On 17 March 2018, the New York Times and the Observer of London broke the news that the SCL Group and Cambridge Analytica used the data of 50 million Facebook users – without their knowledge or permission – to help the Trump campaign to influence the US elections. (The original New York Times article can […]
Category Archives: South Africa
Constitution, Human Rights, Leadership, Legal Resources Centre, South Africa
Reflections on Fellowship and Contesting the Constitution
11
Jan
Jan
Photo: Tshepo Madlingozi The fast pace of legal practice and constant demand on your faculties and capacity in the public interest sector is often a distraction from gaining perspective about our growth as young social justice lawyers. The Bertha convenings serve as important periods for pausing and stretching our minds. The first year of the fellowship […]
Human Rights, Leadership, Legal Resources Centre, South Africa, Uncategorized
Bertha Convening: A Synergy for Change
05
Dec
Dec
Transfixed in my seat, feeling the energy of a collective striving for change and human rights – this is how I felt at the 2017 Bertha Convening, where I sat amongst peers championing for human rights. In reflection, the Convening truly provided a rare opportunity for legal peers and community representatives from different platforms around […]
Extractive Industries, Governance, Human Rights, Legal Resources Centre, South Africa, United Nations
LRC submissions: #BindingTreaty at IGWG 2017
27
Oct
Oct
The LRC, as part of the ESCR-Net, was in Geneva during the final week of October 2017 for the third session of the open-ended intergovernmental working group (IGWG) on the elaboration of a binding treaty on transnational corporations and other business enterprises with respect to human rights.