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Becoming connected can save young black men

FIGURES on the rate of homicide among young black men in SA were presented at a joint Sonke Gender Justice and Harald Wolpe Memorial Trust seminar on masculinity and violence by Unisa professor Kopano Ratele recently, Jean Redpath reports in … Continue reading

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Pre-trial detention in Zambia

The Open Society Initiative for Southern Africa launched its report on pre-trial detention in Zambia on 25-26 July 2011.The report acknowledges Zambia’s achievement in steadily reducing the average time in police detention from 39 days in 2006 to 8 days … Continue reading

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Pre-trial detention in Malawi

The Open Society Initiative for Southern Africa launched its report on pre-trial detention in Malawi on 21-22 July 2011. The report found that time spent in police detention and on remand in prison by accused persons varies widely by area, … Continue reading

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