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The Institute for Justice and Reconciliation (IJR)
The IJR was launched in the year 2000, in the aftermath of South Africa´s Truth and Reconciliation Commission. The aim was to ensure that lessons learnt from South Africa´s transition from apartheid to democracy were taken into account as the nation moved ahead. Today, the Institute helps to build fair, democratic and inclusive societies in Africa through carefully selected engagements and interventions.
The International Center for Transitional Justice (ICTJ)
The ICTJ is an international non-profit organization specializing in the field of transitional justice. ICTJ works to help societies in transition address legacies of massive human rights violations and build civic trust in state institutions as protectors of human rights. In the aftermath of mass atrocity and repression, assistance is given to institutions and civil society groups—the people who are driving and shaping change in their societies—in considering measures to provide truth, accountability, and redress for past abuses. This is done by providing technical expertise and knowledge of relevant comparative experiences in transitional justice from across the globe.
Centre for the study of violence and Reconciliation
The vision of the CSVR is societies that are peaceful, equal and free of violence.
The mission of the CSVR is to understand and prevent violence, heal its effects and build sustainable peace at community, national and regional levels. We do this through collaboration with and learning from the lived and diverse experiences of communities affected by violence and conflict to:
- Inform innovative interventions;
- Generate knowledge;
- Shape public discourse;
- Influence policy;
- Hold states accountable;
- Promote gender equality; and
- Promote social cohesion, integration and active citizenship.
Justice and Transformation, Politics Department, University of Cape Town, Hons & MPhil.
This interdisciplinary specialisation is offered in collaboration with departments in the Humanities Faculty, the UCT Law Faculty, the Centre for the Study of Violence and Reconciliation (CSVR), the Institute for Justice and Reconciliation (IJR) and the International Centre for Transitional Justice (ICTJ). For additional information, see here. Specialisation objectives: This Honours/Master’s specialisation has been designed to locate current concerns and topical interests in justice and transformation in the more general perspectives of normative theory and comparative studies. It is inspired by the new directions in writing, research and teaching generated by the South African TRC-process but not confined to these. Instead, it links these new research interests and current debates in the area of transitional justice (including human rights law, conflict-resolution and peace-building, and social justice in transformation) with the more lasting intellectual perspectives provided by a thorough grounding in relevant academic disciplines.
Shalom, Educating for Peace (SEP)
The vision of SEP is to empower communities to:
- Prevent violent conflict
- Non-violently resolve conflict
- Build a culture of non-violence
- Move towards reconciliation
This vision is implemented through our three principal activities: peace education, research and non-violent action. Shalom’s focus is on the Great Lakes region with the expectation of expanding to the entire African continent. Shalom seeks to partner with development organizations that are active in these countries, equipping their staff with the ability to train others in peace principles. Shalom also assist organizations interested in being trained in peace principles.
Life & Peace Institute (LPI)
LPI is an international and ecumenical centre headquartered in Uppsala, Sweden, that has been working with peace and conflict issues for 3 decades. Its formation was the result of a major international conference of church leaders at the height of the Cold War in the 1980s. Currently, LPI run conflict transformation programmes in the Horn of Africa and Great Lakes regions in partnership with local civil society organisations and universities in Somalia, Sudan, Ethiopia, Kenya and the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). There is also a common programme including publications, policy work and methodology design based in Sweden.
Africa
Accord, SA
CAR Centre for humanitarian dialogue
CEPO, South Sudan
CSVR, SA
Fambul Tok, Sierra Leone
Foundation for Human Rights Initiative, Uganda
Heal Zimbabwe, Zim
Institute for Scientific Research and Development, Hope Africa University, Burundi
ISS, SA
Justice and Reconciliation Project, Uganda
National TJ Working Group, Zimbabwe
Never Again Rwanda
Refugee Law Project, Uganda
Rema Ministries, Burundi
Restitution Foundation, South Africa
Shalom Educating for Peace, Rwanda
THARS, Burundi
Sudd Institute, South Sudan