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South Africa's Torture Act promulgated
South Africa's President Zuma signed the Prevention and Combating of Torture of Persons Act No. 13 of 2013 into law on 25 July 2013.
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US Department of State Human Rights Report: South Africa 2012
2012 Human Rights Report
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Sex worker paralegals
Former sex workers affiliated to the Sisonke Sex Worker's Movement have been trained as paralegals by the Women's Legal Centre to provide paralegal advice and ...
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Evidence obtained through violating the right to freedom from torture and other cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment in South Africa
This article was published in AHRLJ Volume 15 No 1 2015.
Although South African courts have expressly held that any evidence obtained through torture is always ...
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ACJR takes JICS delegation on an oversight study tour to London, UK
From 8 to 12 May 2017, ACJR staff Lukas Muntingh and Gwen Dereymaeker took a delegation of the South African Judicial Inspectorate for Correctional Services ...
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South Africa: Round Table Discussion: Appointing the leadership of the NPA
20 November 2019: Hosted by the Dullah Omar Institute (DOI) and Public Affairs Research Institute (PARI). The Constitution and the NPA Act provide that the ...
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Solitary Confinement - A review of the legal framework and practice in five African countries
This report investigates the legal frameworks of five African countries (Kenya Malawi, Mozambique, South Africa and Zambia) as they relate to the use of ...
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Fact Sheet 7: The appointment and dismissal of the NDPP
The recent announcement by President Ramaphosa to call together a committee of experts to assist him to appoint a new National Director of Public Prosecutions ...
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Fact Sheet 9: Failing to discipline in SAPS
Recent media reports showed again how police officials grossly misused their power and, against departmental prescripts, used a 'sjambok' to assault a man for ...
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Discussion Document: NPA Accountability, trust and public interest
This discussion document deals with three key concepts associated with the National Prosecuting Authority (NPA) and its relation to the public, namely ...
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