Author: Jean
Published:
16
Aug
2014
Jean Redpath presented a paper on remand detention trends in South Africa at the Fifth International Conference: National and International Perspectives on Crime Reduction and Criminal Justice, held in Sandton, Johannesburg, on 14 and 15 August 2014.
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Author: calitz
Published:
13
Aug
2014
On 11 August 2014, Prof Jaap de Visser, Director of the Community Law Centre presented a paper at the Financial and Fiscal Commission’s 20 Year Anniversary at the CTICC in Cape Town. The paper was co-authored by Dr Zemelak Ayele, post-doctoral researcher at the Centre.
Author: jacob
Published:
12
Aug
2014
The Parliamentary Programme of the Community Law Centre is looking to appoint a L & D facilitator with a minimum of 2 years experience working to promote human rights and social justice to work on our projects to monitor the performance of the legislatures and build civil society engagement with legislatures on human rights issues.
Author: Jean
Published:
09
Aug
2014
This took place at the office of the Human Rights League, on 1 August 2014, at the the Hotel Afrin on 6 and 7 August 2014.
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Author: jacob
Published:
02
Aug
2014
In this edition of our Article 40, we begin with a feature on consensual sexual relations among children. Ms Zita Hansungule, Project Coordinator, Monitoring, Evaluation and Communication, at the Centre for Child Law, University of Pretoria, also delivers a case note that reviews the approach taken by the court in the recent case of S v EA 2014 (1) SACR 183 (NCK).
Children's rights
Author: jacob
Published:
31
Jul
2014
This second issue of the 2014 ESR Review includes two features on the enjoyment of socio-economic rights in Nigeria and South Africa. The first, by Stanley Ibe, examines the possibility of enforcing socio-economic rights in Nigeria. While the Nigerian Constitution does not explicitly guarantee socio-economic rights, Ibe argues that opportunities exist to enforce these rights through national courts, regional and international human rights bodies.
Author: Jean
Published:
30
Jul
2014
This took place on 29 July 2014, at the Penitenciaria Provincial Sul de Machava, which is the old Central Prison. Officials from the Correctional Services were trained on international law relating to the prevention of torture.
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Author: jacob
Published:
29
Jul
2014
On 16 July, Dr. Ebenezer Durojaye, Head/Senior Researcher Socioeconomic Rights Project at the Community Law Centre delivered a guest lecture titled: ‘The Protocol to the African Charter on the Rights of Women as a tool for advancing Women’s Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights’ at the Adekunle Ajasin University, Akungba, Ondo State, Nigeria.
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