Despite Government’s long-standing commitment to addressing gender-inequality, the Budget Speech 2021 was completely silent on discrimination against and inequality of womxn.
Research Report by the Parliamentary Monitoring Group and the Dullah Omar Institute
Testing the Limits of Openness, Transparency and Access to Information Research - 8 February 2021
The Launching of Online Course on the Communications Procedures of the ACERWC and Child Rights Jurisprudence in Africa
The African Committee of the African Committee of Experts on the Rights and Welfare of the Child (ACERWC/the Committee) and the Dullah Omar Institute for Constitutional Law, Governance and Human Rights at the University of Western Cape in South Africa are launching an online course on the Communications Procedures of the ACERWC.
[REGISTER NOW] Online Course: On the Communications Procedures of the ACERWC & Child Rights Jurisprudence in Africa
Class Begins: 1 February 2021
Three DOI members receive postgraduate degrees
The Institute is proud to announce that three of its members received postgraduate degrees today at UWC’s December 2020 graduation.
NEW REPORT: How transparent are municipal websites about the goods and services that municipalities procure?
We are excited to announce that our latest report "How transparent are municipal websites about the goods and services that municipalities procure?" is now available.
The following articles/publications are available in this issue:
Academic recognition for DOI researchers
We are delighted to announce that three of our researchers received academic accolades that bear testimony to the high quality of research conducted at the Institute.
Appointment of Prof Benyam Dawit Mezmur: Member of the United Nations Committee on the Rights of the Child
The Dullah Omar Institute is pleased to announce that the Head of our Children's Rights Project, Prof Benyam Dawit Mezmur, has been re-elected as a member of the United Nations Committee on the Rights of the Child.
NEW PUBLICATION: The Value of Comparative Federalism
The Legacy of Ronald L. Watts Edited By Nico Steytler, Balveer Arora, Rekha Saxena
Observing the October 2020 general elections in the United Republic of Tanzania
In keeping with the objects of the Dullah Omar Institute (DOI) to promote respect for democracy, constitutionalism and the rule of law in Africa, the 2020 general elections in Tanzania presented a unique opportunity to observe whether these principles were practically implemented in the election processes.
The Dullah Omar Institute (DOI) at the University of the Western Cape (UWC), South Africa, has closely followed the developments in Nigeria over the last two weeks, with a particular interest on the human rights situation in the country.
