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African Child Law Reform Launch
The Children's Rights Project at the Community Law Centre is proud to announce the launch of a new website that contains information on children's legislation in the Eastern and Southern African region.
First issue of the ESR Review for 2010 is now available
The issue includes articles on the need for South Africa to ratify the ICESCR and its Optional Protocol, social security rights of children, government's obligation to unlawful occupiers, and old age pension as well as developments from the UN and African region, among others.
June 2010's Local Government Bulletin now available
This issue includes articles on Local government, Property Rates, Municipalities' duties to occupiers facing eviction from private land.
May 2010's "30 Days/Dae/Izinsuku"
Find out what the media has said about prison-related issues in South Africa, as well as in other parts of Africa.
Memorandum of Understanding between the Centre & ACHPR
The signing of the Memorandum of Understanding between the Community Law Centre and the African Commission on Human and People's Rights took place in Banjul, The Gambia.
April 2010's '30 Days/Dae/Izinsuku'
This month's issue has prison-related South African newspaper articles on corruption; security; escapes; South Africans imprisoned abroad; parole & sentencing, as well as news from other parts of Africa.
CLC's 2009 Annual Report
Find out what activities the Children's Rights, CSPRI, Gender, Local Government, as well as the Socio-Economic Rights Projects have been involved in last year.
CSPRI Newsletter Number 34, April 2010
This CSPRI Newsletter is entitled 'Prison System in Mozambique: Early Achievements & Challenges Ahead' and is written by CSPRI's doctoral researcher, Aquinaldo Mandlate.
March 2010's 30 Days/Dae/ Izinsuku
The latest prison-related media reports in South African newspapers, and in other African newspapers, are now available for download.
Engaging meaningfully with government on socio-economic rights: A focus on the right to housing
Some people do not know that their right to participate is protected in the Constitution, in South African legislation and in international law. They also do not know the key principles about meaningful engagement set out by the courts, especially the Constitutional Court. It is important for right-holders to know about their right to participate. They need to know what the courts have said about the duties it places on government and the process of meaningful engagement. The courts have mostly dealt with meaningful engagement in cases to do with housing rights. Therefore, this booklet focuses mainly on the right to housing when it explains the objectives, subject and process of meaningful engagement.