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July's ESR Review is now available
Author: Alex
Published: 08 Aug 2008
This issue includes articles on access to housing & sufficient water, the ANC's promises on socio-economic rights, as well as the Seminar on Optional Protocol on the ICESC & Public Hearings on the Millenium Development Goals and the realisation of economic and social rights.
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6th Annual Dullah Omar Memorial Lecture, 1 July 2009
Author: Alex
Published: 08 Aug 2008
This Lecture was delivered by Dr Navanethem Pillay, UN High Commissioner for Human Rights. The lecture was entitled: Women’s Rights in Human Rights Systems: Past, Present and Future
CSPRI Newsletter, No. 24, December 2007
Author: Alex
Published: 08 Aug 2008
This final issue for 2007 debates the question: Has Prison Oversight come of age in South Africa? Reflections on the Judicial Inspectorate of Prisons and the Portfolio Committee on Correctional Services.
Local Government Bulletin, November/ December 2007
Author: Alex
Published: 08 Aug 2008
2007 may prove to have been an important year in the development of local government in South Africa. The announcement by Minister Mufamadi on 31 July of the review of the White Paper on Local Government, coming alongside the development of a White Paper on Provinces, may lead to significant changes.