Author: jacob
Published:
05
Dec
2013
Yesterday the Community Law Centre hosted a dinner for the African Committee of Experts on the Rights and Welfare of the Child (ACERWC) in Cape Town. This meet and greet session followed a two day workshop on the with the aim of discussing country reports on actions taken in follow-up to the 2012 Day of the African Child.
Children's rights
Author: Jean
Published:
30
Nov
2013
Malawi's Constitution and amended Criminal Procedure and Evidence Code provide for time limits applicable to various stages of the criminal justice process, after which an accused person is no longer lawfully detained.
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Malawi
Author: jacob
Published:
29
Nov
2013
In March this year, South African Local Government Association (Salga) announced that at least R81-billion is owed to municipalities for services. In line with this yesterday it convened the Anti-Corruption Summit and National Members Assembly at the Cape Town International Convention Centre.
Author: jacob
Published:
27
Nov
2013
The Women’s Empowerment and Gender Equality (WEGE) Bill has been introduced in parliament. At this point we are unsure of when parliament will hold public hearings on the Bill. It may be this year or in the first months of next year.
RRJN
Author: jacob
Published:
26
Nov
2013
Many serious questions are being raised about the state of democracy and politics in South Africa at this time. Over the course of 2013, there have been a number of initiatives to discuss and engage with questions of civil society’s role and place in South Africa’s democracy nearly 20 years down the line.
RRJN
Author: Jean
Published:
23
Nov
2013
In mid-November 2013 members of the Angolan NGO Mãos Livres carried out detailed discussion and training on how best to conduct a pre-trial audit in Angola.
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Angola
Author: Jean
Published:
22
Nov
2013
The purpose of the third workshop was to launch the final version of the DIPs in all A5I target countries. This took place on 13-14 November 2013 in Cape Town, South Africa and 20-21 November 2013 in Bujumbura, Burundi.
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Recent Events
Author: jacob
Published:
21
Nov
2013
The Community Law Centre also received a critical mention in Albie Sachs' keynote address, who is the former Community Law Centre associate and former Constitutional Court judge in South Africa. The event kicked off on 18 November and it concludes on 22 November in Washington DC in the United States of America.
Community Law Centre meets with ACERWC
