Second Memorial Lecture
Lecture topic: The Rights of the Child: Progress and Prospects Date: 14 June 2005
Speaker:
- Hon. Minister Brigitte Mbandla
- Minister of Justice and Constitutional Development
- Founding member of the Community Law Centre
- Established the Centre’s Children’s Rights Project in 1992
Minister Mbandla spoke on the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child and the role South Africa plays in making this a reality, as well as the various pieces of legislation that are currently before Parliament that will assist in realising these rights, as enshrined in our Constitution. She also touched on the pivotal role civil society plays in the protection of children’s rights.