During 16 Days of Activism for No Violence against Women and Children, the Legal Resources Centre will be sharing the stories of survivors of gender based violence who fled their countries to seek asylum in South Africa. Many women, children and sexual and gender non-conforming persons endure horrific hardship, sexual persecution, assault, rape and discrimination […]
Category Archives: Africa
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Nov
Nov
During 16 Days of Activism for No Violence against Women and Children, the Legal Resources Centre will be sharing the stories of survivors of gender based violence who fled their countries to seek asylum in South Africa. Many women, children and sexual and gender non-conforming persons endure horrific hardship, sexual persecution, assault, rape and discrimination […]
Africa, Disability, Human Rights, Legal Resources Centre, Refugees and Asylum Seekers
Finding a better life in South Africa
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Aug
Aug
On the 11 July this year, Mr Mohamed Issa Salimu was issued with Refugee Status in South Africa. This is the second time he has received refugee status; the first time was in 1998, after he had been living in the country for about 6 years. Refugee status expires after 2 years, after which it […]
Africa, Constitutional Court, Criminal Offences, HIV/AIDs, Human Rights, Legislation, South Africa
Do we need to Criminalise HIV Transmission?
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Jun
Jun
In what the Herald refers to a “precedent setting” matter, a Port Elizabeth man has been charged with attempted murder for allegedly infecting his niece with HIV. The criminalisation of the transmission of HIV is an issue which has already been considered by the South African Law Commission. In 2001, the Commission developed a report […]