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Item The Boko Haram insurgency and the child's right to education in Nigeria(University of the Western Cape, 2016) Isokpan, Aisosa Jennifer; Durojaye, Ebenezer; Mirugi-Mukundi, GladysArmed conflict impacts negatively on the child's right to education as the targeted attacks on schools, school children, teachers and school facilities can cause a drop in school enrolment and attendance as well as longer term effects on the standard of education provided. This study assesses the impact of armed conflict on the child's right to basic education in the context of the Boko Haram insurgency in Nigeria. Also, considering that the child's right to education protected in international and regional human rights instruments is not suspended during armed conflict, the study also assesses how well the Nigerian government in line with its international and regional human rights obligations has responded to the educational needs of children affected by the Boko Haram insurgency.Item Case review - fundamental constitutional value of accountability requires municipal officials to obey court orders : feature(ESR Review : Economic and Social Rights in South Africa, 2015) Mirugi-Mukundi, GladysThis is a summary of a recent Supreme Court of Appeal (SCA) decision that elaborated on the fundamental Constitutional value of accountability of public officials.Item Human rights and governance - implications of the water crisis in the City of Cape Town(ESR Review : Economic and Social Rights in South Africa, 2018) Mirugi-Mukundi, GladysThe Dullah Omar Institute (DOI) at the University of the Western Cape, in conjunction with the Konrad- Adenauer-Stiftung (KAS), hosted a roundtable discussion on the human rights and governance implications of the water crisis in the City of Cape Town, on 6 March 2018 at the Pepper Club Hotel, Cape Town.Item ILO convention No. 189 concerning decent work for domestic workers, 2011(ESR Review : Economic and Social Rights in South Africa, 2012) Mirugi-Mukundi, Gladysn acknowledgment of the value of domestic workers in South Africa, 26 July 2012 was marked as the National Domestic Workers' Day. Domestic workers the world over are some of the most important members of society, who work tirelessly to ensure that families are able to optimally exploit their potential by providing vital support and assistance with their domestic chores. Unfortunately, they remain the most unacknowledged workers and often earn meagre wages that can hardly sustain their own livelihoods.Item Jabulani Zulu and 389 Others v eThekwini Municipality and Others CCT 108/13(ESR Review : Economic and Social Rights in South Africa, 2014) Mirugi-Mukundi, GladysOn 6 June 2014, the Constitutional Court handed down judgment in the case of Jabulani Zulu and 389 Others v eThekwini Municipality and Others.Item Jumping the Queue', Waiting Lists and other Myths: Perceptions and Practice around Housing Demand and Allocation in South Africa(Community Law Centre, University of the Western Cape, and Socio-Economic Rights Institute of South Africa, 2013) Tissington, Kate; Munshi, Naadira; Mirugi-Mukundi, Gladys; Durojaye, EbenezerSince 1994 the South African government, through its National Housing Subsidy Scheme (NHSS), has embarked on the large-scale provision of state-subsidised housing to low-income households across the country. Over 2 million state-subsidised houses have been built during this period, predominantly through the project-linked subsidy programmeItem National Colloquium on Access to Food for Students in South African Tertiary Institutions: Challenges of Hunger among Students in Higher Education in South Africa (13–14 August 2018)(ESR Review : Economic and Social Rights in South Africa, 2018) Adeniyi, Oluwafunmilola; Nthoiwa, Jacob; Mirugi-Mukundi, GladysStudent hunger on university campuses has gained prominence ever since the #FeesMustFall movement spread across South Africa’s tertiary institutions in 2015. Although there are no definite statistics on the extent of the problem, university administrators are paying increasing attention to students’ lack of the basic needs of food and shelter. To sustain the conversation about access to food for students in South African tertiary institutions, the Dullah Omar Institute hosted a two-day national colloquium (13–4 August 2018) in conjunction with the University of the Western Cape and University of Pretoria, with the support of the Ford Foundation.Item Promoting cooperation between the UN and African human rights systems(ESR Review : Economic and Social Rights in South Africa, 2012) Durojaye, Ebenezer; Mirugi-Mukundi, Gladys; Tchoumavi, Boris-EphremDuring the NGO Forum preceding the 52nd Ordinary Session of the African Commission on Human and Peoples Rights, held in Yamoussoro, Cote d'Ivoire, in October 2012, the Community Law Centre (CLC), University of the Western Cape, in conjunction with the United Nations Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) held a seminar on the Special Procedures of the United Nations Human Rights Council.Item Reaffirming the social security rights of children in South Africa with particular reference to the child support grant(ESR Review : Economic and Social Rights in South Africa, 2010) Mirugi-Mukundi, GladysWhile South Africa has one of the most progressive constitutions in the world, the realisation of socio-economic rights remains a mirage for the majority of its population. Widespread poverty and unemployment present significant challenges to the capacity of families to care for their children. Historical inequalities in education, health care and basic infrastructure have contributed to poor service delivery to children and aggravated the vulnerability of children from poor families.Item Recent development on health and human rights : a human rights-based approach to maternal mortality(ESR Review : Economic and Social Rights in South Africa, 2012) Mirugi-Mukundi, GladysDuring the 20th session of the UN Human Rights Council in July 2012, the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights (HCHR) released a report on technical guidance for applying a human rights-based approach to implementing policies and programmes to reduce preventable maternal morbidity and mortality.Item South African Human Rights Commission, 2014 - report on the Rights of Access to Sufficient Water and Sanitation(ESR Review : Economic and Social Rights in South Africa, 2014) Mirugi-Mukundi, GladysOn 11 March 2014, the South African Human Rights Commission (SAHRC) launched a long-awaited report, titled 'Water and Sanitation, Life and Dignity: Accountability to People who are Poor'. It highlights the constitutional right in South Africa to access sufficient water and decent sanitation. SAHRC is constitutionally mandated to provide an oversight role by monitoring the realisation of socio-economic rights in South Africa.Item States' obligations in relation to access to medicines: revisiting Kenyan High Court decision in P.A.O and others v Attorney-General and another(Faculty of Law, University of the Western Cape, 2013) Durojaye, Ebenezer; Mirugi-Mukundi, GladysRecently a Kenyan High Court in P.A.O and others v Attorney General and another (hereinafter P.A.O) handed down a judgment in relation to sections 2, 32, and 34 of the Anti-Counterfeit Act vis-à-vis Kenya's obligations under international human rights law and the Constitution. For many Africans, access to medicines has remained a great challenge not least because of high prices mainly due to patent on these medicines. Although recent developments across Africa had shown that modest progress has been made in realizing access to medicines for people living with HIV, a great percentage of those in need of these medicines are not receiving them. One of the major obstacles to access to medicines in Africa is patent rights enjoyed by pharmaceutical companies on essential medicines such as anti-retroviral drugs.Item udicial oversight required for sales in execution of residential property : legislative and policy reform(ESR Review : Economic and Social Rights in South Africa, 2011) Mirugi-Mukundi, GladysThe Gundwana case was a challenge to the constitutionality of the High Court Rules and practice, which allowed a High Court registrar to grant default judgment, without judicial oversight, declaring immovable property executable. A sale in execution is the act of getting an officer of the court to take possession of the property of a losing party in a lawsuit (judgment debtor) on behalf of the winner (judgment creditor), sell it and use the proceeds to pay the judgment debt.Item UN Security Council Resolution 2122 (2013) - women, rule of law and transitional justice(ESR Review : Economic and Social Rights in South Africa, 2014) Mirugi-Mukundi, GladysThe UN Security Council passed Resolution 2122 (2013) that aims to strengthen women's role in all stages of conflict prevention and post-conflict reconstruction. The resolution seeks to amplify women's voices at the peace negotiation table in societies emerging from conflict.