Books
The Provocations of Amnesty: Memory, Justice and Impunity
This though-provoking collection of essays raises a number of critical questions surrounding amnesty and the debate it generated in South Africa and other parts of the world.
Read MoreCommunity Healing: A Guide for Facilitators
In post-apartheid South Africa, healing depends on more than material well-being. Attention must also be given to the socio-psychological dimension of healing at individual and collective levels.
Read MoreLearning to Live Together: Practices of social Reconciliation
The book takes an in-depth look at reconciliation initiatives that are emerging in education, land reform, rural development, business and the non-governmental sector. The Institute for Justice and Reconciliation has in the past three years undertaken several interventions in communities across the country, aimed at seeking to understand what hinders and what promotes understanding and reconciliation among former enemies and ordinary South Africans who struggle to build a common future after generations of violent conflict.
Read MoreOur Generation
This is the astounding accomplished début book of Zubeida Jaffer, journalist, activist and mother. It bursts onto the contemporary South African literary scene with a refreshing and insightful version of the struggle against apartheid, told from the perspective of a young mother
Read MoreThrough Fire with Water
This collection of essays presents 15 case studies of African countries whose recent past has been shaped by conflict. Its exploration of the historical roots of violence and of the potential for reconciliation and justice reveals the experiences of communities and nations that are struggling to build a peaceful, prosperous future.
Read MoreRwanda and South Africa in Dialogue: Addressing the Legacies of Genocide and a Crime Against Humanity
1994 was a year of despair and of hope in Africa. It saw the first democratic elections in South Africa after three hundred and fifty years of colonialism and apartheid. It also saw genocide in Rwanda, in which close to a million people were killed in less 100 days, most of these in face-to-face slaughter.
Read MoreTranscending a Century of Injustice
The book is a fascinating journey into the licence of the poet, the discipline of the short-story writer, the insights of the literary critic, the thoughtfulness of the philosopher, the precision of the lawyer, the eloquence of the social critic and the passion of the committed. It provides an in-depth view of issues of justice and reconciliation at the dawn of the New South African millenium as seen by a cross section of citizens.
Read MoreA Trolley Full of Rights: A grade 3-5 children’s rights comic book
This comic is the product of RAPCAN, Story Circle, Institute for Justice and Reconciliation and Terres des Hommes. This comic aims to educate children about their human rights and develop child abuse strategies. (EFRLOR)
Read More2004 Economic Transformation Audit: Taking Power in the Economy: Gains and Directions
Economic justice is now at the top of the South African transformation agenda. How to go about realising it effectively and spreading benefits to the majority is the key question. From government to private sector, policy-makers to private citizens, transformation is now the pivotal issue. This is the first in a new series of transformation audits published by the Institute, "this is an essential contribution to the search for economic justice in South Africa today", says the Archbishop Emeritus Desmond Tutu.
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