Author: jacob
Published:
10
Dec
2014
The Parliamentary Programme at the Community Law Centre hosted a civil society meeting to discuss the state reporting process of the South African Government and civil society before the African Committee of Experts on the Rights and Welfare of the Child.
Author: jacob
Published:
09
Dec
2014
The Children’s Rights Project is happy to announce that the last issue of Article 40 in 2014, is now available.
Children's rights
Author: jacob
Published:
04
Dec
2014
This third and last edition of the ESR Review this year (Volume 15, No 3 2014) includes two feature articles on the enjoyment of socioeconomic rights.
Author: jacob
Published:
02
Dec
2014
An exciting opportunity has opened up at the Community Law Centre, the Law Faculty’s research and advocacy unit. We are offering a bursary to study towards an LLM or an MPhil in Law, State and Multilevel Government.
Author: jacob
Published:
01
Dec
2014
Last week, the Community Law Centre hosted this Colloquium on Poverty and Human Rights in Africa to share evidence-based knowledge and experience on how human rights violations drive and deepen poverty in Africa.
news: SER
Author: jacob
Published:
01
Dec
2014
Community Law Centre’s Civil Society Prison Reform Initiative in partnership with the Centre for Civil and Political Rights (CCPR) which promotes civil society participation at the UN Human Rights Committee hosted a one day workshop to prepare a consolidated report prior to the adoption of the List of Issues.
cspri
Author: jacob
Published:
25
Nov
2014
Last week, the Community Law Centre hosted a lunch-time seminar where the role of electoral commissions in developing countries was unpacked. The key speakers at this event where Rev Courtney Sampson Provincial Electoral Officer of the Electoral Commission in the Western Cape and Prof Henk Kummeling the Chair of the Dutch Electoral Commission and a visiting professor at the Community Law Centre.
Author: jacob
Published:
24
Nov
2014
Maternal death remains a great challenge in many developing countries including South Africa. Despite the fact that South Africa is one of the most industrialised and prosperous countries in Africa, the government has been unable to address the high maternal and infant mortality rates in the country. In line with this, Community Law Centre, Department of public health of the University of the Western Cape and Amnesty International held a two day workshop on maternal health.
Article 40 now available!
Latest ESR Review now available!
Bursary opportunity at Community Law Centre!
Human rights violations and poverty in Africa unpacked
Civil society focuses on report on the implementation of the ICCPR
Seminar looks at the role of electoral commissions in developing countries
Community Law Centre focuses on maternal health issues
