REPUBLIC OF SOUTH AFRICA COMBINED SECOND PERIODIC REPORT UNDER THE AFRICAN CHARTER ON HUMAN AND PEOPLE`S RIGHTS and INITIAL REPORT UNDER THE PROTOCOL TO THE AFRICAN CHARTER ON THE RIGHTS OF WOMEN IN AFRICA PAIA Promotion of Access to Information Act, 2000 (Act No.2 of 2000) PCJF Provincial Child Justice Forums POCA Prevention of Organised Crime Act, 1998, (Act No. 129 of 1998) RDs Remand Detainees (also known as persons incarcerated while awaiting trial) SAHRC South African Human Rights Commission SAPS South African Police Service SADC The Southern African Development Community TTC Thuthuzela Care Centre TOC Transnational Organised Crime WCAR World Conference against Racism, Racial Discrimination, Xenophobia and Related Intolerance DEFINITIONS Green Paper This is the government’s initial draft document on a specific policy area, circulated among interested parties who are invited to join in a process of consultation and debate. The objective of a Green Paper is to arrive at a general consensus before drafting the official policy document, the white paper. Imbizo/Lekgotla Traditionally this would refer to a public meeting, community council or traditional law court, usually referred to as a customary court. It is usually headed by the village chief or headman, and community decisions are always arrived at by consensus. Currently it refers to any public meeting, called by government, to discuss strategy planning and/or information sharing. White Paper White Papers aim to enhance public participation and are used as a means of presenting government policy preferences, prior to the introduction of legislation, and as such, the publication of a White Paper serves to test the climate of public opinion regarding a particular controversial policy issue and enables the government to gauge its probable impact. 8