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SCA judgment on corporal punishment: We look forward to improving the teacher council's Mandatory Sanctions, for children's best interests to be key, disciplinary hearings to be child-centred & teacher training on-violent discipline methods

The United Nations Committee on the Rights of the Child (UNCRC) is urging the South African government to ensure that children’s rights are not impacted by rising living costs or cuts to government budgets.

We are one of 15 organisations that has added our name to an open letter by the Institute for Economic Justice, to South African President Cyril Ramaphosa, ahead of his 2024 State of the Nation Address.

This joint statement aims to raise concerns about the projected impact of austerity cuts on children health, following the January meeting in Geneva between the South African government and the UN Committee on the Rights of the Child

2023 Alternative Report to the United Nations Committee on the Rights of the Child (UNCRC), submitted by the Network of Child Health Advocates

The Children’s Institute (CI) at the University of Cape Town, and the Centre for Child Law (CCL), have secured vital victories for children’s rights in "blocked IDs" court case against the Department of Home Affairs.

The Children’s Institute (CI) invites applications for a Research Assistant to support the Responsibilities for Resilience Embedded in Street Temporalities (2REST) project.

The Children’s Institute (CI) invites applications for a Communications Assistant, to support its information and knowledge management.

The Medium Term Budget delivered by Finance Minister Godongwana on 1 November, is short-sighted in that it fails to protect and prioritise the development and wellbeing of children.