Human Rights

Understanding the Constitutional Court’s Sidney Frankel judgment

Landmark ruling demonstrates a new approach to survivors of sexual assault

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News | 21 June 2018

Court rules that religion cannot be used as a defence for anti-gay hate speech

An explanation of the Equality Court’s ruling against against Pastor Oscar Bougaardt

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Law | 15 June 2018

No help for East London orphanage

For 27 years, Duncan Village woman has been offering a home to orphans

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News | 11 June 2018

The right to protest is being violated in small mining towns

Municipalities, mine management and police collude to prevent protests

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Opinion | 7 June 2018

Protest over police handling of lesbian murder

Gender and gay rights organisations march to Delft police station

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News | 21 May 2018

Thousands march in solidarity with Palestine

“I stand here as a Jewish South African to say to Israel: ‘Enough! Enough shooting unarmed protesters!’”

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News | 15 May 2018

Know your rights: when can you be evicted and how?

No-one can be evicted without an order of a court

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Law | 26 April 2018

Shoddy treatment by Home Affairs wrecks families

Lack of transparency and arbitrary policies fail to protect families of refugees, says civil society organisation

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News | 27 March 2018

State surveillance a threat to journalism

Laws are being abused by corrupt state officials to spy on reporters for doing their jobs

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Opinion | 9 March 2018

Zimbabwean children repatriated

Court sides with Department of Social Development against parents

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Brief | 7 March 2018

Court battle over Zimbabwean children in SA custody

Parents seek urgent interdict to stop deportation

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News | 1 March 2018

Court bid to reinstate SADC Tribunal

Judgment expected on Thursday

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Law | 28 February 2018

Farm workers picket wine festival

Lack of clean drinking water and toilets in the vineyards

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Brief | 27 February 2018

Zimbabwean parent denied access to her child

Advocate says Department of Social Development has no right to keep the children from being with their families

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News | 22 February 2018

Police target immigrant sex workers in Gauteng

We are only following orders from Home Affairs, say police

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News | 12 February 2018

Home Affairs has backlog of 140,000 refugee status appeals

Official admits to rampant corruption at refugee centres

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News | 9 February 2018