Human Rights

High Court declares sections of Refugees Act unconstitutional

The sections render asylum seekers “undocumented” if they do not renew visas within one month of expiry date

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Law | 16 February 2023

Disabled immigrants evicted from Joburg building by Operation Dudula

“Everything was lost during the eviction. Now I sleep with my children in a room with many others” says mother

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News | 16 February 2023

Home Affairs accused of violating children’s rights

The department has refused to register dozens of children in Musina in cases where one of their parents is undocumented

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News | 2 February 2023

Court rules on unwed fathers

Judge says regulation on registration of unwed fathers without documents on children’s birth certificates is “irrational” and unconstitutional

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Law | 16 January 2023

The most borrowed books from five Cape Town libraries

Public libraries are hosting a range of events and activities to keep children entertained this holiday

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Photo Essay | 22 December 2022

Activist challenges law that bars naming accused in rape cases

Caroline Peters wants a section of the Criminal Procedure Act declared unconstitutional and invalid

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Law | 21 December 2022

Nearly R2 billion for apartheid reparations is unspent

The President’s Fund is growing as apartheid’s victims wait

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News | 12 December 2022

Without help these shelters will close within weeks

Saartjie Baartman Centre in Cape Town says it needs R300,000 within the next two weeks. St Anne’s Homes also has a cash crisis.

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News | 29 November 2022

Social development department is biased against adoptions, says judge

Department and social workers get a tongue lashing from High Court

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Law | 23 November 2022

Stopping people from letting their cattle graze amounts to eviction, says judge

Land Claims Court says the Constitution requires that ESTA be given a “generous interpretation”

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Law | 21 November 2022

Protesters sleep outside Constitutional Court, demanding apartheid reparations

More than 150 people have been braving the weather for weeks

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News | 15 November 2022

End solitary confinement, Edwin Cameron tells Parliament

Judicial Inspectorate of Correctional Services calls for extensive reforms to prison system

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Parliament | 11 November 2022

Government officials cannot hide behind the sub judice rule

It’s not an excuse for failing to answer difficult questions

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Law | 14 October 2022

Couple challenges law on maternity leave

Both parents should be entitled to the same leave when a baby is born, argues Polokwane couple

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Law | 26 September 2022

Evicted “park dwellers” seek damages from City of Johannesburg

“I was treated as a nuisance and not a human being”

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Law | 14 September 2022

Police minister ordered to pay R400,000 after unlawful arrest and detention

Johannes Claassens was locked up in filthy cells for three days on trumped-up charges

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Law | 17 August 2022