns about Increased Conflict and Violence 31 March 2017 The Centre for the Study of Violence and Reconciliation (CSVR) views the new appointments to the South African cabinet as deeply ...

This week, the High Court in Pretoria, South Africa, ruled that the government’s notification to the UN last October of its withdrawal from the International Criminal Court (ICC) was unconstitutional. CSVR’s Hugo van der Merwe ...

The threatened withdrawal by African Union members from the International Criminal Court represents a real threat to the human rights of victims who rely on this court as their last resort. It also present an ...

Press Release  |   February 22, 2017 CSVR calls for continued leadership engagement against Xenophobia outbursts The Centre for The Study of Violence and Reconciliation (CSVR) has called on civil society, elected officials and other political ...

Press ReleaseParliament should lead in breaking cycle of violenceFebruary 10, 2017 The Centre for the Study of Violence and Reconciliation has warned that the normalisation of violence in Parliament will have long-term repercussions for South Africans ...

Statement CSVR supports call for transformation of higher learning institutions October 5, 2016 The current protests on campuses cannot be resolved by dealing only with issues of free higher education, but must also deal ...