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      PRESS  RELEASE:  New  website  on  custom  and  citizenship  is  launched  by  the  Centre  for  Law  and  Society    Visit  Custom  Contested  -­‐  www.customcontested.co.za    Custom  Contested  is  a  one-­‐stop  website  that  provides  news,  information  and  analysis  on  laws  and  policies  ???????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????? ????is  at  stake  for  ordinary  South  Africans.  It  aims  to  serve  as  a  resource  for  journalists,  activists,  researchers,  policy-­‐makers,  and  the  public  at  large.    ?Custom  Contested  aims  to  expand  and  deepen  the  public  debate  on  issues  of  custom  and  rights  in  our  democracy.  How  do  ideas  and  practices  of  custom  deepen  equality  and  democracy?  And,  how  might  their  ???????????????????? ????????????? ????????????????? ??????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????? ?????????????????????????????????at  the  Centre  for  Law  and  Society.    ?????????????????????????????????????? ??????? ??????????????????????????????Custom  Contested  as  an  important  platform  on  which  to  speak  out  and  share  our  views  and  experiences,  particularly  about  the  excesses  of  power  that  are  taking  hold  amongst  some  chiefs  and  traditional  authorities  which  threaten  our  ?????????????????????????????    What  you  can  find  on  the  website:  ? Want  to  know  what  the  latest  developments  are  in  law  and  policies  on  traditional  leadership  and  affairs?  ????????? ?????????????????news  updates.    ? Want  to  know  what  new  legislation  and  policies  are  in  the  pipeline?  Or  what  the  status  of  draft  laws  such  as  the  Traditional  Courts  Bill  is?  Check  out  the  law  and  policy  tracker.    ? Want  to  know  about  customary  practices  and  traditional  leadership  in  relation  to  human  rights  and  democracy?  Want  to  know  what  is  at  stake  in  relation  to  control  over  resources  such  as  land  and  mineral  rights?  Read  opinion  articles  from  activists,  rural  community  members,  researchers  and  social  commentators.    ? Want  to  know  what  concrete  actions  civil  society  can  take?  See  the  action  alerts.        Custom  Contested  (www.customcontested.co.za???????????????????????????????? ???????????????????????Programme  at  the  Centre  for  Law  and  Society,  University  of  Cape  Town.    For  more  information  contact:  Nolundi  Luwaya  Email:  nolundi.luwaya@uct.ac.za  Telephone:  +27  21  650  5693      END    20  MARCH  2013  

Press Release: New website on custom and citizenship is launched by the Centre for Law and Society

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