Identity area
Type of entity
Corporate body
Authorized form of name
Human Rights Institute of South Africa
Parallel form(s) of name
- HURISA
Standardized form(s) of name according to other rules
Other form(s) of name
Identifiers for corporate bodies
Description area
Dates of existence
1993-
History
The Institute for the Study of Public Violence, also known as the Goldstone Institute, was established in June 1993 with the aim to document and research the work of the Goldstone Commission of Inquiry Regarding the Prevention of Public Violence and Intimidation, under the chairmanship of Justice Richard Goldstone. In 1994, after the closure of the Goldstone Commission, the Institute was re-constituted and became the independent non-governmental Human Rights Institute of South Africa (HURISA), its field of operation was extended to cover all aspects of human rights in South Africa and the rest of Africa.