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Amoah, Jewel and Greenbaum, Bryant (2005). Has Everything Been Done? The Nature of Assistance to Victims of Past Political Atrocities in Southern Africa. Research report written as part of the Southern Africa Reconciliation Project, April. Johannesburg and Cape Town: Centre for the Study of Violence and Reconciliation. Downloaded 21 October 2005.

In this research report, Jewel Amoah and Bryant Greenbaum review the availability and character of victim support services for survivors of political violence in the context of political transition and reconciliation in the following countries: Namibia; Mozambique; Zimbabwe; Malawi; and South Africa. They begin their paper by looking at relevant theoretical and international considerations with respect to international obligations and victim support services. They then profile each of the five countries in the following areas: historical background; the nature of political violence and the current political situation; views of the public, victims, and ex-combatants; government policy; and the role of civil society.

Link: http://www.csvr.org.za/docs/reconciliation/haseverythingbeen.pdf

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