8th Dullah Omar Memorial Lecture
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Up one levelThe annual Dullah Omar Memorial Lecture will be held in February
The Community Law Centre will be hosting the 8th Dullah Omar Memorial Lecture on 16th February 2012. The speaker will be Former President of the Republic of South Africa, Mr Thabo Mbeki.
Civil Society Prison Reform Initiative has launched a new website
During December 2011 the CSPRI launched a new, revamped website. The site contains helpful information about the project, staff members, news, events as well as several links which will enable readers to access publications and subscribe to various newsletters.
December 2011's issue of the ESR Review is now available
The two featured articles in this issue are entitled: Health and reproductive rights, HIV, and the Protocol to the African Charter on the Rights of Women in Africa and Gender dimensions of the right to adequate housing from an international perspective.
Ommitance of children with disabilities in the National Development Plan
An Opinion piece, written by Dr Helene Combrink and Lorenzo Wakefield, focus on the invisibility of children with disabilities in the National Development Plan.
The November 2011 issue of the ESR Review is available
The Socio-Economic Rights Project has published the third issue of the ESR Review, with the featured articles on the draft African Disability Protocol and socio-economic justice for persons with disabilities, as well as focussing on women with disabilities.
The November 2011 issue of the Local Government Bulletin is available
2011 was a mixed bag for local government, but with the ANC policy conference taking place next year, 2012 will be a telling year for the sector.
Forced evictions illegal declares Kenya court
A ruling has been issued on the Kenyan housing and evictions case that the Community Law Centre is involved in as an amicus.
CSPRI's October 30 Days/Dae/Inzinsuku
FInd out what has been said in the media on prison reform related topics in the latest CSPRI's 30 Days/Dae/Inzinsuku.
CSPRI has a new project, Pre-trail Justice in Africa.
Inspired by the need for a central depository for resources on pre-trial justice in Africa, the Civil Society Prison Reform Initiative of the Community Law Centre has established PPJA (Promoting Pre-trial Justice in Africa).
The Final Report on Devolved Government in Kenya
This Report has been released by Kenya's Taskforce of Devolved Government.
8th Dullah Omar Memorial Lecture has been postponed
Kindly note that the 8th Dullah Omar Memorial Lecture which was scheduled for 17 November, has regrettably been postponed to 16 February 2012.
The Community Law Centre attended the ACHPR in Banjul, The Gambia
CSPRI researcher, Gwénaëlle Dereymaeke, represented the Centre at the 50th Ordinary Session of the African Commission on Human and Peoples' Rights, which took place from 24 October to 7 November 2011.
Submission on the Implementation of the Geneva Conventions Bill, B10-2011
This CSPRI submission was written by CSPRI's co-ordinator, Lukas Muntingh and researcher, Gwenaelle Dereymaeker, and submitted to Parliament's Portfolio Committee on Defence and Military Veterans.
As research report on the criminal capacity of children in South Africa
Prof Ann Skelton and Dr Charmain Badenhorst conducted research on the criminal capacity of children in the South African child justice system. This research is informed by international developments at a United Nations level, together with developments in other countries both on the African continent and elsewhere.
Still interested in doing the Masters in Local Government Programme?
The closing date for applications has been extended to 31 October 2011. Apply today!
Guide to the UN Convention against Torture in South Africa
This 2011 publication, written by CSPRI co-ordinator Lukas Muntingh, is an update to the earlier 2008 publication.
CSPRI '30 Days/Dae/Izinsuku' August 2011
August's '30 Days/Dae/Izinsuku' media summary include news on prison escapes, extradition, parole and sentencing as well as prison-related news from other African countries.
September's CSPRI Newsletter can now be downloaded
This newsletter discusses the problem of prison overcrowding in South Africa in light of recent foreign and international jurisprudential developments. It further explores the possibility of similar reform litigation in South Africa.
Submission on the working document of the General Comment on Article 14
Article 5 Initiative responded to the open call by the UN Committee against Torture to comment on the working document of the General Comment on Article 14 of the UN Convention against Torture.
CSPRI presents on the Criminal Procedure Amendment Bill, B39 of 2010
On 24 August CSPRI researcher, Clare Ballard, presented a submission to the Portfolio Committee for Justice and Constitutional Development on the proposed amendments to the ‘use of deadly force’ provisions in the Criminal Procedure Act 51 of 1977.