The Children's Rights project

The Children's Rights Project works towards the recognition and protection of children's rights within the framework of the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child, the African Charter on the Rights and Welfare of the Child and the Constitution of the Republic of South Africa. The site contains resources, links, papers, our Article 40 newsletter, judgments and material on children's rights.

Article 40, September 2011
Latest Article 40
(Volume 13 Number 2)

 

      

Article 40

Article 40 is a quarterly newsletter, published by the Children's Rights Project of the Community Law Centre.

      

Article 19

Article 19 is a dedicated journal highlighting issues related to all forms of corporal punishment of children.

      

CUBAC

In 2005, the Children’s Rights Project undertook extensive research on children used by adults or other older children to commit crime (CUBAC). The Project undertook this work for Towards the Elimination of the worst forms of Child Labour (TECL), a technical assistance project to the Department of Labour (DoL) and executing agency for the Child Labour Action Programme (CLAP). This executing agency has been adopted by a wide range of South African government departments, such as those responsible for justice, social development, labour, education, safety and security and local government.

      

Other Publications

Various publications on Juvenile Justice and Children's Rights are available for downloading.

      

Legal Resources

Legal Resources are stored here.

      

Research Reports

Research Reports are stored here.