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Women in detention in Africa: A review of the literature
(Routledge, 2016)
Women in prison in Africa experience compounded discrimination due to gender and poverty. Structural inequality results in women being poorly educated, having reduced access to economic resources and legal processes. Women ...
The impact of routine HIV testing on HIV-related stigma and discrimination in Africa
(International Journal of Discrimination and the Law, 2011)
This paper discusses different methods of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) testing, particularly routine and voluntary HIV testing methods, which have been adopted in response to the HIV epidemic in Africa. It then ...
The African Women's Protocol and sexual rights
(The International Journal of Human Rights, 2014-11)
‘Sexual rights’ are defined to include the rights of all persons free of coercion, violence and discrimination to the highest attainable standards of sexual health, including access to sexual and reproductive health care ...
The Ebola Virus and Human Rights Concerns in Africa
(African Journal of Reproductive Health, 2015)
In the wake of the Ebola virus disease (EVD) that is ravaging parts of Africa certain measures are being taken by governments to prevent the spread of the epidemic within their borders. Some of these measures are drastic ...
Realising equality in access to HIV treatment for vulnerable and marginalised groups in Africa
(Potchefstroom Electronic Law Journal, 2012)
Almost thirty years into the HIV/AIDS pandemic its negative effects (including loss of health, income and a source of living) have continued to threaten lives in most parts of the world, particularly sub-Saharan Africa. ...
The potential of the Expert Committee of the African Children’s Charter in advancing adolescent sexual health and rights in Africa
(Institute of Foreign and Comparative Law, 2013)
This paper examines the role of the African Committee of Experts on the
Rights and Welfare of the Child (ACE) in advancing the sexual and reproductive rights of adolescent girls in Africa. The paper focuses on the ...
The Human Rights Council’s Resolution on Maternal Mortality: Better late than never
(African Human Rights Law Journal, 2010)
The article examines data in relation to maternal mortality and the causes of death during pregnancy and childbirth. It analyses the United Nations Human Rights Council’s Resolution on Maternal Mortality and its importance ...
Constitution-Building in Africa
(Community Law Centre, University of the Western Cape, 2015)
The process towards the adoption of a constitution is determined by the
context in which the constitution is written. It navigates such issues as political
engagement, keeping politically agreed timelines, ensuring the ...
Federalism, territorial autonomy and the management of ethnic diversity in Africa: reading the balance sheet
(Centre International de Formation Européenne, 2012)
The history of federalism in Africa is a history of ambivalence. In the run up to independence, federalism was an idea that galvanized several political movements that, following the retreat of colonial powers, emerged to ...
Section 54: Obligation to report commission of sexual offences against children or persons who are mentally disabled
(Juta Law, 2011)
INTRODUCTION: The duty to report the knowledge of the commission of sexual offences against certain vulnerable victims is newly provided for in this section of the Criminal Law (sexual Offences and Related Matters) Amendment ...