Category Archives: Media Statement

08 December 2022 LRC welcomes investigation into alleged ring of predatory teachers The Legal Resources Centre welcomes the investigation launched by the South African Police Service (SAPS) into an alleged ring of predatory teachers and other staff members at elite schools across the country. The investigation comes in the wake of the podcast ‘My Only […]

29 August 2022 LRC statement on the deaths of three learners as a result of homophobic bullying The Legal Resources Centre (LRC) is saddened by the recent deaths of three learners from around the country, all of whom were allegedly bullied because of their sexuality. Lukhanyo Jongqo, (14) from Kubusie Combined School in Stutterheim, Eastern […]

14 February 2022 LRC statement on racist incidents in schools The Legal Resources Centre (LRC) strongly condemns the shocking recent racist incidents which occurred at schools in the Western Cape and Gauteng. We were appalled read reports on the incident at Milnerton High School in the Western Cape where a black pupil was made to […]

In Indonesia in 2021, human rights defenders were subjected to 95 attacks. These human rights activists were becoming more and more vocal in response to increasing numbers of human rights violations. These included a shrinking civic space, criminalisation of free speech, cyber attacks on civil society, violations of  freedom of religion and other fundamental rights, […]