Court bid to help special needs boy failed by systems

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The Centre has an amicus case in the Constitutional Court next Thursday, 8 March. It arises from a situation where the High Court has made a decision (on application by the Assets Forfeiture Unit of t...
Constitutional Court Case The Centre has an amicus case in the Constitutional Court next Thursday, 8 March. It arises from a situation where the High Court has made a decision (on application by the...
"While President Jacob Zuma last week promised to look into ways to solve problems besetting a special needs school during a visit, the sad tale of a boy with special needs will today be the subje...
The North Gauteng High Court appointed an advocate to investigate the placement of a 15-year-old boy. The child has been in and out of mental hospitals and spent a night in jail because no suitable...
The new Children’s Act stipulates that children awaiting trial should not be held in prison but in secure child and youth care facilities if they can’t be released into their parents’ care. D...
Since 2005, attorney Carina du Toit has spent her time fighting for children’s rights at the Centre for Child Law based at the University of Pretoria. She was an attorney for the centre’s most ...
The Centre together with Save the Children Sweden hosted a seminar on Strategic Impact Litigation on Children’s Rights in Eastern and Southern Africa. The seminar was held over a 3 day period, from ...

"While President Jacob Zuma last week promised to look into ways to solve problems besetting a special needs school during a visit, the sad tale of a boy with special needs will today be the subject of a Pretoria High Court application." Read More...

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