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The HSRC Research Data Service provides a digital repository facility for the HSRC's research data in support of evidence based human and social development in South Africa and the broader region. Access to data is dependent on ethical requirements for protecting research participants, as well as on legal agreements with the owners, funders or in the case of data owned by the HSRC, the requirements of the depositors of the data. We facilitate data use by preparing comprehensive metadata and disseminating data and related documents to appropriate target audiences. Data sharing is subject to an End User License agreement. Data sets from the following projects have been curated and are available for use:
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Research data: HUMAN RIGHTS VIOLATIONS
2021 How effective have African truth commissions been?
The study is a critical review of several African countries' attempts to seek justice, truth and lasting peace after deadly conflict through...
2019 Bearing witness to suffering: a reflection on the personal impact of conducting research with children and grandchildren of victims of apartheid-era gross human rights violations
Social scientists who conduct qualitative research frequently use emotional engagement to gather information about participants thoughts, fe...
Download this report2017 Generational victimhood in post-apartheid South Africa: perspectives of descendants of victims of apartheid era gross human violations
In post-apartheid South Africa, insufficient consideration is given to how historical injustices affect current generations and how they cou...
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