Human Rights
Court upholds right of farm residents to bury their loved ones
SCA rules protecting an occupier’s religious and cultural rights is consistent with treating them with respect and dignity
Law | 21 August 2019
Women are being evicted from shelters onto the street
Victims of violence are rendered homeless or forced to return to abusive homes
Opinion | 20 August 2019
Sex workers speak of rape, corruption and harassment by police
Human Rights Watch calls for decriminalisation
By Zoë Postman
News | 12 August 2019
“The black poor majority on farms are feeling the rot of this system”
Farm workers and farm dwellers protest to demand rural reforms
News | 12 July 2019
Courts should not refuse bail to immigrants without good reason
Being foreign does not justify a refusal of bail
Opinion | 26 June 2019
Court ruling will legalise dependents of asylum seekers
Scalabrini Centre hails court order as life-changing for refugees
Brief | 20 June 2019
Prisoner denied access to laptop for studies takes authorities to court
Correctional services say his computer is a security risk
By Zoë Postman
News | 20 June 2019
Sex workers thank Ramaphosa
President had promised to safeguard their human rights
News | 5 June 2019
Freedom of expression under threat, new campaign warns
SLAPP suit adversaries to fight it out in Cape High Court
By John Yeld
News | 29 May 2019