• Members of the Campaign to Domesticate the Convention Against Torture address the Portfolio Committee on Correctional Services on Torture in South African Prisons, 30 November 2011.
  • Right to Education for Children with Disabilities Campaign Seminar, 17 November 2011.
  • Right to Education for Children with Disabilities Campaign seminar, 17 November 2011.
  • In early 2011, CLC's SER Project and the Parliamentary Programme, with Black Sash, Peoples' Health Movement SA, National Welfare Forum and Global Call to Action against Poverty, organised three strategy meetings on the ratification by South Africa of the ICESCR and its Optional Protocol.
  • On 2 February 2011, the Parliamentary Programme and the Children's Rights Project hosted a round table discussion with international expert on the rights of persons with disabilities, Professor Michael Stein, from Harvard University.
  • The purpose of the roundtable discussion with Professor Michael Stein was to engage campaign partners in a discussion on strengthening advocacy on the right to education for children with disabilities.

Resources

File CSPRI's Submission on the Criminal Procedure Amendment Bill, 2010
The submission discussed the proposed amendments to the ‘use of deadly force’ provisions in the Criminal Procedure Act 51 of 1977.
File Basic principles and Guidelines on the Right to a remedy and Reparation for Victims of Gross Violations
Resolution adopted by the General Assembly. Basic principles and Guidelines on the Right to a Remedy and Reparation for Victims of Gross Violations of International Human Rights Law and Serious Violations of International Humanitarian Law. General Assembly 21 March 2006
File Basic Principles for the Treatment of Prisoners
Adopted and proclaimed by General Assembly Resolution 45/111 of 14 December 1990
File Body of Principles for the Protection of All Persons under Any Form of Detention or Imprisonment
 
File CSPRI Submission on the Department of Correctional Services Annual Report
 
File Civil Society Prison Reform Initiative (CSPRI) IPID Submission
Submission by the Civil Society Prison Reform Initiative (CSPRI) on the Independent Police Investigative Directorate Bill [B 15 of 2010] and the Civilian Secretariat for Police Service Bill [ B16 of 2010] to the Portfolio Committee on Police.
File CAT Optional Protocol
Optional Protocol on the Convention Against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment
File Basic principles on the Use of Force and Firearms by Law Enforecment Officials
Adopted by the Eight United Nations Congress on the Prevention of Crime and the Treatment of Offenders, Havana, Cuba, 27 August tp 7 September 1990.
File CSVR-CSPRI comments on the Combating of Torture Bill, 2008
 
File CAT
Convention Against Torture and other Cruel, Inhuman and Degrading Treatment or Punishment
File Declaration of Basic Principles Of Justice for Victims of Crime an Abuse of Power
Adopted by General Assembly Resolution 40/34 of 29 November 1985
File Guidelines on the Role of Prosecutors
 
File Guidelines for Action on Children in the Criminal Justice System
Recommended by Economic and Social Council resolution 1997/30 of 21 July 1997 1/
File Status of the Convention against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment, 2006
 
File United Nations Rules for the Protection of Juveniless Deprived of their Liberty
 
File Submission on Correctional Matters Amendment Bill [B41 of 2010]
 
File Report of the Special Rapporteur on Prisons in South Africa
Report of the Special Rapporteur on Prisons and Conditions of Detention in Africa. Mission to the Republic of South Africa, 14 - 30 June 2004
File South Africa CAT Concluding Observations
Conclusions and Recommendations of the Committee Against Torture, 6-24 November 2006
File International Convention for the Protection of All Persons from Enforced Disappearence (not yet in force)
 
File Principles on the Effective Prevention and Investigation of Extra- legal, Arbitratry and Summary Executions
Recommended by Economic and Social Council Resolution 1989/65 of 24 May 1989 1
File Standard Minimum Rules for the Treatment of Prisoners
Adopted by the First United Nations Congress on the Prevention of Crime and the Treatment of Offenders, held at Geneva in 1995, and approved by the Economic and Social Council by its resolutions 663 c (XXIV) of 31 July 1957 and 2076 (LXII) pf 13 May 1977.
File United Nations Standard Minimum Rules for the Administration of Juvenile Justice ( "The Beijing Rules")
Adopted by General Assembly resolution 40/33 of 29 December 1985
File United Nations Standard Minimum Rules for Non - Custodial Measures (The Tokyo Rules)
Adopted by General Assembly resolution 45/110 of 14 December 1990
File Africa Torture Watch
A Newsletter of the African Commission on Human and Peoples' Rights, November 2010
File Submission presented at the 51st Session of the ACHPR
 
File Submission presented at the 50th Session of the ACHPR
 
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