The September 30 Days/ Dae/ Izinsuku is now available, as well as the latest CSPRI Newsletter.
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Life imprisonment (life sentence) is probably the most confusing sentence in South Africa as it does not mean what it says. If many people, including judges and lawyers, were asked for the meaning of life imprisonment they would say that it means that a person sentenced to life imprisonment spends the rest of his natural life in prison.
Find out what Socio-Economic Rights issues are in this fourth and final issue for 2007.
The final issue of 2007 contains articles on the Status of Corporal Punishment in the recently passed Children's Amendment Bill; the prevalence of Corporal Punishment in Togo and Uganda; as well as frequently asked questions with regards to Religion and Corporal Punishment.
What should prisons in a constitutional democracy look like?
This report is an investigation in the role of informal community structures in determining access to housing for women at risk of gender-based violence and HIV/AIDS in three communities in Cape Town.
The research reports focus on the Impact of HIV/AIDS on Correctional System governance with special emphasis on correctional services staff & an exploratory study on Prisoner Re-Entry in Cape Town.
Topics covered in this issue include: governance & corruption; security & escapes; rehabilitation and labour relations.
NGOs may now contribute to the Universal Periodic Review (UPR), the new review mechanism established by the Human Rights Council in Resolution 5/1 of 18 June 2007.
Download the Socio-Economic Rights latest research reports, called the Pertinent social security issues in South Africa & You are the “weakest link” in realising socio-economic rights: Goodbye - Strategies for effective implementation of court orders in South Africa.
The 2007 Annual Report of the Community Law Centre, UWC is now available!
This issue focuses exclusively on the Child Justice Bill (2007 version) that is currently before Parliament.
The Dec. 2007 & Jan. 2008 issue has media reports on safety and security, sentencing, governance, unsentenced prisoners and corruption.
There is a growing number of civil society organisations in South Africa working with offenders and prisoners focusing on prisoner support, rehabilitation and reintegration, reflecting in many ways the ‘societal responsibility’ that the White Paper on Corrections advocates for. These organisations provide services broadly aimed at promoting offender reintegration and reducing the chances of re-offending.
Lukas Muntingh comments extensively on the Correctional Services Budget 2007/8 to 2009/10.
In this issue, the articles focus exclusively on Child Justice Bill (B49 of 2002), which was passed by the National Assembly on 25 June 2008.
Topics covered in this issue include: sentencing & parole; safety & security; health; governance & corruption and labour relations.
The Civil Society Prison Reform Initiative (CSPRI) has made a few submissions to Parliament in the last month.
The abbreviated, printed version of the Centre's 2007 Annual Report is now available for download.
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.