Events

Skills Transfer Training with the Civilian Secretariat for Police Service
09 May, 2018 to 11 May, 2018 University of the Western Cape,

Pursuant to research conducted by ACJR on the state of democratic policing commissioned by the Civilian Secretariat for the Police Service (CSPS) of South Africa, ACJR will be conducting skills transfer training with members of the CSPS.

Continental Conference on Access to Justice for Children in Africa
08 May, 2018 to 10 May, 2018 Addis Ababa, Ethiopia,

ACJR will participate in a panel discussion on Criminalisation of Poverty: Vagrancy and Related Laws and their Impact on Children’s Access to Justice at the Continental Conference on Access to Justice in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.

Western Cape Community Court Evaluation Workshop
09 Mar, 2018 Cape Town,

ACJR's final Community Courts Evaluation report was completed on 17 August 2017. The report was tabled at the Provincial Development Committee meeting on the 28 November 2017 where it was resolved that the report be workshopped.

Seminar on the ratification of OPCAT
23 Nov, 2017 to 24 Nov, 2017 Pretoria,

Organised by the South African Human Rights Commission (SAHRC) and the Association for the Prevention of Torture (APT).

Workshop on the prevention of torture
10 Oct, 2017 to 11 Oct, 2017 Maputo,

The Legal Training Centre is hosting a workshop on the prevention of torture in Mozambique, in collaboration with REFORMAR - Research for Mozambique and ACJR.

Access to Justice Conference
23 Aug, 2017 to 24 Aug, 2017 Lusaka,

The conference, under the auspices of the Access to Justice component of the Ministry of Justice of Zambia, is funded by GTZ and the EU, and seeks to spearhead reforms in Zambia.

Pan African Lawyers' Union Conference
05 Jul, 2017 to 08 Jul, 2017 Durban,

PALU's 8th Annual Conference, the leading platform for African lawyers, bringing together distinguished Lawyers and Lawyers' Associations as well as Law firms, Human Rights and Good Governance Professionals.

Report Launch: Socio-economic impact of pre-trial detention in Zambia
20 Jun, 2017 from 10:00 AM to 01:00 PM Golfview Hotel, Lusaka,

This report seeks to show that the deprivation of liberty by the state in the attempt to maintain “law and order” has a clear and measureable socio-economic impact on individuals and their dependents which is frequently disproportionate. States which seek to maximise development should minimise the conditions under which deprivation of liberty is lawful, and seek to reduce the total number of instances of deprivation of liberty, as well as their duration. The excessive use, frequently for minor offences and for extended periods, of pre-trial detention has negative consequences and is counter-developmental. This report measures and describes these negative consequences. In Zambia, it was found that such detention may permanently sever family relations.

Training: Constitutionality and Bail
07 Jun, 2017 Legal and Judicial Training Centre, Maputo,

The morning session will be devoted to a discussion on the harmonisation of penal and correctional law with Mozambique's Constitution. The afternoon session will explore legal provisions relating to release from detention before trial ("bail").

Report Launch: Socio-economic impact of pre-trial detention in Mozambique
06 Jun, 2017 Universidade Eduardo Mondlane, Maputo,

This report seeks to show that the deprivation of liberty by the state in the attempt to maintain “law and order” has a clear and measureable socio-economic impact on individuals and their dependents which is frequently disproportionate. States which seek to maximise development should minimise the conditions under which deprivation of liberty is lawful, and seek to reduce the total number of instances of deprivation of liberty, as well as their duration. The excessive use, frequently for minor offences and for extended periods, of pre-trial detention has negative consequences and is counter-developmental. This report measures and describes these negative consequences. In Mozambique, it was found that the majority of detainees are of prime income-earning age and their families are highly reliant on their income. Their continued incarceration in many cases more than halves the family income and places additional economic and social burdens on the family, including the cost and burden of visiting the detainee for extended periods.

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