Afric Law

1 month ago | africlaw.com | Zororai Nkomo |Afric Law

| Filed under: Zororai Nkomo | Tags: abuse of power, child trafficking, Convention against Transnational Organized Crime, desperate jobseekers, emotionally vulnerable, fraud, human trafficking, Palermo Protocol, profit, sexual exploitation, use of force, Zimbabwe, Zimbabwe’s Trafficking in Persons Act | Author: Zororai Nkomo African Committee of Experts on the Rights and Welfare of the Child (ACERWC) Introduction In 2014 Zimbabwe domesticated the United Nations (UN) protocol that aims to...

Jan 2, 2025 | africlaw.com | Afric Law

| Filed under: Akot Makur Chuot, Yeabsira Teferi | Tags: African Charter on Human and Peoples’ Rights (African Charter), basic human right, Child Act, child marriage, contraceptives, Convention on the Rights of the Child (CRC), customary courts, gender-based violence, girl-child, girl-child’s right to health, Harmful practices, international human rights law, international instruments, lack of knowledge, legal obligation, Maputo Protocol, Protocol to the African Charter on Human and Peoples’...

Dec 20, 2024 | africlaw.com | Afric Law

| Filed under: Sinqobile Makhathini | Tags: colonial legacies, cultural heritage, cultural preservation, culture, Damaraland, economic empowerment, holistic Indigenous healing, home-based abortions, Indigenous practices, medicinal knowledge, Nama people, Namibia, traditional healing practices, Western medical standards | Author: Sinqobile Makhathini Centre for the Study of Violence and Reconciliation It was the middle of winter, and all nineteen of us sat in our polypropylene chairs – closely...

Oct 28, 2024 | africlaw.com | Zororai Nkomo |Afric Law

| Filed under: Namatirayi Ngwasha, Zororai Nkomo | Tags: constitutionalism, corruption scandal, democracy, financial constraints, human rights, jurisprudence, Lancaster House Constitution, Lawrence Mushwana, National Human Rights Institutions, Nkadla debacle, Oilgate Scandal, Paris Principles, political interference, South Africa, Zimbabwe, Zimbabwe Human Rights Commission, Zimbabwe Human Rights Commission Report | Author: Zororai Nkomo Centre for Human Rights, University of Pretoria...

Aug 30, 2024 | africlaw.com | Afric Law

| Filed under: Razan E H Ali | Tags: censor information, civil unrest, control, displacement, dissent, elections, electoral fraud, electronic communication services, freedom of expression and access to information on the Internet, human rights violations, humanitarian crisis, internet blackout, internet shutdowns, Model Law, national security, periods of conflict, political transition, refugees, Sudan, war-related information | Author: Razan E H Ali LLM Candidate, Centre for Human Rights,...