Implementing the MDGs for Women and Girls: Conclusions from the Commission on the Status of Women The 58th Session of the Commission on the Status of Women (CSW) took place from 10 March 2014 to 21 March 2014 at the United Nations in New York. The aim for this year’s session was to examine the […]
Author Archives: Jean-Andre Butcher
Children's Rights, Constitution, Education, Gender Rights, Human Rights, Inequality, Leadership, National Government
We do not have toilets
31
Jan
Jan
In a previous entry, Talita Mshweshwe, shared the story of Siyabonga, who attends school in what is known as a “mud school”. There are approximately 300 mud schools in the Eastern Cape, although the Department of Basic Education (DBE) is not exactly sure how many there are. It is concerning that the DBE has still […]
Children's Rights, Constitution, Education, Gender Rights, Inequality, Legal Resources Centre, Rights to Water
The Mud Schools of the Eastern Cape
31
Jan
Jan
Talita Mshweshwe is a law student from East London doing an internship at the Legal Resources Centre (LRC). She interviewed a young girl named Siyabonga, a grade 7 pupil at Ncincinikwe Senior Primary School in Votini in the Eastern Cape. Ncincinikwe Senior Primary School is one of approximately 300 mud schools in the province. This […]
Equality and Non-discrimination, Gender Rights, Litigation, Refugees and Asylum Seekers
The Silent Scream: Sexual Violence and Xenophobia
10
Dec
Dec
“If you do not leave tomorrow you will be raped[i]” Literally translated, xenophobia is the fear of foreigners. While it is not a phenomenon unique to South Africa, the country has been under intense scrutiny both nationally, as well as internationally, as a result of the continuous attacks on foreign nationals within its borders. Although […]