The relationship between non-governmental organisations (NGOs) and trade unions is very important in that their joint impact on social and political issues can be very powerful when they work in sync. In the same light, when their joint agenda fails, it can be a setback for both parties. Both NGOs and trade unions provide important […]
Category Archives: Legislation
07
Apr
Apr
[Featured image sourced from BusinessTech] As of today, 07 April 2017, both Standard and Poor’s (S&P) and Fitch, two of the three international ratings agencies alongside Moody’s, have downgraded South Africa’s credit rating to sub-investment grade, or “junk status”. There has been a lot of discussion about how this could affect the exchange rate, international investment, […]
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 […]
Africa, Children's Rights, Equality and Non-discrimination, Gender Rights, Human Rights, Legal Resources Centre, Legislation, Refugees and Asylum Seekers
16 Days: Raped on the border
02
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 discrimination […]
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