Browsing: Lawyers for Human Rights

466 residents of the No 2 Struben Street shelter in Tshwane remain in place after the High Court granted leave to appeal their eviction to the Supreme Court of Appeal, suspending the order pending the outcome.

Lawyers for Human Rights and Webber Wentzel return to the Supreme Court of Appeal to defend a high court ruling that held the Minister of Justice and Constitutional Development fully liable for the torture of five inmates at Leeuwkop Correctional Centre.

The murder of Tebogo Lethoko, NAAM chairperson, highlights the dangers faced by artisanal miners and the urgent need for justice and reform.

North West NGOs warn that funding cuts put thousands of children’s basic rights at risk and urge the public to demand government action.

Lawyers for Human Rights will represent a transgender inmate in a landmark Equality Court case against the Department of Correctional Services.

Two years after the Usindiso Fire claimed 76 lives in Johannesburg, survivors and families are still waiting for justice. The Commission of Inquiry has yet to release its findings, leaving many feeling abandoned by the state. Lawyers for Human Rights warn that the tragedy exposes a housing system that criminalises poverty and neglects safety.

South Africa faces a landmark xenophobia challenge as human rights defenders take legal action against warrantless identity checks.

Operation New Broom, the Department of Home Affairs’ immigration crackdown, has sparked outrage as activists decry mass detentions in Cape Town and Pretoria.

The Constitutional Court has ruled that inmates must be allowed personal computers in their cells, overturning the Department of Correctional Services’ blanket prohibition.

Lawyers for Human Rights challenges Sport Minister Gayton McKenzie over a job advertisement that explicitly excludes African candidates, potentially violating South Africa’s Constitution and Employment Equity Act.