The United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights (UNHCHR) recently released a report on the implementation and monitoring of economic, social and cultural (ESC) rights (UN doc. E/2009/90).

During the XVIII International AIDS Conference held in Vienna, Austria, from 18-23 July 2010, members and staff of parliament from 47 countries met on 20 July to discuss legislative aspects of HIV relating to key affected ...

On 27 January 2009, the High Court (Durban and Coast Local Division) handed down judgment in the Slums Act case. The case concerned a controversial piece of legislation, the KwaZulu-Natal Elimination and Prevention of ...

This research paper was presented at the seminar on 'Promoting constitutional rights through international human rights law: The state of South Africa's state reporting' held in Cape Town on 22 September 2010. It outlines ...

During the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) summit that took place in New York from 20 to 22 September 2010, the Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU) and the United Nations (UN) Millennium Campaign organised a meeting aimed ...

For the first time in the agenda of the African Commission on Human and Peoples' Rights, during the 36th Ordinary Session (2004), the death penalty was one of the issues discussed. Commissioner Chirwa initiated debate on ...

On 4 February 2010, the South Gauteng High Court ordered the City of Johannesburg (the City) to pay rent to a property owner whose building was occupied by squatters. The Court also found the City's housing policy to be ...

The Constitution Court handed down judgment in the Slums Act case on 14 October 2009. The case was a direct appeal against a judgment of the KwaZulu-Natal High Court, Durban, in which the latter refused to strike down the ...

After the fourth session of the Open-Ended Working Group (OEWG) on an optional protocol to the International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights (ICESCR), a revised draft of the protocol was produced (UN doc ...

Today, over one billion people do not have access to sufficient food. This worldwide hunger crisis has led to food riots in over 30 countries. Food emergencies in the world stem from a multitude of problems, ranging from ...