22 April 2013 A speech by George Bizos SC at the Plato Week in South Africa for the School of Practical Philosophy Introduction Professors, academics, philosophers, students and interested guests: It is my honour to have been asked to speak at Plato Week in South Africa by the School of Practical Philosophy. I would like […]
Category Archives: Human Rights
Disability, Equality and Non-discrimination, Human Rights, Judiciary, Litigation
Judiciary urged to review its policies
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Mar
Mar
Please note that this article is an extract from the Legal Resource Centre’s Annual Report 2012 The LRC was instructed by South African National Council for the Blind and the League of Friends for the Blind to apply for their admission as amicus curiae in the case of Ms Parvathi Singh, a partially blind acting […]
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Oct
Oct
Last week I attended an African regional dialogue at the Pan-African Parliament in Midrand, Gauteng, to discuss the “Post-2015 Development Framework”, a pseudonym for the vision of development after the expiration of targets for the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs). Considering the discussion centred on governance in Africa, subsequent thoughts on the meeting have been in […]
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Sep
Sep
Over the last few years, the Department of Home Affairs (DHA) has faced a handful of criticisms. From hasty closures of Refugee Reception Offices (RRO) to the damning reports of poor conditions in the Lindela Repatriation Centre, there is much fodder for this condemnation. While many DHA practices are unforgivable, it is not surprising that […]