The abbreviated, printed version of the Centre's 2007 Annual Report is now available for download.
News
This publication, written by Lukas Muntingh, was released in November 2008. It provides an up to date guide to the implementation of the UN Convention against Torture and Cruel, Inhuman and Degrading Treatment or Punishment (CAT) which South Africa ratified in December 1998.
This final issue for 2008 has articles on non-implementation of court orders in socio-economic rights; extending the minimum essential of amount of water; improving the administration of social assistance services, as well as updates and reviews
Edited by Julia Sloth-Nielsen, Law Professor at the University of the Western Cape, this book is the first of its kind on the rights of African children. This book has just been released and is available for purchase at Ashgate Publishers.
Press Release on the judgment of Various Occupiers v City of Johannesburg and Others
This 3rd issue of the ESR Review for 2007 covers recent developments in socio-economic rights in South Africa and abroad.
This issue contains articles on floor-crossing; service delivery protests; property rates; local government in Uganda; and much more.
This issue contains media reports on prisoners' rights, unsentenced prisoners, security & escapes and reports on other African countries.
This edition reports on the South African National Workshop on Promoting Positive Discipline, hosted by RAPCAN in April 2008, as well as the annual meeting of the Southern African Network to End Violence Against Children. In addition, Judith Mulenga reports on the training of teacher trainers in positive discipline techniques in Zambia.
This issues has media reports on the following topics: awaiting trail prisoners; prison overcrowding; sentencing and parole; security & escapes and governance & corruption.
The first issue of 2009's Article 40 is now available.
Socio-Economic Rights Project, Community Law Centre has been involved in two cases as amicus: Equalisation of Pensional Age between men and women and Right to Adequate Housing and Evictions.