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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 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, ...
Democratic policing: A conceptual framework
(LDD - Law, Democracy & Development, 2021)
Democratic policing, as opposed to regime policing, must meet at least three requirements: there is democratic accountability of and for the police; the police adhere to the rule of law; and the police behave in a manner ...
Addressing female genital cutting/mutilation (FGC/M) in The Gambia
(Routledge, 2021)
The purpose of this chapter is to examine the viability of the use of criminal sanction to address FGC/M in general. It then examines the nexus between FCG/M and human rights and discusses the reasons often adduced to ...
Access to healthcare for people with disabilities in South Africa: Bad at any time, worse during COVID-19?
(AOSIS, 2021)
People with disabilities, especially those living in low- and middle-income countries,
experience significant challenges in accessing healthcare services and support. At times of
disasters and emergencies, people with ...
Critical human rights, citizenship, and democracy education: Entanglements and regenerations
(Springer, 2020)
My reading of this text does not come from within the field of citizenship (CE), democracy (DE) or human rights education (HRE). I am an outsider as far as the debates between CE, HRE and DE go. My interest in the problems ...
The symbiosis between the criminalisation of sex work and corrupt policing in sex work in South Africa
(University of Western Cape, 2021)
Despite existing studies that prove the prevalence of corrupt policing of sex work in South Africa, corruption continues to be a common feature of sex workers’ experiences with police officers. In this article, it is argued ...