Accountability Institute of South Africa
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The vision of
AISA is “to promote the concept and practice of
non-financial accountability through the design,
development and continuous improvement of
appropriate performance management systems in
all South African organisations and institutions
(public, private and not-for-profit)”
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http://www.aisa.org.za |
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Africa Institute of South Africa
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The Africa
Institute of South Africa is “an independent
research organisation and think-tank focussing
on Africa in its research, publications and
resource library”
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http://www.ai.org.za |
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Amnesty International South Africa
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Amnesty
International (AI) is “a worldwide movement of
people who campaign for internationally
recognised human rights”. In South Africa groups
exist in the Western Cape, Eastern Cape,
Kwa-Zulu Natal, Gauteng, North West Province and
Limpopo Province
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http://www.amnesty.org.za |
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Business Against Crime
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Business
Against Crime “seeks to support Government's
efforts by complementing its resources with the
considerable entrepreneurial, managerial and
technology skills for which the South African
private sector is renowned”.
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http://www.bac.co.za |
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Centre for Conflict Resolution
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The Centre for
Conflict Resolution seeks “to contribute towards
a just peace in South Africa and elsewhere in
Africa by promoting constructive, creative and
co-operative approaches to the resolution of
conflict and the reduction of violence.
Associated with the University of Cape Town, the
Centre is based in the Western Cape but works
nationally and internationally to fulfil its
mission”.
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http://ccrweb.ccr.uct.ac.za |
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Centre for Human Rights, University of
Pretoria
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The Centre for
Human Rights of the Faculty of Law of the
University of Pretoria “is one of the most
active human rights institutions on the African
continent. The primary focus area of the Centre
is human rights law in Africa”.
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http://www.up.ac.za/chr |
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Centre for the Study of Violence and
Reconciliation (CSVR)
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The Centre for
the Study of Violence and Reconciliation is a
multi-disciplinary institute concerned with
policy formation, implementation, service
delivery, education and training, as well as
providing consultancy services. The CSVR also
has many police and policing research articles.
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http://www.csvr.org.za |
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Chapter 2 Network: Advocacy for Change
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The Chapter 2
Network is “a project that reaches out to civil
society organisations involved in advocacy for
social justice”. “As a clearinghouse of
information and communication for social justice
issues, we provide support for Civil Society
Organisations involved in advocacy in South
Africa; who use this network to actively share
skills, experiences and advocacy activities. The
Chapter 2 Network is a project of Idasa - the
Institute for Democracy in South Africa”.
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http://www.chapter2.org.za |
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Child Justice Alliance
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“This site is
dedicated to providing the public with accurate
information on the Child Justice Bill”. “The
Child Justice Alliance is a network of NGOs,
CBOs, academic institutions and individuals
working to ensure that the Child Justice Bill is
passed by the South African parliament”.
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http://www.childjustice.org.za/ |
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Civil Society Prison Reform Initiative
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“CSPRI focuses
on prisons and corrections, with the aim of
improving the human rights situation in South
African prisons through research-based lobbying
and advocacy, and collaboration with civil
society structures”.
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http://www.communitylawcentre.org.za/cspri |
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Commission on Gender Equality
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“The Commission
on Gender Equality is one of the six state
institutions supporting constitutional democracy
called for in the 1996 Constitution”. The aim of
the Commission is “to promote gender equality
and to advise and make recommendations to
Parliament or any other legislature with regard
to any laws or proposed legislation which
affects gender equality and the status of
women”.
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http://www.cge.org.za |
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Community Agency for Social Enquiry
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The Community
Agency for Social Enquiry (C A S E) is an
applied research NGO, working in the
socio-economic, political and developmental
fields in South Africa.
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http://www.case.org.za |
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Community Law Centre
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“The Community
Law Centre is a non-governmental organisation,
based at the University of the Western Cape. It
is committed to protecting and promoting human
rights and combines a strong academic tradition
with a practical hands-on approach to
transformation. The Centre has chosen to focus
on the needs and status of particularly
vulnerable groups such as children, women and
people who are poor and living in poverty”. The
site contains resources, links, papers, Article
40 newsletter, judgments and material on
children's and women’s rights.
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http://www.communitylawcentre.org.za |
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Constitutional Court of South Africa
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The court
established in terms of the constitution
consists of eleven judges who are all
independent. Their duty is “to uphold the law
and the Constitution, which they must apply
impartially and without fear, favour or
prejudice”.
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http://www.concourt.gov.za |
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Crime Research in South Africa
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Crime Research
in South Africa is a journal that promotes
communication amongst academics doing research
regarding crime in South Africa. “It publishes
high quality applied articles focussing on the
theoretical, empirical and methodological issues
related to crime - and engage it with the
current political, cultural and intellectual
topics on the continent of Africa and the
world”.
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http://www.crisa.org.za |
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CSIR Crime Prevention Centre
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The CPC is a
crime prevention research unit. Two projects are
the National Crime Prevention Research Resource
Centre (RRC) and the Technology for Improved
Safety, Security and Effectiveness in the
Criminal Justice System
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http://www.crimeprevention.csir.co.za |
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Department of Justice and Constitutional
Development
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The
Department's responsibilities include the
provision of adequate resources for the proper
and efficient functioning of the criminal and
civil justice systems. It provides legislation
and gives administrative support for the
establishment of institutions required by the
Constitution.
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http://www.doj.gov.za |
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Government Communication and Information
System (GCIS)
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GCIS's mission
is “to provide leadership in government
communication and to ensure that the public is
informed of government's implementation of its
mandate”.
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http://www.gcis.gov.za |
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Independent Complaints Directorate
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The mission of
the ICD is “to promote proper police conduct”.
The goals are “to develop public confidence in
the efforts of the SAPS and the ICD to prevent
inappropriate police conduct, as well as
facilitating the criminal prosecution of those
members found to have engaged in criminal
conduct”.
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http://www.icd.gov.za |
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Institute for Democracy in South Africa (IDASA)
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Idasa's mission
is to “promote a sustainable democracy in South
Africa by building democratic institutions,
educating citizens and advocating social
justice. The primary objective is the building
of capacity for democracy in civil society and
government”.
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http://www.idasa.org.za |
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Institute for Human Rights and Criminal
Justice Studies
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The Institute
focuses on high quality research in the field of
human rights and criminal justice. The Institute
is a department of Technikon SA.
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http://www.crimeinstitute.ac.za |
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Institute for Justice and Reconciliation
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“The Institute
is committed to using the insights generated
through its work in South Africa to engage in
dialogue with other African countries”. “It
seeks to look forward, rather than backward,
asking the question: where do we go from here?
It is founded on the assumption that there are
two inseparable and equally important challenges
facing this nation, namely justice and
reconciliation”.
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http://www.ijr.org.za |
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Institute for Security Studies
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The ISS mission
is “to conceptualise, inform and enhance the
security debate in Africa. This we pursue
through: independent applied research and
analysis; facilitating and supporting policy
formulation; raising awareness of
decision-makers and the public; monitoring
trends and policy implementation; collecting,
interpreting and disseminating information;
national, regional and international networking;
and capacity-building”.
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http://www.iss.co.za |
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Institute of Criminology, UCT
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The Institute
of Criminology is a research unit linked to the
Department of Criminal Justice, Faculty of Law,
University of Cape Town. The Institute's aim is
to initiate, co-ordinate and develop research
and extension services in the broad field of
criminology, and to promote public interest in
all aspects of criminology.
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http://www.uct.ac.za/depts/criminology |
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Konrad-Adenauer-Stiftung (KAS)
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This
organisation has supported democratic
transformation in South Africa through political
dialogue, political education and training and
research. The Foundation focuses on “cooperative
governance, constitutional state and the rule of
law, political leadership and democratic
practice, policy research, women and youth
empowerment”.
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http://www.kas.de/proj/home/home/32/2/index.html |
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Lawyers for Human Rights
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“Lawyers for
Human Rights is a non-governmental organisation
that strives to promote, uphold and strengthen
human rights. The organisation has had a proud
history since its inception in 1979 of fighting
oppression and the abuse of human rights in
South Africa”.
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http://www.lhr.org.za/ |
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Legal Resources Centre
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The Legal
Resources Centre is “an independent,
client-based, non-profit public interest law
centre which uses law as an instrument of
justice. It works for the development of a fully
democratic society based on the principle of
substantive equality, by providing legal
services for the vulnerable and marginalised,
including the poor, homeless, and landless
people and communities of South Africa…”
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http://www.lrc.org.za |
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Nadel Human Rights and Advocacy Project
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Nadel is a
non-governmental human rights organisation,
initiated by the National Association of
Democratic Lawyers. They undertake training and
research and “promote an understanding of human
rights among the historically disadvantaged” and
“service the needs of Nadel as a membership
organisation of progressive lawyers”.
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http://sunsite.wits.ac.za/nadelproject |
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National Directorate for Public Prosecutions
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The overall
responsibility of this unit is to coordinate and
assist the traditional prosecuting entities,
i.e. the offices of the Directors of Public
Prosecutions and the Lower Court Prosecutors.
The unit comprises two divisions, namely, Policy
& Representations and Court Management and is
responsible for a number of specialist
functions.
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http://www.npa.gov.za |
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National Secretariat for Safety and Security
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The key
objectives of this structure are to provide
government with civilian policy management
capacity that is independent of the South
African Police Service.
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http://www.gov.za/sss/ |
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NICRO. National Institute for Crime
Prevention and the Rehabilitation of
Offenders
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"NICRO
is a national crime prevention
non-profit organization working towards
a safer South Africa. The (offender
reintegration, community victim support,
diversion and youth development and the
economic opportunities project) offer
varied ways of achieving our dream of a
safer South Africa. The services are
offered in all nine provinces".
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http://www.nicro.org.za |
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Office of the Auditor-General
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The
Mission is “Providing independent and
objective quality audit and related
value-added services in the management
of public resources”.
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http://www.agsa.co.za |
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Open Society Foundation for South
Africa
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“The
Foundation’s strategy is to support and
engage in activities that focus on the
delivery of a needed service. In doing
so it has decided it will: act in a
limited number of priority areas and
with projects which will initiate change
and produce demonstrable results within
two years; seek major ventures or fresh
ideas that would not see the light of
day without the resources and assistance
of the Foundation; seek to act in
co-ordination and co-operation with
other organisations and funding agencies
to ensure that resources are optimally
used”.
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http://www.osf.org.za |
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Parliamentary Monitoring Group
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The
Parliamentary Monitoring Group is an
information service, which provides “a
type of Hansard for the proceedings of
the more than forty South African
Parliamentary Committees”. Providing
information for civil society “to lobby
the Parliament of South Africa on pieces
of legislation and matters of democratic
processes”.
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http://www.pmg.org.za |
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Policy and Law Online News
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This is
a South African government website that
provides access to legislation and
policy documents, government reports and
speeches. It also provides access to
government departmental and ministerial
sites.
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http://www.polity.org.za |
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PSAM, Public Service Accountability
Monitor
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PSAM is
“an independent monitoring unit
dedicated to strengthening democracy in
South Africa”. It conducts independent
research, monitoring and policy
analysis. It also collects information
on the management of public resources
and misconduct and corruption cases by
government departments.
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http://www.psam.ru.ac.za |
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Public Service Commission
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“The
Public Service Commission is an
independent and impartial body created
by the Constitution to enhance
excellence in governance within the
Public Service by promoting a
professional and ethical environment and
adding value to a public administration
that is accountable, equitable,
efficient, effective, corrupt-free and
responsive to needs of the people of
South Africa”.
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http://www.psc.gov.za |
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Rape Crisis
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Rape
Crisis offers counselling, training and
education to victims of sexual violence
and undertakes research and advocacy
around violence against women.
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http://www.rapecrisis.org.za/ |
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Servamus Safety and Security
Magazine
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A
current policing journal, some issues
are available on the Internet.
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http://www.servamus.co.za |
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Social Justice Resource
Project (SJRP)
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The SJRP is the resource centre
of the Institute of Criminology,
University of Cape Town that
provides an information service
on criminal and social justice
issues.
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http://www.uct.ac.za/depts/sjrp |
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South Africa Government
Online
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The main objectives are to
provide easy access to
government information on the
Internet; to avoid duplication;
to ensure a co-ordinated
approach to government Internet
publishing; to meet goals for
transparency and to keep the
public informed.
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http://www.gov.za |
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South African Human Rights
Commission
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This is the national institution
established to entrench
constitutional democracy. It is
committed “to promote respect
for, observance of and
protection of human rights for
everyone without fear or favour.
It aims to: develop an awareness
of human rights among the people
of South Africa; make
recommendations to organs of
state in order to enhance the
implementation of human rights;
undertake studies and report to
Parliament on matters relating
to human rights; and investigate
complaints of violations of
human rights and to seek
appropriate redress”.
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http://www.sahrc.org.za |
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South African Journal on
Human Rights
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The SAJHR is a South African
public law journal that is
published four times a year by
the Centre for Applied Legal
Studies, University of the
Witwatersrand.
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http://www.law.wits.ac.za/sajhr/sajhr.html |
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South African Police Service
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Official website of the South
African Police Service. It
includes links to legislation,
policies and procedures, annual
reports and crime statistics.
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http://www.saps.gov.za |
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Southern African Information
Portal on Corruption (IPOC)
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IPOC provides Anti-Corruption
practitioners (in government and
the private sector),
researchers, policy makers and
civil society activists -
concerned with combating
corruption in Southern Africa -
with 'an entry point’ into
anti-corruption activities in
the region.
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http://www.ipocafrica.org |
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Transparency South Africa
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Transparency South Africa (T-SA)
an independent NGO, is committed
to addressing the “issues of
corruption, governance and
ethics”.
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http://www.tisa.org.za |
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Truth and Reconciliation
Commission - Database of
reserach papers
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This website was set up as a
result of the conference "TRC:
Commissioning the Past" which
took place on 7-9 June 1999. The
website provides papers from the
conference and research on the
South African Truth and
Reconciliation Commission and
facilitates networking by acting
as a forum for debate and the
sharing of information.
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http://sunsite.wits.ac.za/trcresearch/papers.htm |
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Western Cape Anti-Crime
Forum
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The Western Cape Anti-Crime
Forum is committed to working
within the framework of the law.
It is committed to a non-violent
approach to crime and its
prevention.
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http://www.wcacf.org.za |
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Wits Law School
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The University of the
Witwatersrand law department
website provides access to the
latest constitutional court
judgements and South African Law
Reform Commission.
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http://www.law.wits.ac.za |
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