On 12 July 2013, Civil Society Prison Reform Initiative’s Clare Ballard from the Community Law Centre delivered a presentation at the Public Interest Law Gathering (PILG) about judicial oversight in relation to the various forms of detention and the importance of the ratification of the Optional Protocol of the Convention against Torture.
Senior researcher at the Community Law Centre, Jean Redpath on national radio, debating whether the National Prosecuting Authority is fulfilling its mandate.
Senior researcher at the Community Law Centre, Jean Redpath on national radio, debating whether the National Prosecuting Authority is fulfilling its mandate.
The Southern African Litigation Centre (SALC) and Malawi's Centre for Human Rights Education, Advice and Assistance (CHREAA) launched a report at the Golden Peacock Hotel in Lilongwe on their study of the law and practice relating to arrests for nuisance-related offences in Blantyre, Malawi. Senior judges and magistrates were in attendance at the launch, and Justice Edward Twea gave the keynote address.
After South Africa adopted the 1996 Constitution with a new role for local government, a comprehensive policy process was conducted to shape the new system in line with the Constitution. This resulted in a Green Paper in 1997 and a White Paper in 1998. These documents were critical in the legislative programme that followed.
‘Jumping the Queue’, Waiting Lists and other Myths: Perceptions and Practice around Housing Demand and Allocation in South Africa report has been released.
‘Jumping the Queue’, Waiting Lists and other Myths: Perceptions and Practice around Housing Demand and Allocation in South Africa report has been released.
Around 35 participants from government, community organisations, social movements, and academia took part to share their experiences and practices around meaningful engagement.
This year marks the third anniversary of the implementation of the Child Justice Act of South Africa and the Child Justice Alliance continues to keep a sharp focus the impact of the Act on the administration of justice to children in South Africa.
This issue of the ESR Review for 2013 focuses on the eight Millennium Development Goals.
Zimbabwe has adopted a Constitution and is getting ready for presidential, parliamentary and local elections scheduled for the 31st of July.
The centre’s Socio-Economic Rights Project recently participated in two events involving the UN Special Rapporteur on extreme poverty and human rights during in Geneva.
