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A Gendered Analysis of Policy Developments in South Africa: Towards a Re-evaluation of Substantive Gender Equality

by Eric Eckhart | Mar 21, 2018 | Faraaz Mahomed

(March 2018) Adams, RA & Mahomed, F. HSCR Policy Brief Series, March 2018 Abstract:The purpose of this policy brief is to conduct an historical analysis of policy developments in South Africa, from the Reconstruction and Development Programme of the 1990s to the...

Examining the constitutionality of South Africa’s public health policy in respect of non-nationals

by Eric Eckhart | Sep 2, 2016 | Faraaz Mahomed

(September 2016) Mahomed, F (2016). South African Journal of Human Rights, 32, 1, 1-25 Abstract:Recent events have revived debate about the nature in which South Africa has been able (or not) to embrace the millions of immigrants currently in the country. In this...

Stigma on the Basis of Psychosocial Disability: A structural human rights violation

by Eric Eckhart | Jun 21, 2016 | Faraaz Mahomed

(June 2016) Mahomed, F. South African Journal on Human Rights, 32:3, 490-509. Abstract:Despite numerous advancements in disability discourse, the experiences of persons with psychosocial disabilities have been shown to be characterised by marginalisation,...

An exploration of Public Attitudes towards LGBTI Rights in the Gauteng City-Region of South Africa

by Eric Eckhart | May 3, 2016 | Faraaz Mahomed

(May 2016) Mahomed, F. & Trangos, G. Journal of Homosexuality, 63, 10, 1400-1421 Abstract:South Africa’s legal framework on the rights of sexual minorities is one of the most progressive in the world. Despite this, discrimination and violence against gay and...

Examining attitudes towards reproductive rights in the Gauteng City-Region of South Africa

by Eric Eckhart | Jun 13, 2015 | Faraaz Mahomed

(June 2015) Mahomed, F. Social Indicators Research, 127(3) 1297-1319 Abstract:South Africa has one of the most liberal abortion laws in the world, emphasising the right to reproductive choice, in keeping with the country’s post-apartheid emphasis on human rights....

More Law, Less Justice? The Difficulties of Transforming Institutions and Embedding a Culture of Human Rights: A Case Study of Racism in South African Universities

by Eric Eckhart | Jan 8, 2015 | Faraaz Mahomed

(January 2015) Mahomed, F. & Matthews, T. (2015). Political Crossroads, Vol 22, 1,2015, pp 23-41(19) Abstract:Institutions of higher education have a special role to play not only in generating knowledge of human rights but, more importantly, in inculcating a...
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