The September 30 Days/ Dae/ Izinsuku is now available, as well as the latest CSPRI Newsletter.
News
Life imprisonment (life sentence) is probably the most confusing sentence in South Africa as it does not mean what it says. If many people, including judges and lawyers, were asked for the meaning of life imprisonment they would say that it means that a person sentenced to life imprisonment spends the rest of his natural life in prison.
Find out what Socio-Economic Rights issues are in this fourth and final issue for 2007.
The final issue of 2007 contains articles on the Status of Corporal Punishment in the recently passed Children's Amendment Bill; the prevalence of Corporal Punishment in Togo and Uganda; as well as frequently asked questions with regards to Religion and Corporal Punishment.
What should prisons in a constitutional democracy look like?
This report is an investigation in the role of informal community structures in determining access to housing for women at risk of gender-based violence and HIV/AIDS in three communities in Cape Town.
The research reports focus on the Impact of HIV/AIDS on Correctional System governance with special emphasis on correctional services staff & an exploratory study on Prisoner Re-Entry in Cape Town.
Topics covered in this issue include: governance & corruption; security & escapes; rehabilitation and labour relations.
NGOs may now contribute to the Universal Periodic Review (UPR), the new review mechanism established by the Human Rights Council in Resolution 5/1 of 18 June 2007.
Download the Socio-Economic Rights latest research reports, called the Pertinent social security issues in South Africa & You are the “weakest link” in realising socio-economic rights: Goodbye - Strategies for effective implementation of court orders in South Africa.
The 2007 Annual Report of the Community Law Centre, UWC is now available!
This issue focuses exclusively on the Child Justice Bill (2007 version) that is currently before Parliament.