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Ten years have lapsed since the Jali Commission’s final report became publicly available, and it is therefore an opportune time to assess the state of South ...

This paper sets out the arguments and evidence for the decriminalisation and declassification of petty offences.

This paper sets out the arguments and evidence for the decriminalisation and declassification of petty offences.

Recent research and advocacy efforts have drawn attention to the excessive use of and prolonged pre-trial detention in Africa. At any given moment there are ...

The Khayelitsha Commission revealed that areas that are predominantly populated by people who are poor and black are systematically allocated only a small ...

Women in Pre-trial Detention in Africa

This is a publication of of the project 'Promoting Pre-trial Detention in Africa' (PPJA). The objective of this review is to explore existing literature in ...

The probability that law enforcement officials will be held accountable for gross rights violations is very low. The reasons for this are discussed in this ...

This paper highlights the need for research into how the law is enforced, who is targeted and the socio-economic consequences of arrest and detention. ...