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South Africa, Apartheid, Crimes against humanity and the Rule of Law: Quo Vadis? ArticlesInternational JusticeInternational Justice ArticlesInternational Justice NewsInternational Justice TortureInternational Justice Torture ArticlesSouth Africa

South Africa, Apartheid, Crimes against humanity and the Rule of Law: Quo Vadis?

The Daily Maverick 21 February 2020 Kaajal Ramjathan-Keogh South Africa is a young democracy, but the unfinished business of apartheid remains a pressing priority for the state. South Africa’s embarrassing…
Staff Writer
21 February 2020
SALC journal article: Litigating to protect the rights of poor and marginalised groups in urban spaces ArticlesCriminal JusticeCriminal Justice ArticlesCriminal Justice Criminal Law ReformCriminal Justice Criminal Law Reform ArticlesCriminal Justice NewsSADC

SALC journal article: Litigating to protect the rights of poor and marginalised groups in urban spaces

PUBLISHED IN THE UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI LAW REVIEW CAVEAT Anneke Meerkotter 74 U. Miami L. Rev. Caveat 1 (2020). Abstract For centuries, and across the world, penal laws have been…
Anneke Meerkotter
15 January 2020
Opinion: Eswatini’s citizens condemn lavish spending by the monarchy at their peril ArticlesCivic RightsCivic Rights ArticlesCivic Rights Association & AssemblyCivic Rights Association & Assembly ArticlesCivic Rights ExpressionCivic Rights Expression ArticlesCivic Rights NewsEswatini

Opinion: Eswatini’s citizens condemn lavish spending by the monarchy at their peril

Published in the Daily Maverick on 17 December 2019 In a time of economic hardship for Eswatini, citizens saw the arrival of a large fleet of luxury cars for the…
Anneke Meerkotter
20 December 2019
The gender gap in southern African politics: The gap between the law and reality of gendered political representation ArticlesEquality RightsEquality Rights ArticlesEquality Rights NewsEquality Rights WomenEquality Rights Women ArticlesMalawi

The gender gap in southern African politics: The gap between the law and reality of gendered political representation

Participation in the political process is at the heart of democratic values.  Democratic election of leaders is a civic exercise of selecting leaders that can best represent the interest of…
Emma Heo
8 March 2019
It’s World Mental Health Day: Why aren’t we reforming abusive and discriminatory laws? ArticlesEquality RightsEquality Rights ArticlesEquality Rights HealthEquality Rights Health ArticlesEquality Rights NewsZambia

It’s World Mental Health Day: Why aren’t we reforming abusive and discriminatory laws?

By: Annabel Raw In Zambia, as in many countries in the southern Africa region, archaic, colonially-inherited laws are applied to oppress, isolate and abuse persons with psychosocial disabilities and mental…
Annabel Raw
10 October 2018

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