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The role of social activism in pursuing accountability for police abuse of power in Africa
Thesis (LLD (Law))--University of Pretoria, 2024.
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| spelling | oai:repository.up.ac.za:2263/99160 The role of social activism in pursuing accountability for police abuse of power in Africa Heyns, Christof oyakhiromeiru@yahoo.com Probert, Thomas Oyakhirome, Iruebafa Lily UCTD Social activism Police accountability Police abuse of power #EndSARS Social Justice Centres Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) SDG-16: Peace, justice and strong institutions Law theses SDG-16 Thesis (LLD (Law))--University of Pretoria, 2024. Reports of police abuse of power, such as extrajudicial killings and torture are widespread in Africa. When these occur, the public expects the state to hold its agents accountable. Police accountability in human rights is crucial, as it develops a culture of human rights and enhances police effectiveness which can (re-)establish legitimacy and restore public confidence in the police. Though formal mechanisms of police accountability are tasked with holding the police accountable, they sometimes fail to do this effectively. Although there have been several studies on the role and importance of formal mechanisms of police accountability, few qualitative studies exist in Africa that assess the role of social activism in police accountability. This study investigates the role of social activism campaigns in pursuing police accountability for abuse of power in Africa, by examining the #EndSARS campaign in Nigeria, the Khayelitsha police inefficiencies campaign in South Africa, and the Social Justice Centres campaign in Kenya. Using empirical, case study, and doctrinal research methods, this study examines how these campaigns pursue investigations, remedies, and reforms in the process of accountability. This study finds that social activism campaigns pursue police accountability through the socialisation and reinforcement of norms, transnationalisation of issues across borders, and materially contributing to the accountability process, thereby applying pressure on the state and formal mechanisms of accountability to hold the police accountable. Centre for Human Rights Doctor of Laws (LLD) Unrestricted Faculty of Laws 2024-11-19T05:45:12Z 2024-11-19T05:45:12Z 2024-12-10 2024-11 Thesis * D2024 http://hdl.handle.net/2263/99160 10.25403/UPresearchdata.27850794 en © 2023 University of Pretoria. All rights reserved. The copyright in this work vests in the University of Pretoria. No part of this work may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means, without the prior written permission of the University of Pretoria. application/pdf University of Pretoria |
| spellingShingle | UCTD Social activism Police accountability Police abuse of power #EndSARS Social Justice Centres Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) SDG-16: Peace, justice and strong institutions Law theses SDG-16 The role of social activism in pursuing accountability for police abuse of power in Africa |
| title | The role of social activism in pursuing accountability for police abuse of power in Africa |
| title_full | The role of social activism in pursuing accountability for police abuse of power in Africa |
| title_fullStr | The role of social activism in pursuing accountability for police abuse of power in Africa |
| title_full_unstemmed | The role of social activism in pursuing accountability for police abuse of power in Africa |
| title_short | The role of social activism in pursuing accountability for police abuse of power in Africa |
| title_sort | role of social activism in pursuing accountability for police abuse of power in africa |
| topic | UCTD Social activism Police accountability Police abuse of power #EndSARS Social Justice Centres Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) SDG-16: Peace, justice and strong institutions Law theses SDG-16 |
| url | http://hdl.handle.net/2263/99160 |