country: South Africa

CENTRE FOR THE STUDY FOR VIOLENCE AND RECONCILIATION (CSVR)

The Centre for the Study for Violence and Reconciliation is an African based institution with over two decades of experience working on issues of peace- building, conflict transformation, psycho-social support, research and advocacy in an effort to build peaceful societies on the African continent. CSVR has conducted work in the area of justice, accountability, truth and guarantees of Non-Recurrence (transitional justice) for the past two decades, both in South Africa and other parts of the African continent.

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South Africa

South Africa signed the Maputo Protocol in March 2004 and ratified it in December 2004. 2017 Traditional Courts Bill: Critiqued for marginalising women’s voices by shifting the power to male heads of household in traditional courts and affects single women without male family members [i] 2019 Recognition of Customary Marriage Amendment Bill: Would allow women who entered into customary marriages before 1998 equal rights to marital property, even in polygamous marriages [ii] New proposed law will seek to harmonise the three marriage acts on the principles of equality and non-discrimination, including outlawing marriage under 18 years of age, and including

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