Author: Jacob
Published:
30
Oct
2017
Sexual and reproductive health is a fundamental human right as well as human development issue that states must strive to fulfil. It is guaranteed in various international and regional human rights instruments as well as national laws and policies. This was true at the recent Regional Colloquium on The Role of National Human Rights Institutions in Advancing Sexual and Reproductive Health Rights in East and Southern Africa Regions.
Author: Jacob
Published:
25
Oct
2017
On 24 October 2017, the SARChI Chair in Multilevel Government Law and Policy, Prof Nico Steytler hosted a dialogue session with Dr Conrad Bosire and Dr Zemelak Ayele. The topic of the dialogue was: The politics of electioneering in Africa: The case of Kenya and Ethiopia.
Author: Jacob
Published:
25
Oct
2017
The Dullah Omar Institute hosted Zemelak Ayele, an Associate Professor at the Centre for Federal Studies, Addis Ababa University as a visiting scholar, from 18 September until 25 October.
Author: Safeeya
Published:
23
Oct
2017
Zambia's average prison population was 21,000 against a holding capacity of only 8,500 in 2016. A symposium in which ACJR participated resulted in the establishment of technical working groups to address key aspects of the problem.
ACJR News
Author: Jaap
Published:
21
Oct
2017
The Dullah Omar Institute is gravely concerned about the arbitrary arrest of thirteen persons, recently carried out by the Tanzanian Police.
Author: Jaap
Published:
17
Oct
2017
The Dullah Omar Institute is inviting further applications to study towards a Masters Degree in Multilevel Government with a specific focus on Food Security.
Author: Jacob
Published:
12
Oct
2017
The head of the Children’s Rights Project, Prof Benyam Dawit Mezmur was invited to be judge in the final round of the 2017 National Schools Moot Court Competition on the 8th October in the Constitutional Court in Pretoria, together with Justices Madlanga, Mhlantla, Mojapelo, Kollapen, and a number of other experts.
Author: Safeeya
Published:
10
Oct
2017
Proper file and data management is among the calls made to states in this resolution. Proper data collection is a key ACJR interest.
ACJR News
The Role of National Human Rights Institutions in Advancing Sexual and Reproductive Health
