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.
News
Download media articles on various prison reform issues, including articles on Judges allegedly sentenced more black children to prison; Minister drops charges against prison whistle-blower; CSPRI tells Parliament imprisonment of children should be last resort, etc.
The Civil Society Prison Reform Initiative has published another Newsletter.
Summary and comment on the Final Report of the Judicial Commission of Inquiry into Allegations of Corruptions, Maladministration and Violence in the Department of Correctional Services - "the Jali Commission" by Anthea van der Berg
The Dullah Omar Memorial Lecture was held on 20 March 2007.
All the ESR Review issues have been compiled into a book for easy reading and research.
Dr. Lilian Chenwi (senior researcher in the Socio-Economic Rights Project) has written a book. Order your copy today!
The Resource Book, Socio-Economic Rights in South Africa (2nd edition), edited by Sibonile Khoza has been published.
The Community Law Centre's 2006 Annual Report is now available.
Submission by ad hoc working group on ‘Available Resources: The African Context; An African Perspective’, by:- Prof. J Sloth-Nielsen, B Mezmur (Children’s Rights Project, Community Law Centre, University of the Western Cape), Dr. D Chirwa (University of Cape Town), et al.
This publication encapsulates the range of discussions and debates that occurred during the conference. It also serves as a record of the proceedings that can be widely diesseminated to provide further insight and awareness on child justice developments thus far and the challenges still facing children who come into conflict with the law.
The printed version of the Community Law Centre's 2006 Annual Report is now available below.