Lukas Muntingh comments extensively on the Correctional Services Budget 2007/8 to 2009/10.
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In this issue, the articles focus exclusively on Child Justice Bill (B49 of 2002), which was passed by the National Assembly on 25 June 2008.
Topics covered in this issue include: sentencing & parole; safety & security; health; governance & corruption and labour relations.
The Civil Society Prison Reform Initiative (CSPRI) has made a few submissions to Parliament in the last month.
The abbreviated, printed version of the Centre's 2007 Annual Report is now available for download.
This publication, written by Lukas Muntingh, was released in November 2008. It provides an up to date guide to the implementation of the UN Convention against Torture and Cruel, Inhuman and Degrading Treatment or Punishment (CAT) which South Africa ratified in December 1998.
This final issue for 2008 has articles on non-implementation of court orders in socio-economic rights; extending the minimum essential of amount of water; improving the administration of social assistance services, as well as updates and reviews
Edited by Julia Sloth-Nielsen, Law Professor at the University of the Western Cape, this book is the first of its kind on the rights of African children. This book has just been released and is available for purchase at Ashgate Publishers.
Press Release on the judgment of Various Occupiers v City of Johannesburg and Others
This 3rd issue of the ESR Review for 2007 covers recent developments in socio-economic rights in South Africa and abroad.
This issue contains articles on floor-crossing; service delivery protests; property rates; local government in Uganda; and much more.
This issue contains media reports on prisoners' rights, unsentenced prisoners, security & escapes and reports on other African countries.
This edition reports on the South African National Workshop on Promoting Positive Discipline, hosted by RAPCAN in April 2008, as well as the annual meeting of the Southern African Network to End Violence Against Children. In addition, Judith Mulenga reports on the training of teacher trainers in positive discipline techniques in Zambia.
This issues has media reports on the following topics: awaiting trail prisoners; prison overcrowding; sentencing and parole; security & escapes and governance & corruption.
The first issue of 2009's Article 40 is now available.
Socio-Economic Rights Project, Community Law Centre has been involved in two cases as amicus: Equalisation of Pensional Age between men and women and Right to Adequate Housing and Evictions.
Download media articles on various prison reform issues, including articles on Judges allegedly sentenced more black children to prison; Minister drops charges against prison whistle-blower; CSPRI tells Parliament imprisonment of children should be last resort, etc.
The Civil Society Prison Reform Initiative has published another Newsletter.
Summary and comment on the Final Report of the Judicial Commission of Inquiry into Allegations of Corruptions, Maladministration and Violence in the Department of Correctional Services - "the Jali Commission" by Anthea van der Berg
The Dullah Omar Memorial Lecture was held on 20 March 2007.
All the ESR Review issues have been compiled into a book for easy reading and research.
Dr. Lilian Chenwi (senior researcher in the Socio-Economic Rights Project) has written a book. Order your copy today!
The Resource Book, Socio-Economic Rights in South Africa (2nd edition), edited by Sibonile Khoza has been published.
The Community Law Centre's 2006 Annual Report is now available.
Submission by ad hoc working group on ‘Available Resources: The African Context; An African Perspective’, by:- Prof. J Sloth-Nielsen, B Mezmur (Children’s Rights Project, Community Law Centre, University of the Western Cape), Dr. D Chirwa (University of Cape Town), et al.
This publication encapsulates the range of discussions and debates that occurred during the conference. It also serves as a record of the proceedings that can be widely diesseminated to provide further insight and awareness on child justice developments thus far and the challenges still facing children who come into conflict with the law.
The printed version of the Community Law Centre's 2006 Annual Report is now available below.
The first issue of 2007's Article 19 is now available for download.
The feature article is on the release of General Comment No. 10 (Children's Rights in Juvenile Justice).