Articles for Edwin Cameron
Violence in prisons is increasing. The prisons watchdog needs more power to stop it
A Constitutional Court decision, awaited since March, will be crucial for the safety of inmates and wardens
Opinion | 3 September 2020
Enemies of the nation: How the “war on drugs” has failed South Africa
Drug use is a social and health issue. It is not a criminal justice issue
Opinion | 19 August 2020
Covid-19 and the perils of over-incarceration
Inspecting judge calls for prisoner releases
Opinion | 24 April 2020
Our prisons are failing. They need to become correctional facilities
Our policies have become more punitive, yet our crime rate continues going up
Opinion | 3 March 2020
How we internalise stigma and shame
Biko’s legacy can help us recognise the invader within
Opinion | 4 December 2019
Minimum prison sentences must go, says Constitutional Court judge
They “are poorly-thought out, misdirected, hugely costly and an ineffective way of punishing criminals”
Law | 3 November 2017
I owe my life to you, says judge
Edwin Cameron addresses scientists and activists at Durban Aids conference
Opinion | 19 July 2016
Medicine patent system must be fixed
Current system is not developing enough of the drugs we need
Opinion | 18 March 2016
The rabbi, the president and the Palestinians
On 23 November, Geoff Sifrin's book Chief Rabbi Cyril Harris – How humanity, morality and humour helped lead a community was launched at the Great Synagogue in Johannesburg. Judge Edwin Cameron delivered this speech. He addressed Harris's commitment to reaching out across the divides in the South African Jewish community as well as perhaps the most vexing question facing many Jews: the Israeli-Palestinian conflict.
Edwin Cameron
Opinion | 24 November 2015