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Up one levelESR Review Vol 12 No 4 December 2011
This is the fourth issue of the ESR Review for 2011. Its articles discuss various areas of socio-economic rights, with a particular emphasis on how they relate to women’s lives. In an acknowledgment of the importance of women’s rights, Michelle Bachelet, the Under- Secretary-General and Executive Director of UN Women, emphasises that ‘where laws and justice systems work well, they can provide an essential mechanism for women to realise their human rights. However, it also underscores the fact that, despite widespread guarantees of equality, the reality for many millions of women is that justice remains out of reach’ (UN progress report of the world’s women 2011– 2012, In pursuit of justice).
ESR Review, Volume 12, No 3, 2011
This is the third issue of the ESR Review for 2011. It is a special issue that focuses on and explores the interplay between access to socio-economic rights in the context of persons with disabilities and the needs of persons with disabilities to have economic and social security.
ESR Review, Volume 12 No. 2, 2011
This is the second issue of the ESR Review for 2011. It hails the adoption of the Principles and Guidelines on the Implementation of Economic, Social and Cultural Rights in the African Charter on Human and Peoples’ Rights by the African Commission on Human and Peoples’ Rights during its 48th ordinary session held from 10 to 24 November 2010 in Banjul, The Gambia. This long-awaited instrument is a landmark in the evaluation of economic social and cultural rights in Africa.
ESR Review, Volume 12 No. 1 2011
The first issue of 2011 features Realising the rights of older persons in South Africa and an appraisal of General Recommendation 27 of the CEDAW Committee on protecting the rights of older women.
ESR Review, Volume 11 No. 3 2010
The issue includes articles that provide an overview of the protection and enforcement of socio-economic rights in Africa today.
ESR Review, Volume 11 No. 2 2010
The issue includes articles on adolescents' sexual health rights, regulating private power in health, protection of socio-economic rights by the African Commission. It also contains developments on parliament and the MDGs as well as HIV and AIDS, among others.
ESR Review, January 2010
The first half of this year has seen positive developments in the area of socio-economic rights. At the international level, a positive development has been in the ratification of the Optional Protocol to the International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights (OP-ICESCR), with Ecuador and Mongolia becoming the first countries to ratify the instrument.
ESR Review, September 2009
Socio-economic rights and related issues, such as poverty, are increasingly featuring on international and national agendas.
ESR Review, July 2009
Fighting poverty remains at the centre of the South African government’s focus. This was highlighted by President Jacob Zuma in his first state of the nation address to Parliament on 3 June 2009. The provision of social services, health care and education is another key priority of the new government. In addition, as part of social infrastructure development, the government has committed itself to providing ‘suitably located and affordable housing and decent human settlements’. In addition, ensuring equal access to housing for all is crucial.
ESR Review, March 2009
This first issue of 2009 has articles on Women's access to health; Litigating socio-economic rights; Age-based discrimination in Uganda & Right of Access to Malaria in Uganda.
ESR Review, Vol 9 No 4 November 2008
This issue focuses on the non-implementation of judicial enforcement of socio-economic rights; increasing the minimum essential amount of water; improving the administration of social assistance services and other issues related to socio-economic rights.
ESR Review, November 2009
High mortality rates, tuberculosis and the prevalence of HIV and AIDS are some of the critical challenges facing South Africa today, which have the potential to undermine efforts to achieve a better life for South Africans. President Jacob Zuma acknowledged this crisis during his address to the National Council of Provinces on 29 October 2009. On the same day, in his address at the National Teaching Awards gala, the president repeated his call for renewed action in the fight against HIV and AIDS and emphasised the importance of education in dealing with the challenges of poverty and unemployment.
ESR Review, September 2008
Download the 3rd issue of 2008.
ESR Review, June 2008
The articles include: social security needs to the self-employed in South Africa; Right of access to water in SA; World food crisis; and updates on issues concerning socio-economic rights.
ESR Review, March 2008
Articles in this 1st issue of 2008 include, Enforcing socio-economic rights as individual rights; Judicial remedies & socio-economic rights - a response to Christopher Mbazira; the constitutional protection of those facing eviction from "bad buildings".
ESR Review, November 2007
Download the various Socio-Economic Rights issues in this fourth & final issue for 2007
ESR Review, October 2007
This 3rd issue of 2007 covers recent developments in socio-economic rights in South Africa & Abroad.
ESR Review, July 2007
Find out what are the issues in Socio-Economic Rights in this second issue.
ESR Review, May 2007
This latest issue contains articles on the tenth anniversary celebration of the Project, which took place on 12 April 2007.
ESR Review, Vol 7 No 4 December 2006
This is the fourth and last issue of the ESR Review for 2006. This issue contains interesting articles on social assistance, housing rights and investment and human rights.