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The African Commission on Human and Peoples’ Rights and the promotion and protection of sexual and reproductive rights
(African Human Rights Law Journal, 2011)
The article examines the activities of the African Commission with regard to the advancement of sexual and reproductive health and rights in Africa. The article reviews the importance of applying human rights to sexual and ...
A human rights response to cervical cancer in Africa
(International Journal of Human Rights, 2011-03)
This article examines the prevalence and impacts of human papilomavirus (HPV) transmission among women in Africa. It then examines the relevance of a rights-based approach to health-related challenges such as cervical ...
Making investment work for Africa: A parliamentarian response to “land grabs”
(Institute for Poverty Land and Agrarian Studies (PLAAS), 2011)
A new wave of foreign investment in Africa’s farmland and water was triggered in 2008 by the growing demand in Europe and North America for biofuels, spikes in oil prices, the global food crisis and the world financial ...
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 ...
Africa–India nuclear cooperation: pragmatism, principle, post-colonialism and the Pelindaba Treaty
(Routledge, 2011)
The United States India nuclear agreement, announced in 2005, was a first step
in the process to normalise India’s international nuclear relations despite the fact
that India is not a party to the Treaty on the ...
A systematic review of African studies on intimate partner violence against pregnant women: prevalence and risk factors
(Public Library of Science, 2011)
Background: Intimate partner violence (IPV) is very high in Africa. However, information obtained from the increasing
number of African studies on IPV among pregnant women has not been scientifically analyzed. This paper ...
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 ...
Local government and human rights: Building institutional links for the effective protection and realisation of human rights in Africa
(Pretoria University Law Press (PULP), 2011)
There is increasing recognition of the role of local government in the protection and realisation of human rights obligations. Recent studies on links between local government, decentralisation and human rights are evidence ...