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Realising the right to an adequate standard of living through the New Partnership for Africa's Development

Gadenya, Paul Wolimbwa (2002)

"The research paper is premised on the fact that NEPAD has the potential to reduce poverty and improve the observance of human rights in Africa. Both of these outcomes are relevant because they address the right to an ...
The realization of the right to housing in Ethiopia

Janka, Dejene Girma (2007)

This research aims to answer the question whether Ethiopia has adopted adequate measures to realize the right to housing. This dissertation will be informative to many Ethiopians about their right to housing vis-à-vis the ...
The realization of victims' rights to reparations : assessing the need for a comprehensive reparations program in Uganda

Zarifis, Ismene Nicole (University of Pretoria. Faculty of Law. Centre for Human Rights, 2009)

This study seeks to answer the questions that arise when applying the UN framework to the existing post-conflict situation in Northern Uganda, while at the same time contributing to the discourse on the right to reparation ...
The recognition of language rights under international human rights law: analysis of its protection in Ethiopia and Mauritius

Chere, Mitiku Mekonnen (University of Pretoria. Faculty of Law. Centre for Human Rights, 2009)

The recognition of the right to language under international human rights is still an ongoing debate. By examining the nature, extent and adequacy of the protection according to linguistic rights in international human ...
Reform of legal protection of persons with disabilities in Mozambique

Nhancale, Paulo (University of Pretoria. Faculty of Law. Centre for Human Rights, 2011-10-30)

Mozambique is a least developed country (LDC), and is among the five lowest on the Human Development Index and is known to have no specific protection of people with disabilities (PWDs) with as up to specific legislation ...
Refugee status determination in Kenya and Egypt

Wachira, George Mukundi (2003)

"The plight of refugees is becoming more prevalent in Africa with the intensification of conflicts in most countries in Africa especially the Great Lakes region. This means that there are more people fleeing from the ...
Reinvigorating women's rights in Africa : the case for the Special Rapporteur and Additional Protocol

Luswata Kawuma, Eva (2003)

"The objectives of the study are as follows: 1. To critically examine the efficacy of the mandate of the Special Rapporteur on the Rights of Women in Africa (SRRWA) with particular emphasis on the new legal framework created ...
The repatriation process: does South Africa live up to its human rights obligations?

Chetty, Maushami (2004)

"The Aliens Control Act (ACA) was racially biased towards immigrants who were easy to assimilate into the white population. It thus did not accord with the principles of the new regime based on equality and reflected an ...
Respect of the right to a fair trial in indigenous African criminal justice systems : the case of Rwanda and South Africa

Kayitare, Frank (2004)

"As already mentioned, gauranteeing the right to a fair trial aims at protecting individuals from unlawful and arbitrary curtailment or deprivation of other basic rights and freedoms. The fundamental importance of the right ...
Rethinking Kenya's anti-corruption strategies : lessons from Botswana

Ogwang, Lando Victor Okoth (2007)

The main objective of this study is to isolate the loopholes in Kenya’s anti-corruption machinery and explore mechanisms of sealing them. This study is particularly momentous as it seeks to explore and outline what lessons ...
Rethinking the right to vote: HIV/AIDS and its impact on electoral participation in sub-Saharan Africa

Chingore, Nyasha Constance (2005)

"Elections form a key component of democratic governance. Democracy denotes a political system that, among other things, allows citizens to freely choose their government over time through credible, legitimate and acceptable ...
Revisiting the role of sub-regional courts in the protection of human rights in Africa

Muringi, Lucyline Nkatha (University of Pretoria. Faculty of Law. Centre for Human Rights, 2009)

This study contributes to the debate surrounding the suitability of Regional Economic Community (REC) courts as avenues for protection of human rights in view of the economic focus of RECs. Recommends adjustments that can ...
The right of sexual minorities under the African human rights system

Huamusse, Luis Edgar Francisco (2006)

"The protection of the rights of sexual minorities in many countries in Africa is a controversial issue. It is not unusual to find newspaper reports on gross violations suffered by this minority group. Gays and lesbians ...
A rights-based approach to indigenous minorities : focus on the Urhobo and Ogoni peoples of the Niger Delta in Nigeria

Tareri, Avwomakpa (2008)

Indigenous people (IP) and minorities (IM)have similar problems of political, economic, and social marginalisation. The Nigerian government (hiding behind the veil of the African Union) does not recognise the indigenous ...
The rights of the indigenous peoples to self determination: attempts to address the violation of human rights with specific reference to Mali

Aly, Lahyerou A.G. (University of Pretoria. Faculty of Law. Centre for Human Rights, 2010-10)

The Kel Tamachek and Hassanya are nomadic people who live in Sahel‐Sahara but some of them have become semi‐nomad or sedentary throughout the time. Since the independence they were divided in five countries. In Mali they ...
The rights of women and children as internally displaced persons : the case of Uganda and the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC)

Mugisha, Bernard (2004)

"The problem of displacement remains formidable, especially in Africa. It is exacerbated by Afirca's continuous conflicts and bad policies that are taken and effected in the name of development. Women and children remain ...
Right to development : a collective African response to China's modus operandi in Africa?

Khumalo, Lindiwe N. (University of Pretoria. Faculty of Law. Centre for Human Rights, 2010-10)

In the 1960‟s, following independence, the Pan-African vision for developing the continent was envisioned to be possible through the instrumentality of the developmental state. Development became the passion of African ...
Right to development : a collective African response to China's modus operandi in Africa?

Khumalo, Lindiwe N. (University of Pretoria. Faculty of Law. Centre for Human Rights, 2010-10)

In the 1960‟s, following independence, the Pan-African vision for developing the continent was envisioned to be possible through the instrumentality of the developmental state. Development became the passion of African ...
The right to development as a normative framework for the human rights obligations of International Financial Institutions

Tadeg, Mesenbet Assefa (2008)

Discusses the human rights obligations of International Financial Institutions and suggests different human rights accountability mechanisms through the Right to Development paradigm
The right to equality in the work place for persons with physical disablities in Malawi : does the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilites offer any hope?

Jere, Victor Makhubalo (2008)

The study is critically analysing the current legal framework in Malawi in so far as the right to equality and non-discrimination in the work place and the right to work for people with physical disabilities (PWPDs) is ...

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