Where we work
South Africa
- The majority of the Institute's work focuses on South Africa. Our annual reports provide further details.
Angola
- CRP: Dr Mandlate completed LLD on implementation of Convention on Rights of the Child in Angola and Mozambique
- CRP: supporting child law reform processes in Angola (with UNICEF)
- ACJR: training local partners in Angola on carrying out pre-trial audits
Burundi
- ACJR with A5I: prevention and eradication of torture
Ethiopia
- SARChI: annual teaching in AAU’s Centre for Federal Studies' PhD programme
- SARChI: 2014 seminar on city governance in Ethiopa
- MLGI: Dr Zemelak Ayele completed PhD on local government in Ethiopia
Gambia
- SERP/ACJR: regular attendance of African Commission on People's and Human Rights sessions, headquartered in Banjul
Kenya
- ACJR with A5I: prevention and eradication of torture
- ACJR: research on socio-economic impact of pre-trial detention
- SARChI/MLGI: Kenya-South Africa dialogue on devolution with Katiba Institute
- SARChI: Dr Bosire completed LLD on devolution in Kenya
- SARChI: Dr Kangu completed LLD on devolution in Kenya
- SARChI: Training for Kenyan judges with Judiciary Training Institute
- ACJR: criminal justice audit
Lesotho
- Jaap de Visser appointed by UNDP to review Local Government Act
- CRP: training on child justice legislation (2013-2014)
Malawi
- ACJR: research and material development on pretrial detention
- SERP: Enoch Chilemba LLD on human rights law and children with disabilities in Malawi
Mozambique
- ACJR with A5I: prevention and eradication of torture
- ACJR: research on socio-economic impact of pre-trial detention
- ACJR: audit on pre-trial detention
- ACJR/A5: Training for organisations working with victims of torture
- CRP: Dr Mandlate completed LLD on implementation of Convention on Rights of the Child in Angola and Mozambique
- ACJR: training local partners in Mozambique on carrying out pre-trial audits
- ACJR: review of legal framework on child marriage
- ACJR/REFORMAR: Round table on the UNCAT Obligations and Follow up Report to CAT
Nigeria
- SERP: With Alliance for Africa, test case for ACHPR on maternal mortality in Nigera
Rwanda
- ACJR with A5I: prevention and eradication of torture
Uganda
- ACJR with A5I: prevention and eradication of torture
- MLGI: Dr Singiza completed LLD on local government in Uganda
Zambia
- ACJR: research on socio-economic impact of pre-trial detention
- CRP: research report on children and migration in Zambia
- SARCHI: partnership with Chalimbana Institute (6 Mphil students)
Zimbabwe
- MLGI: Dr Chigwata completed PhD on local government in Zimbabwe
- SARChI/MLGI: 2014 workshop on provincial and local government with Parliament
- ACJR: training local partners in Zimbabwe on carrying out pre-trial audits