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Moses Magadza The Southern African Development Community Parliamentary Forum (SADC PF) will host a joint session of its Standing Committees in Johannesburg from 23 to 25 April to begin developing a regional model law on prison oversight. SADC PF secretary general Boemo Sekgoma said the session marks a milestone in strengthening human rights and parliamentary oversight of detention conditions across the region. The meeting will bring together five key standing committees of the Forum to collaborate on content and direction for the proposed model law. “These discussions will focus on promoting democratic oversight and ensuring accountability in line with constitutional…