Siyayinqoba Beat It! 1999 Episode 5 - Human Rights

By cindytest, 1 January 1999 Posted in: Aids Law Project, Archive

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Civil Society and Uncivil Government – The Treatment Action Campaign (TAC) versus Thabo Mbeki, 1998- 2008

By cindytest, 8 November 2008

Posted in: Aids Law Project, Archive, Publications

This chapter examines the experience of one of South Africa‟s foremost pro-poor civil society movements, the Treatment Action Campaign (TAC), and uses it to reflect on the role that was played by social justice organisations during Mbeki‟s presidency (1999-2008).

Tags: ARVs books Civil society HIV Litigation Mark Heywood Mbeki and After Reflections on the Legacy of Thabo Mbeki right to health TAC Treatment Action Campaign

SECTION27 and Mandela Institute offer a new certificate course on HIV and the Law

By cindytest, 7 June 2010

Posted in: Archive

SECTION27 will be offering a new certificate course with the Mandela Institute at Wits University. The course, HIV/AIDS and the Law, is designed to provide practical training for government officials, lawyers, activists, journalists and health care workers to improve their knowledge on current law, policies and guidelines as they relate to HIV and the history and politics of the struggle for recognition of the human rights of people living with HIV. The course will provide learners with a solid foundation on which to analyse and understand the implications of policies and the rights of individuals living with HIV and the possibilities for recourse under the Constitution and the laws of the country.

Tags: education and training HIV/AIDS and the Law Mandela Institute

Submission on the Social Assistance Amendment Bill, 2010

By cindytest, 4 May 2010

Posted in: Aids Law Project, Archive, Submissions

On 20 April 2010, the ALP presented its submission on the Social Assistance Amendment Bill, to the National Assembly Portfolio Committee on Social Development. We focused on two issues, namely, the vagueness of the proposed definition of disability and problems in the current and proposed Appeal Processes. ALP was requested to recommend a definition of disability that addresses the concerns raised in our oral and written submissions and a supplementary submission was made.

Tags: Human rights Social Assistance Amendment Bill Social Security

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