Human Rights
Asylum seeker appeals hospital decision to stop dialysis
Alem Bazabe Ereselo was deemed ineligible for a kidney transplant because of her refugee status
Law | 19 November 2019
Murder, rape and torture by police officers. Did IPID even investigate?
IPID used a category called “special closure” to close hundreds of such cases
Feature | 18 November 2019
Inmate alleging torture at Leeuwkop disputes psychiatrist’s report
The court case will resume on 11 May 2020
By Zoë Postman
News | 15 November 2019
Toddlers abandoned in room for almost five days
Unclear why authorities took long to respond
By Anton van Zyl and Bernard Chiguvare
News | 15 November 2019
Prisoner alleging torture at Leeuwkop sticks to his story under cross-examiniation
“What I’m telling the court today is what happened”
By Zoë Postman
News | 14 November 2019
Leeuwkop prisoner says officials gave him electric shocks in showers
“You feel like you can die”
By Zoë Postman
News | 12 November 2019
“We didn’t ask for much” – seven years after the De Doorns uprising
“We are getting to a point where we will definitely see another strike soon”
Feature | 11 November 2019
Former inmate tells court he thought of killing himself after prison beating
Xolani Zulu is one of five current and former inmates suing the state for alleged assault and torture
By Zoë Postman
News | 7 November 2019
Prison inmate tells court about beating at Leeuwkop prison
Xolani Zulu is among five inmates suing Correctional Services
By Zoë Postman
News | 6 November 2019