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: International Law
Africa, Constitutional Court, Equality and Non-discrimination, Gender Rights, Human Rights, International Law, Refugees and Asylum Seekers
16 Days: Stateless in South Africa
04
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 […]
Criminal Offences, Human Rights, International Law, United Nations
When will government speak out against Hate Crimes?
23
Sep
Sep
The official crime statistics report released on 19 September by the South African Police Service for the period April 2013 to March 2014 reveals a substantial increase in almost all categories of crime. The same report shows that there was a slight decrease in the total sexual offences. A drop of 5.6% was reported showing […]
Constitution, Equality and Non-discrimination, Gender Rights, Human Rights, International Law, LGBTI, United Nations
The “Protection of the Family” Resolution: The Role of South Africa
15
Sep
Sep
In April 2014, a resolution on ‘The Family’ (A/HRC/L26/L.20) was placed before the Human Rights Council. The resolution in its current form was first tabled by Egypt in 2013. They decided to withdraw it, given that it was viewed as being too controversial and due to a lack of support. This resolution links to initiatives […]
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