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Access to Information Law in Zambia: For Who and for What?
(2018-05)Since the coming of the Patriotic Front (PF) party into power, there has been great public expectation about the enactment of the Access to Information law. This public expectation arose from the fact that it was one of ... -
Alternative Ways of Protecting and Promoting Economic, Social and Cultural Rights in Zambia
(2011-01)Considering Zambia’s history in the area of constitution making, particularly with regard to amendments to the Bill of Rights and the adoption of stronger measures to protect rights, including economic, social and cultural ... -
Analysis of The Effects of Emerging Economic Trends in on Access to Children’s Rights
(2018-12)Governments that are party to the United Nations Convention on the Right of the Child including Zambia have a responsibility to take all measures to make sure children’s rights are respected, protected and fulfilled. These ... -
Domestic Resource Mobilisation for Sustainable Development
(2009)There is an old saying that ‘nothing is certain in life but death and taxes’. Meaning you can’t avoid either of the two. Tax however can be made less intimidating than the above quote seems to suggest. Government needs ... -
Final Assessment Report on Public Investment in Children- The Case of Kitwe Zambia
(2018-01)The Jesuit Centre for Theological Reflection (JCTR), a faith based organization and a ministry of the Society of Jesus (Jesuits), strives to translate into action Christian principles and values related to promoting social ... -
Household's Access to Specific Economic, Social and Cultural Rights: The Case of Kabwe Urban
(2014-12-07)This report is one of three reports produced for phase I of the JCRT/UNDP project on access to ESCRs. ESCRs are socio-economic human rights which include the right to education, right to housing, right to adequate standard ... -
Household's Access to Specific Economic, Social and Cultural Rights: The Case of Kasama Urban
(2014-12-14)This report is one of three reports produced for phase I of the JCRT/UNDP project on access to ESCRs. ESCRs are socio-economic human rights which include the right to education, right to housing, right to adequate standard ... -
Inclusion of Economic, Social and Cultural Rights in the New Constitution A Must
(2008-05-10)The Jesuit Centre for Theological Reflection (JCTR) calls on the National Constitutional Conference (NCC) to seriously consider the inclusion of Economic, Social, and Cultural rights (ESCR) in a new Bill of Rights of the ... -
Is There Health Equity in Zambia? A Case Study
(2003-03)Zambia has for a long time been experiencing high levels of poverty and inequality. This has been manifested in a number of ways, health poverty and inequality being one of them. The cause of worsening poverty in Zambia ... -
The JCTR is Concerned That The Right to Safe Drinking Water is Under Threat
(2019-01-29)Access to affordable water and acceptable sanitation is critical to the health well-being of Zambians. Many people do not have access to clean water for the basic purposes of health and sanitation. In early January, the ... -
JCTR Presents to NCC Citizens’ Demand for Economic, Social and Cultural Rights (ESCR) in the New Bill of Rights
(2009-02-04)The previous day, 3 February, the Jesuit Centre for Theological Reflection (JCTR) presented to the Human Rights Committee of the National Constitutional Conference (NCC) more than 12 thousand (12,481) signatures from ... -
Joint Press Statement By Three Church Mother Bodies on the Arrest and Detention of Faith Leaders and the CTPD Staff in Ndola
(2018-10)The CCZ, EFZ and the ZCCB were registering their extreme disappointment and concern at the then recent action by the police to prevent citizens from exercising their constitutional right to meet and discuss national issues ... -
Labour Day, ESCR And “Smart Partnership”
(2008-04-29)This year’s Labour Day celebration occurs within a context of conflict as government is proposing to lay before the Parliament new labour legislation that is highly contentious. Zambia is to host the “Smart Partnership” ... -
Monitoring and Claiming Economic, Social and Cultural Right in Zambia
(2010-10)One of the basic foundations of human dignity is the enjoyment and/or realisation of economic, social and cultural rights (ESCR). ESCR are entitlements which guarantee that socio-economic opportunities are made available, ... -
Monitoring and Claiming Economic, Social and Cultural Rights in Zambia
(2010)One of the basic foundations of human dignity is the enjoyment and/or realisation of economic, social and cultural rights (ESCR). ESCR are entitlements which guarantee that socio-economic opportunities are made available, ... -
The National Budget Cycle: Children's Participation
(2010)Article 12 of the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child states that, state parties shall assure to the child who is capable of forming his or her own views to express those views freely in all matters affecting ... -
A Negotiation Handbook for Communities and Traditional Leaders: Facilitators’ Booklet: Negotiation Role Play
(2016-10-30)This booklet is the facilitators’ handbook to guide the negotiation role play. It is to be used by a facilitator together with Book 3 (Negotiation Skills)of a series of three books that together constitute the “Negotiation ... -
October 2016 Second Negotiation Handbook for Communities and Traditional Leaders: Obligations of Corparates
(2016-10-30)This Book is the second in a series of three books that together constitute the “Negotiation Handbook for Communities and Traditional Leaders”. The series of books is a product of the Jesuit Centre for Theological ... -
October 2022 third Negotiation Handbook for Communities and Traditional Leaders: Negotiation Skills
(2016-10-30)This Book is the third in a series of three books that together constitute the “Negotiation Handbook for Communities and Traditional Leaders”. The series of books is a product of the JCTR partnership with Diakonia and ... -
The Plight of Persons With Disabilities in Zambia
(2017)This booklet outlines insights on the needs of persons with disability gained from JCTR's training programme for provincial planning units, Disability bodies and associations in the nine Provinces of Central, Copper ...
