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Seminar unpacks the politics of electioneering in Africa
Author: Jacob
Published: 25 Oct 2017
On 24 October 2017, the SARChI Chair in Multilevel Government Law and Policy, Prof Nico Steytler hosted a dialogue session with Dr Conrad Bosire and Dr Zemelak Ayele. The topic of the dialogue was: The politics of electioneering in Africa: The case of Kenya and Ethiopia.
Zambia seeks to address congestion in correctional facilities
Author: Safeeya
Published: 23 Oct 2017
Zambia's average prison population was 21,000 against a holding capacity of only 8,500 in 2016. A symposium in which ACJR participated resulted in the establishment of technical working groups to address key aspects of the problem.
ACJR News
Prof Mezmur judges the National Schools Moot Court Competition
Author: Jacob
Published: 12 Oct 2017
The head of the Children’s Rights Project, Prof Benyam Dawit Mezmur was invited to be judge in the final round of the 2017 National Schools Moot Court Competition on the 8th October in the Constitutional Court in Pretoria, together with Justices Madlanga, Mhlantla, Mojapelo, Kollapen, and a number of other experts.
UN Human Rights Council adopts resolution
Author: Safeeya
Published: 10 Oct 2017
Proper file and data management is among the calls made to states in this resolution. Proper data collection is a key ACJR interest.
ACJR News
Roundtable focuses on access to food for tertiary students
Author: Jacob
Published: 06 Oct 2017
The Socio-economic Rights Project hosted a roundtable on the access to food for students in tertiary institutions in South Africa on the 5th of October 2017. It looked at issues to be addressed from a first-hand perspective, as well as possible solutions going forward relating to access to food for tertiary students.
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