Deadline– 14 June 2013
Applications are accepted for Intensive week-long residential course on “Gender, Peace building and Transitional Justice: Theory and Practice in Africa”. This course will be conducted in University of Cape Town, Cape Town, South Africa from 2 – 6 September 2013. The goal of this program is to explore the evolution of transitional justice mechanisms and will analyze their successes and failures in addressing gender-based human rights violations on the continent.
The course aims to encourage comparisons between different contexts in order to support a critical reading of the ways in which conflicts are gendered. As such participants will receive a thorough theoretical introduction to issues of gender and transitional justice in the context of post-conflict transformations. The course will combine lectures from leading experts in the field with small group discussions and simulations in order to facilitate the exchange of practical experience. Participants will also provide a short presentation based on their own experiences in the field.
Topics included-
- Has the emphasis on sexual violence as the primary form of gender-based violations in transitional justice processes limited the field?s ability to deliver gender justice?
- Does truth have a gender?
- Can the International Criminal Court offer justice for victims of gender violations in Africa or has it failed to deliver?
- Can reparations be a substitute for truth-seeking and criminal justice if they provide substantive relief for the plight of victims of gender-based violations?
- To what extent have transitional justice initiatives sought to address gender-based violations perpetrated against men during conflict?
- Do processes such as Rwanda?s gacaca courts offer an effective means to address gender justice?
- To what extend do the UNSC resolutions on women, peace and security advance a conservative gender script which typecast women as victims in need of protection?
Eligibility & Criteria-
- Participants will be selected from senior-level professionals working in the field of gender, human rights and post-conflict transformation.
- Participants must have a Bachelor?s degree in a relevant field and be fluent in English.
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