[Release] FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE LRC back in court to confront government’s lack of action on overcrowded schools In the latest development in a six-year legal battle affecting thousands of learners who attend overcrowded schools in the Eastern Cape, the Legal Resources Centre (LRC) will once again appear in the Mthatha High Court on 9 November […]
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Transgender Beaumont Primary Learner Faces Unsafe and Discriminatory Learning Environment
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CAPE TOWN: 20 October 2023 The Legal Resources Centre (LRC) is appearing in the Western Cape High Court on Friday, 20 October 2023, representing a transgender learner, OM, and his family. The LRC is challenging the learner’s right to receive an education in a safe environment free from unfair discrimination and harassment. OM is being […]
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October 10, 2023 – Commision for Gender Equality and Legal Resources Centre welcome victory for Women in antenuptial contract marriages, as section 7(3) of the divorce act is confirmed to be unconstitutional
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The Commission for Gender Equality (CGE) and Legal Resources Centre (LRC) welcome the judgment handed down today in the Constitutional Court in the case KG v Minister of Home Affairs. The case dealt with a constitutional challenge to section 7(3) of the Divorce Act. The court confirmed the constitutional invalidity of the section on the […]
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30 August 2023 – Social justice organisations launch Right to Read campaign to prioritise early-grade literacy
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Social justice organisations launch Right to Read campaign to prioritise early-grade literacy 30 August 2023 Johannesburg — The Right to Read Campaign (R2R) was launched today at Constitution Hill in response to the shocking early-grade literacy rates in the country. In May, the results of the 2021 Progress in International Reading Literacy Study (PIRLS) revealed […]