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Virtual Regional Conference on Decriminalisation of Petty Offences in Africa
14 - 16 September: Virtual Regional Conference on Decriminalisation of Petty Offences in Africa.
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Conference Report on Covid-19 and the Decriminalisation of Petty Offences in Africa, 14-15 September 2020
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 ...
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Principles on the Decriminalisation of Petty Offences
In 2017, the Principles on the Decriminalisation of Petty Offences in Africa were adopted by the African Commission, becoming the latest development in a ...
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Malawi High Court sets aside vagrancy convictions
The Malawi High Court has quashed the convictions of 24 people, primarily women, for the vagrancy offence of ‘being idle and disorderly persons.’
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Punished for being poor: Evidence and Arguments for the Decriminalisation and Declassification of Petty Offences
This paper sets out the arguments and evidence for the decriminalisation and declassification of petty offences.
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