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From 14–16 September 2020, the Regional Campaign to Decriminalise Petty Offences in Africa co-hosted with the African Commission on Human and Peoples’ Rights ...

Infosheet 3: COVID-19 and the defence force - Powers and functions (15 May 2020)

This Infosheet deals with the deployment of the South African National Defence Force (SANDF) to assist in the implementation of the COVID-19 lockdown.

ACJR INFO SHEET 1: The operation of courts, police and correctional services during COVID-19 lock-down

This information sheet sets out the provisions per regulation concerning the functioning of the criminal justice system under the COVID-19 lock-down. Some ...

Infosheet 1: COVID-19 Alert Level 4 - The operation of courts, police & correctional services (Updated 15 May 2020)

Updated Infosheet 1 on the criminal justice system following recent regulations issued.

Info Sheet 2: The COVID-19 lock-down simplified (15 April 2020)

This Info Sheet simplifies the COVID-19 lockdown regulations dated 15 April 2020.

ACJR INFO SHEET 2: The COVID-19 lock-down simplified

The regulations for the 21-day lock-down starting on midnight 26 March 2020 are set out here in a simplified manner.

Africa’s prisons are a long-standing concern for rights defenders given the prevalence of rights abuses, overcrowding, poor conditions of detention and the ...

Africa’s prisons are a long-standing concern for rights defenders given the prevalence of rights abuses, overcrowding, poor conditions of detention and the ...

Africa’s prisons are a long-standing concern for rights defenders given the prevalence of rights abuses, overcrowding, poor conditions of detention and the ...

Over 163,000 people are in correctional facilities in South Africa. Outbreaks of Covid-19 in these prisons can have catastrophic consequences for both ...