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Children deprived of their liberty: protection from torture and ill treatment
(Tygerberg: Medical Research Council, 2012)
Children deprived of their liberty by the state are, as a result of state officials’ action or inaction, at the risk of death, torture, and ill treatment. Three types of places of detention are discussed, namely prisons, ...
The criminalization of torture in South Africa
(Journal of African Law, 2016)
This article describes the politics related to the criminalization of torture in South Africa. It studies the differences between torture as an international crime and as a crime under international human rights law. The ...
The Special Rapporteur on prisons and conditions of detention in Africa and the committee for the prevention of torture in Africa: the potential for synergy or inertia?
(SUR - International Journal on Human Rights, 2010)
Th is article examines the implications arising out of the recent decision of the African Commission on Human and People’s Rights (African Commission) to appoint the Chair of the Committee for the Prevention of Torture in ...