The Legal Resources Centre (LRC) and the Centre for Applied Legal Studies (CALS) co-hosted a public debate entitled “A binding treaty on transnational corporations and other business enterprises with respect to human rights: A good or bad idea?” on Friday 19 February at the University of Witwatersrand Law School. The panellists were Ana María Suárez […]
Category Archives: Human Rights
Children's Rights, Conference, Education, Human Rights, India, Legal Resources Centre, Litigation, MDGs, SDGs, UN Special Rapporteur
The Right to Education post-2015
17
Jun
Jun
The fundamental right to education must include quality education – and standardised measures of outcomes must be introduced to ensure equality, quality and accountability. The future development agenda should be committed to its enforceability. These were some of the conclusions following two days of thought-provoking presentations and discussions during a conference held last month. The […]
Africa, Constitution, Equality and Non-discrimination, Gender Rights, Human Rights, Legal Resources Centre, Refugees and Asylum Seekers
16 Days: A Victim of Civil War
08
Dec
Dec
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 […]
Africa, Constitution, Equality and Non-discrimination, Gender Rights, Human Rights, Legal Resources Centre, Refugees and Asylum Seekers
16 Days: Escaping traditional practices in Kenya
08
Dec
Dec
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 […]