Men posing as victims to their own violent masculinities to invalidate womxn
With the conclusion of women’s month, it is a good time to look back on the #TotalShutDdown movement, which appeared for the first time this year.
South African Foreign Policy at a Crossroads
South Africa’s election to the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) has once again bestowed upon it, an onerous responsibility of articulating a cogent voice of reason in a world morally adrift.
African TRC experience: The unfinished compromise
2018 marks the 20th anniversary of the conclusion of the South African Truth and Reconciliation Commission (SATRC). The South African example seemed the perfect means for post-conflict societies to hold peoples and crimes accountable as a moral reckoning in building a new nation.
Race and Racism in the Higher Education Sector Roundtable
The Institute for Justice and Reconciliation invites the public and experts from the student community, academia and the field of economic transformation to a Roundtable discussion on Race and Racism in the Higher Education Sector
A different time, a different place
The transition into a democratic dispensation had bodies such as the Truth and Reconciliation Commission (TRC) tasked to delve into the violence and human rights violations of the apartheid era. It was a process that was not without flaws as it separated the systematic injustices and oppressions from human rights violations
Gender-based violence: a continuum through womxn’s lives
South Africa's history is marred by brutality where violence was used as a legitimate means to acquire power, assert interests and address conflict. The normalisation of violence constructed a society in which violence became a mode of communication. It became a norm
On Magnus Malan, the TRC and white victimhood
The Malan case is a powerful, meta-type example of how white violence can become victimhood and therefore worthy of protection and defence. The narrative around victimhood is that whiteness and, white people particularly, are the primary victims. We go to extremes to find redeeming factors to protect them.
Statement on #TotalShutdown: Intersectional Women’s March Against Gender Based Violence
On 1st August 2018, womxn, queers, and every marginalised [...]
IJR calls on prosecuting authorities to intensify their efforts in the Ashley Kriel case
The Institute for Justice and Reconciliation together with the [...]
#NGOs4AFRICA Campaign recognises the work of IJR
The IJR, along with many other non-profit organisations, has been recognised by the #NGOS4AFRICA campaign; a campaign by David Barnard. It is an honour for our work to be recognised and supported in this a way. We wish David luck on the race ahead