The Lotteries Amendment Bill, 2013

By cindytest, 16 August 2013 Posted in: Good governance and accountability, Submissions

The Portfolio Committee on Trade and Industry held a public hearing on the Lotteries Amendment Bill. Please find SECTION27’s final submission attached. SECTION27 Submission to the PC on Trade and Industry.

Our previous submission to the Department of Trade and Industry can also be accessed here.

Release of Monjeza and Chimbalanga welcome

By cindytest, 2 June 2010

Posted in: Good governance and accountability, Media Statements

The Treatment Action Campaign(TAC) , SECTION27, the Social Justice Coalition, Community Media Trust and the Coalition Against Discrimination welcome the release and pardon of Tiwonge Chimbalanga and Steven Monjeza in Malawi. They were arrested in December 2009 after getting engaged and sentenced in May 2010 to 14 years imprisonment for ‘gross indecency and unnatural acts’.

Tags: Homophobia Human rights Malawi Steven Monjeza Tiwonge Chimbalanga United Nations

Compulsory Testing of Alleged Sexual Offenders Bill, 2003

By cindytest, 6 February 2003

Posted in: Aids Law Project, Archive, Submissions

The arguments and recommendations in this submission are based on a number of human rights and public health considerations. In particular we have focused on the following four areas: the rights of the survivor of sexual assault; the rights of the accused; theimpact of the draft bill on public health measures to limit spread of HIV; and the impact of the bill on state services for survivors of sexual assault. These are not isolated concerns, being interrelated and having an impact on each other.

Tags: Criminal Law gender-based violence Human rights Legislation Sexual offences Sexual Offenders Bill

NCOP submissions education infrastructure grants April 2022

By chaskalson@section27.org.za, 11 April 2022

Posted in: Budget, Submissions

Merging the School Infrastructure Backlog Grant with the Education Infrastructure Grant: Response to National Council of Provinces Committee on Appropriations - 6 April 2022 To read SECTION27's submission to the National Council of Provinces surrounding the proposed merger of the School Infrastructure Backlog Grant with the Education Infrastructure Grant, download…

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