VICTORY FOR UNDOCUMENTED CHILDREN: HIGH COURT CONFIRMS THE RIGHT TO EDUCATION FOR LEARNERS WITHOUT BIRTH CERTIFICATES 12 December 2019 “Education is a mighty tool in the hands of the possessor. Its efficiency depends largely on the bulwark that surrounds it – the right to education.” – Mbenenge JP The Legal Resources Centre in Makhanda […]
Category Archives: Press Releases
Press Releases
18 November 2019 – Press Release: INCLO condemns abuses against protesters in Chile and calls on governments around the world to regulate the use of Less-Lethal Weapons in line with UN guidelines
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INCLO condemns abuses against protesters in Chile and calls on governments around the world to regulate the use of Less-Lethal Weapons in line with UN guidelines 18 November 2019 Nine members of the International Network of Civil Liberties Organizations (INCLO) and Physicians for Human Rights (PHR) condemn the wrongful use of […]
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The Legal Resources Centre (LRC) will be in the Pietermaritzburg High Court on 22 November 2019, on behalf of Council for the Advancement of the South African Constitution (CASAC), the Rural Women’s Movement (RWM) and seven informal land rights holders to challenge the compulsory signing of lease agreements at the behest of the Ingonyama Trust […]
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Press Release: Finality in Cala Reserve Headmanship Dispute On 15 November 2019 the High Court in Bhisho finally settled a six year dispute regarding the headmanship of the Cala Reserve in the Eastern Cape. The community (represented by the Legal Resources Centre) had their customary law practice of electing their own headman upheld […]