This special bulletin on reparation for victims of torture in Africa focuses on the effects of COVID-19, including the enforcement of pandemic regulations to the detriment of human rights, torture and ill-treatment of women, the ...
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Un bulletin spécial sur la réparation pour les victimes de la torture en Afrique.
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Freedom under Siege: Freedom of Association and Assembly in Sub-Saharan Africa
This briefing paper provides an overview of the shrinking civic space as well as the situation on the violations of the rights to freedom of association and assembly in sub-Saharan Africa. It also highlights innovation ...
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This article reflects on the Marikana massacre of August 2012, subsequent violent strikes and responses by non-governmental organizations (NGOs) as a case study, and provides an analysis about whether these interventions bring transformative change or ...
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Blended Voices Symposium: Understanding Torture, War Trauma and Violence through an African Lens
CSVR is hosting a symposium to help build an understanding of torture, war trauma and violence through an African lens from 30 September 2020 to 24 March 2021. Africa’s relationship to torture, war trauma and ...
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Evaluation of the Efficacy of a South African Psychosocial Framework for the Rehabilitation of Torture Survivors
To address the consequences of past torture experiences as well as current traumas and daily stressors, the Centre for the Study of Violence and Reconciliation (CSVR) developed a contextually appropriate psychosocial framework for the rehabilitation ...
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Torture and Corruption: Violent Exchanges in Marginalized South African Communities
This chapter examines the link between corrupt activities and the threat of ill-treatment or torture. It looks at how law enforcement uses force or threats thereof to extort money and services from vulnerable groups and ...
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