We are working with partners on the Right to Read Campaign (#R2R)
to make sure the government does everything possible to ensure school children in South Africa can read for meaning by age 10.

A victory for environmental rights: The Shell Wild Coast case “It is about making sure that the voices of rural communities are as important as those of the elite. It is about ensuring that the pursuit of profit does not override the protection of human rights.”

Nonhle Mbuthuma, human rights activist and applicant in the case.

The story of one claimant has the power to change millions of lives.

We are working with partners on the Right to Read Campaign (#R2R)
to make sure the government does everything possible to ensure school children in South Africa can read for meaning by age 10.

A victory for environmental rights: The Shell Wild Coast case “It is about making sure that the voices of rural communities are as important as those of the elite. It is about ensuring that the pursuit of profit does not override the protection of human rights.”

Nonhle Mbuthuma, human rights activist and applicant in the case.

A defender of human rights for over 40 years.

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The Legal Resources Centre is an independent public interest law centre with offices throughout South Africa. We work with partners and marginalised communities to harness the power of the law to promote social justice, fight for equality and realise the human rights enshrined in the South African Constitution.

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Advancing children’s rights through access to birth registration.
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We are working with partners on the Right to Read Campaign (#R2R) to make sure the government does everything possible to ensure school children in South Africa can read for meaning by age 10.

A victory for environmental rights: The Shell Wild Coast case “It is about making sure that the voices of rural communities are as important as those of the elite. It is about ensuring that the pursuit of profit does not override the protection of human rights.”

Nonhle Mbuthuma, human rights activist and applicant in the case.

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We are working with partners on the Right to Read Campaign (#R2R) to make sure the government does everything possible to ensure school children in South Africa can read for meaning by age 10.

A victory for environmental rights: The Shell Wild Coast case “It is about making sure that the voices of rural communities are as important as those of the elite. It is about ensuring that the pursuit of profit does not override the protection of human rights.”

Nonhle Mbuthuma, human rights activist and applicant in the case.

A defender of human rights for over 40 years.

Who we are

Education

Land

Legacy

Advocacy Projects

Education

Land

Legacy

Advocacy Projects

Our Vision:A democratic, accountable, and transparent society in which equitable and inclusive access to justice, dignity, and human rights are lived realities for all.

Our Current Cases

A title

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We are working with partners on the Right to Read Campaign (#R2R)
to make sure the government does everything possible to ensure school children in South Africa can read for meaning by age 10.

The story of one claimant has the power to change millions of lives.

We are working with partners on the Right to Read Campaign (#R2R)
to make sure the government does everything possible to ensure school children in South Africa can read for meaning by age 10.

Our Vision:
A democratic, accountable, and transparent society in which equitable and inclusive access to justice, dignity, and human rights are lived realities for all.