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Outgoing Nigerian administration passes groundbreaking Administration of Criminal Justice Act
Described by experts as progressive, the ACJ Act covers the criminal process from arrest through bail, trial, conviction and sentencing, costs, compensation, ...
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CSPRI hosts workshop on pre-trial detention indicators for Africa
On 20-22 May 2015 CSPRI hosted a workshop with partners from across Africa to discuss indicators for pre-trial justice in Africa.
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CSPRI launches project on constitutionality of criminal procedure
On 18 and 19 May 2015, CSPRI hosted a seminar in Cape Town with experts in constitutional law and criminal procedure law from Burundi, Côte d’Ivoire, Kenya, ...
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Toward indicators for measuring pre-trial detention in Africa
For most development issues, indicators are adopted both to measure progress and to galvanise action. For example, the eight Millennium Development Goals ...
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UN Standard Minimum Rules for the Treatment of Prisoners debated in Cape Town
The Government of South Africa is hosting the fourth expert group meeting for the revision of these rules from 2-5 March 2015. Lukas Muntingh of CSPRI is ...
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Testimony in St.Alban's prison torture case
Lukas Muntingh has testified on the position of St. Alban's prison within the South African Department of Correctional Services in the civil lawsuit brought by ...
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Mozambique promulgates new Penal Code
Constitutional amendments of 1990 and 2004 meant that the Criminal Code of 1886 no longer was in line with the political, social, cultural and economic reality ...
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SA’s failures in the international human-rights system
Lukas Muntingh's discussion of South Africa's failures in the in the internation human rights system was published on Thought Leader, a leading online opinion ...
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Mozambique Pre-trial Detention Audit results launched
Results of an audit of pre-trial detention in Mozambique, carried out by Liga Moçambicana dos Direitos Humanos (the Mozambique Human Rights League) and CSPRI ...
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Mozambique Pre-trial Detention Audit results launched in Maputo
Results of an audit of pre-trial detention in Mozambique, carried out by Liga Moçambicana dos Direitos Humanos (the Mozambique Human Rights League) and CSPRI ...
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