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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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Transitioning Toward Gender Justice: A Trend Analysis of 13 African Cases

To demonstrate the need for a broader understanding of gender justice within transitional justice processes, this policy brief draws upon a study conducted by CSVR on the drivers and impacts of TJ in Africa. The ...

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First Continental Transitional Justice Forum: The State of Transitional Justice in Africa

This report is a reflection of the inaugural three-day Continental Forum on Transitional Justice that was organized by the Department of Political Affairs of the African Union Commission and the Centre for the Study of ...

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The State of Transitional Justice in Africa: Between Wide Application and Deep Contestation

This lecture, delivered by Commissioner Solomon Dersso of the African Commission on Human and Peoples’ Rights, at the 2017 African Transitional Justice Forum, provides an appraisal of the state of transitional justice in Africa and ...

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Women's Contribution to Social Cohesion and Violence Prevention through the Community Work Programme

This policy brief looks at the prominent role (older) women play in the Community Work Programme (CWP). Focusing on women participants’ involvement in community work and local social networks, it demonstrates their contribution to building ...

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Working for Safety: The Community Work Programme as a Tool for Preventing Violence and Building Safer Communities

The Community Work Programme (CWP) provides two days of work per week (up to 100 days per year) to unemployed and underemployed people. During the year April 2014 to March 2015 there were 202 599 ...

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How the Community Work Programme Can Reach Its Full Potential as an Instrument of Community Development in South Africa

CSVR has been involved in research on the CWP and its impact on violence and crime prevention since 2013. One of the first observations from this research was that there is a lot of variation ...

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