CSVR | CENTRE FOR THE STUDY OF VIOLENCE AND RECONCILIATION
The National Unity and Reconciliation Commission of Rwanda was originally founded on 3 December 1999. The commission states that it was formed in response to the 1994 genocide and aimed to foster national unity and reconciliation following that period in Rwandan history. According to its founding legislation, the commission sought to establish systems that would...
The Parties to the Sirte Agreement affirmed the security and integrity of the political borders of all states and agreed to cease hostilities to pave the way for dialogue and peaceful resolution. The Parties further agreed to deployment of neutral African peacekeeping forces in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), and reaffirmed the need to...
The Parties expressed their desire to achieve, maintain and promote peaceful coexistence and harmony. The Parties agreed to the establishment of a Joint Verification and Investigation Committee to be constituted by representatives of each Party’s Armed Forces, with the mandate to investigate alleged acts of aggression or hostilities both within and outside the territories of...
Bongani Christopher Majola is currently the Chairperson of the South African Human Rights Commission. He served as the Assistant Secretary-General of the United Nations and Registrar of the United Nations International Criminal Tribunal of Rwanda (UNICTR) from January 2013 to December 2015.