Thousands of learners across South Africa are being excluded from schools as a result of their failure to provide their schools with identity numbers, passports or permits. This follows the announcement by various provincial departments of education that funding transfers to schools for the Norms and Standards, post provisioning allocation and National School Nutrition Programme […]
Category Archives: Children’s Rights
Children's Rights, Education, International Law, South Africa
Update: European Court to consider right to education
20
Oct
Oct
During the course of today, 20 October 2016, the European Court of Human Rights will receive submissions drafted by the Legal Resources Centre, acting as an intervening third party in the case of KOSA v Hungary. In this case, Amanda Kosa, the applicant who is part of a minority group, is arguing that the Hungarian […]
Photo: LRC attorney Mandira Subramony with the Eastern Cape learners in their long walk to access education facilities in the province The LRC have been granted leave to intervene at the European Court of Human Rights, in a matter against the government of Hungary. The case of Amanda Kosa v Hungary challenges a possible infringement […]
Children's Rights, Constitution, Criminal Offences, Customary Law, Equality and Non-discrimination, Gender Rights, HIV/AIDs, Legislation
Women’s Month 2016: Child marriages in South Africa
15
Aug
Aug
Child marriage affects girls in more ways than one. They are neither physically nor emotionally ready to become wives and mothers at the age that they get married. Child marriage results in girls being disempowered, dependent on their husbands and deprived of their fundamental rights to health, education and safety. The health of a child […]