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[Report] An assessment of the National Preventive Mechanism (NPM) in South Africa

After signing the Optional Protocol to UNCAT (OPCAT) in 2006 and ratifying it in March 2019, South Africa designated a National Preventive Mechanism (NPM), ...

The deprivation of liberty is a serious intervention in any person’s life, and therefore the possibility of releasing an accused person from custody pending ...

A Guide to the Rights of Inmates as described in the Correctional Services Act and Regulations (Revised 2017)

The purpose of this guide is to describe in an accessible and user-friendly format the human rights framework pertaining to inmates in South Africa based on ...

Alternativas à prisão em Moçambique: A implementação do trabalho socialmente útil

Em Dezembro de 2020 entrarão em vigor em Moçambique o Código Penal revisto, o novo Código de Processo Penal e o Código de Execução das Penas. Embora serão ...

Alternatives to imprisonment in Mozambique: The implementation of community service orders

In December 2020 a revised Penal Code and new Criminal Procedure Code and Code on the Implementation of Penalties will enter into force in Mozambique. While ...

An Assessment of the National Prosecuting Authority - A Controversial Past and Recommendations for the Future

Twenty years into democracy, the independence of the NPA, in particular the National Director of Public Prosecutions (NDPP), has become a highly contested and ...

Annexure Five: COVID-19 restrictions and the impact on criminal justice and human rights | Zambia

Report by J Mangwanda and K Petersen (2022)

Annexure Four: COVID-19 restrictions and the impact on criminal justice and human rights | South Africa

Report by K Petersen, J Mangwanda, L Muntingh and J Redpath (2022)

Annexure One: COVID-19 restrictions and the impact on criminal justice and human rights | Kenya

Report by J Mangwanda & K Petersen (2022)

Annexure Three: COVID-19 restrictions and the impact on criminal justice and human rights | Mozambique

Report by T Lorizzo and V Petrovic (2022)