Author Archives: Jean-Andre Butcher

2 February 2022 – Will the Constitutional Court rule in favour of the provision of adequate and equitable policing resources in townships and informal settlements?

For Immediate Release 2 February 2022 Will the Constitutional Court rule in favour of the provision of adequate and equitable policing resources in townships and informal settlements? JOHANNESBURG – Tomorrow, the Constitutional Court will hear the matter of the Social Justice Coalition and Others v The Minister of Police. The Social Justice Coalition (SJC) is […]

24 January 2022 – LRC statement on the interrogation of Indonesian human rights defenders

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In Indonesia in 2021, human rights defenders were subjected to 95 attacks. These human rights activists were becoming more and more vocal in response to increasing numbers of human rights violations. These included a shrinking civic space, criminalisation of free speech, cyber attacks on civil society, violations of  freedom of religion and other fundamental rights, […]