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Promoting Alternatives in Swaziland
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In early March 2006, PF Swaziland in partnership with the Swaziland Association for the Prevention of Offenders sponsored a seminar on non-custodial alternatives with a particular focus on community service.
The seminar, A Return to a More Restorative Criminal Justice System,
followed on the energy for exploring alternatives developed in a
restorative justice seminar held in December 2005. At the March
Seminar, the acting Chief Justice of Swaziland, Justice J. P. Annandale
expressed the danger of overcrowded prisons in Africa and the need to
look for solutions that make sense in the country. Seminar
speakers included:
As a result of this seminar, the Working Group on Restorative Justice developed after the December 2005 seminar will continue exploring the best way to move forward with designing and implementing alternatives to incarceration in Swaziland.
June 2006
- Ms. Theresa Qhubu, director of Probation in Lesotho and a PF Lesotho volunteer, discussed alternatives available through restorative justice.
- Judge President Justice P. Garwe from Zimbabwe discussed the principles and practicalities of community service
- Justice E. Bertelsmann from South Africa discussed the fact that incarceration is most often used against those without financial resources and the need to develop more community alternatives
As a result of this seminar, the Working Group on Restorative Justice developed after the December 2005 seminar will continue exploring the best way to move forward with designing and implementing alternatives to incarceration in Swaziland.
June 2006