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Strengthening democracy through investigating, prosecuting and punishing corruption in Mauritius
(The Human Rights and Peace Center (HURIPEC), 2015)
There is a close relationship between democracy and corruption. Corruption
has a negative effect on the functioning of political and democratic
institutions. It affects the delivery of services such as education ...
Female genital mutilation as a human rights issue: examining the effectiveness of the law against female genital mutilation in Tanzania
(Juta Law, 2013)
In many African states, female genital mutilation (FGM) is a deeply-entrenched cultural practice. Tanzania is no exception. FGM persists despite the fact that the country has ratified a number of international and regional ...
Guidelines and principles on imprisonment and the prevention of torture under the African Charter on Human and Peoples' Rights - how relevant are they for South Africa?
(Faculty of Law, UWC, 2013)
It must be regarded as a peculiarity that the African Charter on Human and Peoples’ Rights makes no specific mention of prisoners’ rights and that these rights have to be inferred from overall reading of the Charter, and ...
So sweet, so sour: a commentary on the Nigerian High Court's decision in Georgina Ahamefule v Imperial Hospital and Another relating to the rights of persons living with HIV
(Pretoria University Law Press (PULP), 2013)
The purpose of this article is to assess the decision of the Nigerian High
Court in the Ahamefule case. While the case would seem to be a victory
for people living with HIV in the country, it left some important ...
S v Mthethwa: Justice for sex workers in the face of criminalisation
(Routledge, 2020)
In 2017 the Western Cape High Court convicted acclaimed painter, Zwelethu Mthethwa, of the brutal murder of sex
worker, Nokuphila Khumalo. This profile offers a feminist-legal analysis of the judgment and sentence handed ...
The Arab Spring – A brief view of Morocco’s February 20 movement and effects
(International Journal of Arts Humanities and Social Sciences Studies, 2020)
: Since 2011, Morocco has been engaged in a series of political, constitutional and institutional
reforms, including a wider respect for human rights. The debates and changes can be attributed to the unprecedented organised ...
The future of African customary law
(Elsevier, 2012)
It s intended to promote discussion and understanding of customary law and
to explore its continued relevance in sub-Saharan Africa…[It] considers the
characteristics of customary law and efforts to ascertain and codify ...
The role of national human rights institutions in enhancing the impact of children's rights in Africa
(Pretoria University Law Press, 2020)
This chapter contextualises the role played by National Human Rights
Institutions (NHRIs) and their functional equivalents (such as ombudsmen)
in the reporting process on children’s rights. As Ineke Boerifijn notes,
NHRIs ...
Evaluating the role of the African committee of experts on the rights and welfare of the child in the Covid-19 era: Visualising the African child in 2050
(University of Pretoria, 2021)
Africa has gained much traction in recognising the rights of
the child with an emphasis on his or her holistic environments. Three
general environments that affect a child are identified: first, a peaceful
environment ...
Exploring the link between poverty and human rights in Africa
(Pretoria University Law Press, 2020)
Poverty remains one of the greatest challenges facing humanity in this
century. Despite the fact that the world is blessed with natural and human
resources, a significant number of people, particularly in developing
countries, ...