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20 February 2023 – Constitutional Court to hear Traditional and Khoi San Leadership Act challenge

February 20, 2023

09 February 2023 – Open letter to the Department of Basic Education regarding high learner dropouts

February 9, 2023

20 January 2023 – UN Special Procedures intervene in toxic legacy class action concerning lead pollution in Kabwe, Zambia

January 20, 2023

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13 December 2022 – Leave to appeal granted – applicants confident in Supreme Court win to save the Wild Coast

December 13, 2022

08 December 2022 – LRC welcomes investigation into alleged ring of predatory teachers

December 8, 2022

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28 November 2022 – Save the Wild Coast: Shell appeal and cross appeal heard, judgment reserved

November 28, 2022

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22 November 2022 – Historic Shell judgment on appeal

November 22, 2022

09 November 2022 – Mining companies appeal historic silicosis settlement

November 9, 2022

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07 November 2022 – Our tribute to Sydney Kentridge: A founding trustee, a centurion, a colossus and a dear friend

November 7, 2022

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15 September 2022 – Justice Yvonne Mokgoro’s speech at the 2022 George Bizos Human Rights Award ceremony

September 19, 2022

15 September 2022 – Justice Yvonne Mokgoro receives George Bizos Human Rights Award for ‘placing ubuntu at the centre of the law’

September 15, 2022

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01 September 2022 – Communities celebrate as court sets aside Shell’s exploration right off the Wild Coast of South Africa

September 1, 2022

29 August 2022 – LRC statement on the deaths of three learners as a result of homophobic bullying

August 29, 2022

24 August 2022 – Supreme Court of Appeal dismisses Ingonyama Trust Board application for leave to appeal

August 24, 2022

19 July 2022 – Western Cape High Court rules Qolani eviction unlawful and unconstitutional

July 19, 2022

19 May 2022 – Can a high court refuse to exercise concurrent jurisdiction?

May 19, 2022

05 May 2022 – Amasango School heads to court over unimplemented 11-year-old court order

May 5, 2022

06 April 2022 – Victorious Prudhoe land claim finally reaps some rewards

April 6, 2022

22 March 2022 – Western Cape High Court grants interdict in River Club case

March 22, 2022

28 February 2022 – LRC heads to court over failure to deliver textbooks and stationery to all Eastern Cape schools

February 28, 2022

14 February 2021 – LRC statement on racist incidents in schools

February 14, 2022

8 February 2022 – Western Cape High Court halts west coast seismic blasting

February 8, 2022

8 February 2022 – Concerned parents and the LRC demand delivery of stationery and textbooks for all Eastern Cape Schools

February 8, 2022

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2 February 2022 – Will the Constitutional Court rule in favour of the provision of adequate and equitable policing resources in townships and informal settlements?

February 2, 2022

24 January 2022 – LRC statement on the interrogation of Indonesian human rights defenders

January 24, 2022

19 January 2022 – Amicus intervention for civil society and indigenous groups that seek to stop controversial development in Cape Town

January 19, 2022

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28 December 2021 – Major victory for Wild Coast communities: Shell interdicted from conducting seismic operations with immediate effect

December 28, 2021

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14 December 2021 – Will the courts stop Shell in the Wild Coast? Second urgent hearing to take place this week

December 14, 2021

2 December 2021 – Wild Coast communities apply for interdict to stop Shell exploration

December 2, 2021

11 November 2021 – Supreme Court hears appeal against interim interdict in Cape Town eviction case

November 15, 2021

8 November 2021 – The Hai//om community asks the Namibian Supreme Court to allow them to bring ancestral claims

November 8, 2021

11 October 2021 – Latest developments in the SAHRC v City of Cape Town matter

October 11, 2021

29 September 2021 – LRC asks court to enforce 2020 order on classroom provision within 30 days; ECDOE head to account before court for failure to deliver

September 29, 2021

14 September 2021 – LRC restores home ownership to another victim of the Brusson Finance Scheme

September 14, 2021

9 September 2021 – Court orders Makana Municipality to address waste management issues in Makhanda

September 9, 2021

23 August 2021 – LRC ensures return of home to rightful owner

August 23, 2021

5 August 2021 – LRC statement on the derogatory remarks made towards Advocate Bawa during the Constitutional Court hearing in Women’s Legal Centre Trust v President of the Republic of South Africa

August 5, 2021

14 July 2021 – Legal Resources Centre calls for tangible plan of action in addressing civil unrest and public violence in Gauteng and KwaZulu-Natal

July 14, 2021

23 June 2021 – LRC secures order from Polokwane High Court restoring home ownership to victims of unlawful Brusson Finance Scheme

June 23, 2021

11 June 2021 – LRC and CASAC welcome landmark ruling declaring Ingonyama Trust’s actions unlawful and in violation of the Constitution

June 11, 2021

3 June 2021 – LRC calls for educators to be prioritised in vaccination drive

June 3, 2021

27 May 2021 – LRC secures order restoring home ownership to victim of the Brusson Finance Scheme

May 27, 2021

18 May 2021 – LRC welcomes case management proposal by the Western Cape High Court in refugee matter

May 18, 2021

14 May 2021 – LRC secures court order restoring home ownership to yet another victim of the Brusson Finance Scheme

May 14, 2021

10 May 2021 – LRC, on behalf of the Scalabrini Centre and the Somali Association for South Africa, seeks appointment of a Special Master to oversee the reopening of the Cape Town Refugee Reception Office

May 10, 2021

23 April 2021 – Mr Ivan Cloete: Press Release

May 4, 2021

21 April 2021 – Trilogy of cases brings equality to property rights in marriage for black women

April 21, 2021

21 April 2021 – Trilogy of cases brings equality to property rights in marriage for black women

April 21, 2021

19 April 2021 – LRC statement on unplaced learners in the Western Cape

April 19, 2021

14 April 2021 – Constitutional Court confirms invalidity and unconstitutionality of a section of the Matrimonial Property Act that unfairly discriminates against black women

April 14, 2021

26 March 2021 – Victory for the Palestinian Solidarity Campaign as Equality Court orders the Labia to screen the film A Roadmap to Apartheid

March 26, 2021

4 February 2021 – LRC welcomes Constitutional Court ruling in RICA case

February 4, 2021

1 February 2021 – Children without birth certificates temporarily protected from losing their grants

February 1, 2021

28 January 2021 – LRC withdraws Equality Court challenge against South African National Defence Force

January 28, 2021

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January 19, 2021

1 December 2020 – Judges unable to reach consensus in City of Cape Town eviction case; matter to be heard once more before three new judges

December 1, 2020

27 November 2020 – Media Statement: Endumeni Civic Association file an affidavit commenting on the Department of Human Settlement’s report and action plan filed earlier this year

November 27, 2020

24 November, 2020 – Constitutional Court dismisses Mazizini appeal, Prudhoe Community to be given their land back

November 24, 2020

18 November 2020 – Media Statement: LRC admitted as amicus curiae in court bid to halt deportation of refugees

November 18, 2020

22 October 2020 – Press Release: Human Rights Organisations celebrate as President Ramaphosa Signs the Civil Union Amendment Bill into Law

October 22, 2020

21 October 2020 – Media Statement: Durban High Court grants consent order which will ensure our client’s home is transferred back into his name

October 21, 2020

October 2nd, 2020 – Media Release: Makhanda residents take Makana Municipality to court over uncollected refuse

October 2, 2020

1 October 2020 – Media Statement: Western Cape High Court dismissed City of Cape Town and SAPS leave to appeal application

October 1, 2020

30 September 2020 – Press Release: Victory for opposite-sex life partners as court recognizes their right to inherit from each other

September 30, 2020

15 Sep 2020 – Media Statement: Victory for opposite-sex life partners as court recognizes their right to inherit from each other

September 15, 2020

15 September 2020 – Press Release: LRC welcomes High Court Ruling that asserts rights of Xolobeni residents to mining license applications

September 15, 2020

9 September 2020 – Press Release: PRESS STATEMENT ON THE PASSING OF ADV. GEORGE BIZOS SC

September 9, 2020

04 September 2020 – Media Statement: LRC fights eviction of Marlboro residents

September 4, 2020

03 September 2020 – Press Release: Land Claims Court approves the implementation plan of the Special Master of labour tenants in Mwelase case

September 3, 2020

01 September 2020 – Media Statement: LRC represents the Palestine Solidarity Campaign in discrimination matter against Labia Theatre

September 1, 2020

28 August 2020 – Media Statement: The Legal Resources Centre and CASAC welcome Constitutional Court dismissal of Public Protector’s appeal

August 28, 2020

25 August 2020 – Media Statement: Western Cape High Court grants interdict against City of Cape Town evictions

August 25, 2020

21 August 2020 – Media Statement: LRC secures court order required for an elderly couple to regain legal title to their home

August 21, 2020

20 August 2020 – Media Statement: LRC secures court order compelling Msunduzi Municipality to provide basic services while the appeal process is pending

August 20, 2020

19 August 2020 – Media Statement: Can the High Court refuse to exercise concurrent jurisdiction?

August 19, 2020

18 August 2020 – Media Statement: LRC application to implement the Court Order launched on behalf of farmdwellers and AFRA in the Mshengu case to be decided

August 18, 2020

24 July 2020 – Media Statement: Mayor Dan Plato’s lies and obfuscations find platform in City of Cape Town’s latest media release

July 24, 2020

09 July 2020 – Media Statement: Poor Flat Dwellers Association demand the re-opening of Rental Housing Tribunal offices in all provinces

July 9, 2020

03 July 2020 – Media Statement: The LRC challenges the city of Cape Town’s evictions policies

July 3, 2020

01 July 2020 – Media Statement: The LRC welcomes the National Council of Province’s decision on the Civil Unions Amendment Act

July 1, 2020

30 June 2020 – Press Release: The LRC welcomes Supreme Court of Appeal’s dismissal of Public Protector’s application for leave to appeal in Vrede Dairy Project matter

June 30, 2020

11 June 2020 – Press Release: The LRC welcomes Constitutional Court ruling on electoral act

June 11, 2020

10 June 2020 – Press Release: City of Cape Town v SAHRC and others hearing

June 10, 2020

19 May 2020: Media Release: The Legal Resources Centre challenges City of Cape Town’s unlawful demolition of homes in Kommitjie Township, Ocean View

May 19, 2020

12 May 2020: Media Release: The Legal Resources Centre challenges the City of Cape Town’s decision to deny operating permits to informal traders

May 12, 2020

17 April 2020 – Media Statement: Western Cape High Court affirms Empolweni residents’ right to stay on land

April 17, 2020

17 April 2020 – Press Release: Western Cape High Court affirms Empolweni residents’ right to stay on land

April 17, 2020

16 March 2020 – Press Release: LRC Statement on CoVid-19 Pandemic

March 16, 2020

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11 March 2020 – Press Release: THE FIGHT FOR LAND CONTINUES PRUDHOE LAND CLAIM APPEAL TO BE HEARD IN THE SUPREME COURT OF APPEAL

March 11, 2020

03 March 2020 – Press Release: Children born of foreign parents receive South African citizenship

March 3, 2020

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24 January 2020 – Press Release: Equal Financial Protection for Elderly African Women

January 24, 2020

22 January 2020 – Press Release: Military Court Withdraws Charges Against Major Isaacs

January 23, 2020

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12 December 2019 – Press Release: VICTORY FOR UNDOCUMENTED CHILDREN

December 12, 2019

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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

November 19, 2019

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19 November 2019 – Press Release: Ingonyama Trust Matter in PMB High Court

November 19, 2019

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15 November 2019 – Press Release: Finality in Cala Reserve Headmanship Dispute

November 18, 2019

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14 November 2019 -Joint Release: Women’s Right to Safe & Legal Abortions in South Africa (WLC, SRJC & LRC)

November 14, 2019

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12 November 2019 – New Toilets For EC School After Legal Lntervention

November 12, 2019

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The 2nd George Bizos Human Rights Award – Gala Dinner

October 25, 2019

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24 October 2019 – Press Release: Dispute on Cala Reserve Headmanship To Be Heard In Court

October 24, 2019

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25 September 2019 – Joint Press Release: Victory for Jade September and the Transgender Community

September 25, 2019

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20 September 2019 – Press Release: LRC files opposing papers against the Department of Home Affairs

September 20, 2019

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Joint Statement: RICA declared Unconstitutional & Invalid

September 16, 2019

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16 September 2019 – Press Release: LRC Challenges Granting of Environmental Authorisation to Cape Winelands District Municipality

September 16, 2019

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16 September 2019: Press Release – Undocumented Learners Get Their Day In Court

September 16, 2019

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Statement: Legal Resources Centre Condemns Xenophobic Attacks & Calls for the Prioritisation of GBV by SA Government

September 4, 2019

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Statement: The Legal Resources Centre (LRC) welcomes the Land Claims Court Order

September 4, 2019

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Approved Summary of the Court Jugdment: Silicosis Class Action Settlement

August 26, 2019

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Press Release: LRC Welcomes the Constitutional Court Judgment Upholding the Appointment of a Special Master

August 21, 2019

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Media Release: High Court Finds Public Protector and her Office Liable for Costs in the Vrede Dairy Project Report Review Application

August 15, 2019

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Press Release:COURT APPROVES SETTLEMENT OF THE SILICOSIS AND TB CLASS ACTION

July 26, 2019

Joint Release: INCLO Statement on the U.S’ Commission on Unalienable Rights

July 24, 2019

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12 July 2019: RELIEF FOR DISTRESSED SECTIONAL TITLE BODY CORPORATES

July 16, 2019

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03 July 2019: Press Release: LRC Intervention Permits Medical Graduates to Write HPCSA Examinations

July 10, 2019

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Press Release – Amicus intervention OBO CGE

June 21, 2019

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Media Release: VAAL communities challenge SASOL’S greenhouse gas and toxic emissions – LRC Appeal of Gert Sibande AEL Renewal

June 13, 2019

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Press Release: LRC welcomes ConCourts LAMOSA judgment and call for Expediting the Processing of Land Claims

March 20, 2019

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Joint Statement: UNEA resolution leads to recognition of Women Environmental Rights Defenders

March 12, 2019

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Media Release: Mthatha HC Grants Court Interdict Preventing Unlawful Eviction of 6 residents of Bhongweni, EC

March 1, 2019

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Media Release: Legal Resources Centre secures scholar transport for 91 learners in the Eastern Cape

March 1, 2019

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Media Statement: Legal Resources Centre Assists Komape & Life Esidimeni Families in removal of Democratic Alliance Billboard

February 28, 2019

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24 January 2019 – Press Release: Learners in rural areas in the Eastern Cape still struggling to get to school without scholar transport

January 24, 2019

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NOTICE OF PROPOSED CLASS SETTLEMENT: SILICOSIS

January 21, 2019

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Press Release: Court Order Granted Approving Process for the application to approve terms of Settlement of Silicosis and Tuberculosis Class Action

December 13, 2018

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Media Statement: LRC welcomes judgment in ConCourt on CTCHC matter

November 30, 2018

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Press Release: Victory in Fight for citizenship of Foreign National Children

November 30, 2018

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Press Release: Constitutional Court to Rule on Using Corporal Punishment at Home

November 29, 2018

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Joint Statement [Free Gender & LRC]: The Adoption of the Civil Union Amendment Bill [B11-2018] by the Portfolio Committee on Home Affairs

November 28, 2018

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Press Release: Enduduzweni Centre Residents have services restored

November 28, 2018

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Press Release: HAI||OM PEOPLE SEEK RIGHTS OVER THEIR ANCESTRAL LAND (LRC in Namibia)

November 26, 2018

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Press Release: SJC10 Victory, Constitutional Court declares sections of Gatherings Act invalid & decriminalises peaceful protest

November 19, 2018

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Press Release: LRC is challenging the Constitutionality of section 12 of the Expropriation Act No. 63 of 1975

November 13, 2018

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Press Release: Speaker of the National Assembly and Others v Land Access Movement of South Africa and 21 others Matter argued in the Constitutional Court on 6 November 2018

November 6, 2018

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Press Release: Two Eastern Cape CPAs Still Waiting for Transfer of Land 18 Years after Approval

November 6, 2018

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Press Release: Services Case set down for hearing in Pietermaritzburg High Court – 2 Nov 2018

November 1, 2018

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Press Release: Constitutional Court promotes customary land rights in dismissing eviction of Lesetlheng community

October 25, 2018

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Press Release: Widow gets property back following Constitutional Court case on polygamous customary marriages

October 23, 2018

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Land battle back in court

October 19, 2018

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Press Release: ConCourt gives relief to asylum seekers applying for visas

October 11, 2018

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Press Release: SA government urged to be more inclusive and adopt an intersectional approach to vulnerability when implementing economic, social and cultural rights

October 1, 2018

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Press Release: Judgment clarifies issue of court jurisdiction and promotes access to justice

September 26, 2018

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Press Release: High Court orders setting of reserve price for sales in execution

September 12, 2018

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Press Release: Municipality ordered to consider family responsibility when assigning shift schedule

September 10, 2018

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Press Release: Overcrowded schools take MEC to court

September 10, 2018

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Press Release: Court orders State to recognise Muslim marriages

August 31, 2018

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Press Release: CALS to argue at CC that SADC changes require public consultation

August 29, 2018

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Press Release: Johannesburg High Court to hear arguments on property foreclosures and sales in execution

August 27, 2018

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Press Release: Disappointing SCA outcome for labour tenants; special master rejected

August 20, 2018

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Press Release: The independence of the NDPP confirmed by Constitutional Court following CASAC’s intervention

August 15, 2018

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Press Release: Application to appeal Prudhoe land claim dismissed

August 6, 2018

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Press Release: Headwoman in Mthatha interdicted from evicting residents

August 2, 2018

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Press Release: The LRC welcomes the dismissal of government’s decision to confer immunity on Dr Mugabe

July 30, 2018

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LRC advocates for abortion rights at Conference

July 10, 2018

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Landmark victory for single dads

July 9, 2018

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Press Release: The Legal Resources Centre appoints new National Director

July 5, 2018

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Press Release: The Legal Resources Centre intervene in hate speech matter

July 5, 2018

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Press Release: Occupiers in court over eThekwini Municipality’s failure to develop housing policy

July 4, 2018

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Press Release: Court matter on reserve price to be given poorer debtors’ perspectives

June 29, 2018

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Press Release: Mmangweni get water tanks after taking municipality to court

June 28, 2018

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Press Release: Prudhoe community to contest an appeal to their successful land claim

June 25, 2018

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Statement on World Refugee Day 2018

June 20, 2018

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Press Release: Case for constitutional right to water launched on behalf of Mmangweni community

June 13, 2018

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Press Release: SCA confirms constitutional protection of customary fishing rights

June 1, 2018

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Press Release: SRJC members apply to join as a friend of the court to ensure that rights to safe and legal abortions are not eroded

May 31, 2018

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The LRC receives UNEP accreditation

May 24, 2018

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Press Release: Commission for Gender Equality to argue that Dr Mugabe should have not immunity from assault charges

May 9, 2018

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Statement: After Ahmed Timol, More Apartheid Skeletons to be Helped from the Closet

May 8, 2018

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Press Release: Dwesa-Cwebe fishers head to SCA for recognition of their customary fishing rights

May 4, 2018

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Press Release: Historic silicosis class action settlement reached between mines and mineworkers

May 3, 2018

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Press Release: ConCourt grants permit extensions for asylum seekers under review

April 25, 2018

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Press Release: NSFAS ordered to take decision on application for financial aid

April 17, 2018

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Prudhoe village wins claim on land

April 16, 2018

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Press Release: LRC welcomes confirmation that children born to undocumented parents are entitled to a DHA-19 birth certificate

April 12, 2018

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Press Release: Land to be returned to Prudhoe Community in the Eastern Cape

April 11, 2018

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Press Release: Makhaya Migrant Award finally awarded to rightful winner

April 5, 2018

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Press Release: Battle over Makhaya Migrant Award reaches court

March 22, 2018

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Press release: Victory in High Court case on SADC Tribunal

March 2, 2018

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New Publications: Realising Every Child’s Right to Nutrition

February 19, 2018

Endumeni Civic Association judgment

Press Release: Court finds Endumeni housing lists arbitrarily applied and manipulated

February 9, 2018

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Press Release: CALS to argue that SADC changes require public consultation

February 2, 2018

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Olifants River Catchment – Draft CSO Position

January 24, 2018

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Press Release: SCA grants postponement of Silicosis appeal

January 10, 2018

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Press Release: Constitutional Court’s interpretation of Restitution Act affirms Salem community’s rights to commonage

December 11, 2017

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Press Release: Constitutional Court gives relief to women in polygamous customary marriages

November 30, 2017

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Statement on the passing of Advocate Rudolph Jansen

November 27, 2017

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Press release: CASAC argues the NPA Act is unconstitutional

November 22, 2017

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Press Release: Right to Privacy given its due at the African Commission

November 15, 2017

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Press Release: Prudhoe Community finally have their day in court

November 6, 2017

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Press alert: Resident group to challenge housing allocations in Endumeni

October 24, 2017

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Press Release: SCA finds that existing land claim has impact on compensation to be paid for land

October 2, 2017

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Press Release: SCA rules that closure of Cape Town Refugee Reception Office unlawful

September 29, 2017

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Press Release: Court rules Citizenship Act applies retrospectively to children born in South Africa to foreign parents

September 7, 2017

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Press Release: Court finds marital status is irrelevant when adjudicating on application to alter sex description

September 6, 2017

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Press Release: Closure of Refugee Reception Office decision on appeal in SCA

September 1, 2017

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Press Release: Compensation for expropriation of land for labour tenant to be argued in SCA

August 31, 2017

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Press Release: Constitutional Court’s judgment on detention under the Immigration Act welcomed

June 29, 2017

Amahlathi Community Land rights win

Press Release: Amahlathi celebrate court win that disestablishes traditional leadership

June 27, 2017

Amahlathi Community Land rights win

Press Release: Amahlathi Crisis Committee asks court to confirm they have no chief

June 26, 2017

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Press Release: UPM welcome Constitutional Court’s judgment in the Secret Ballot case

June 23, 2017

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Statement on the passing of our patron, Lord Joel Joffe

June 20, 2017

INCLO Information Sharing Agreements

Joint Press Release: INCLO releases international intelligence sharing project

June 13, 2017

Eastern Cape Land Claim

Eastern Cape Land Claim: Notice of proceedings

June 11, 2017

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Press Release: Constitutional Court rules that courts must consider justice and fairness when granting evictions

June 9, 2017

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Mom wins kids visa fight

April 28, 2017

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Appeals court hears state had no duty to arrest Bashir

April 28, 2017

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Lawyers flag loans made on social grants

April 28, 2017

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Angie to face high court again

April 28, 2017

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Xolobeni rocked by more violence

April 28, 2017

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Battle for birth certificates won

April 28, 2017

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5 April 2017 – Press Release: High Court orders Home Affairs to register birth of child born to foreign mother

April 5, 2017

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Press Release: Port Elizabeth school finally receives much-needed funding

April 3, 2017

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Press Release: Case launched to protect right to education for undocumented children

March 30, 2017

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Press Release: Minister responds to unauthorised change of women’s surnames after marriage

March 24, 2017

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Press Release: ICASA declares amendments to the SABC’s editorial policies invalid

March 10, 2017

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Press Release: LRC argue policy to not allow children in Thokoza Hostel is unconstitutional

March 3, 2017

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Press Release: Married transgender women take Home Affairs to court to alter their sex description

February 23, 2017

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Press Release: Court judgment on ICC withdrawal should be followed by broad consultative process

February 22, 2017

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Press Release: Children finally receive birth certificates after LRC intervenes

February 14, 2017

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Press Release: Refugee learner starts school despite Department’s refusal to admit her

February 1, 2017

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Press Release: City of Joburg given extension on provision of emergency relief to vulnerable shack dwellers

January 13, 2017

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Press Release: Court orders Special Master for labour tenant land claims

December 9, 2016

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Press Release: Constitutional Court rules that same-sex partners be allowed to inherit intestate

December 1, 2016

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Press Release: Education department delivers textbooks in face of litigation threat

December 1, 2016

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Press Release: LRC makes submissions in court on protection orders

November 23, 2016

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Press Release: Angolan ex-refugees given chance to apply for residency in South Africa

November 21, 2016

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Press Release: Court rules on competing land claims – prioritises old claims

November 17, 2016

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Press Release: Court finds fishing restrictions at Langebaan irrational – calls for transformation

November 1, 2016

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Press Release: LRC challenges the failure of Home Affairs to register child born to foreign mother

October 26, 2016

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Child to finally attend school after struggle over lack of a birth certificate

April 4, 2016

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‘No decision’ to shut schools

April 4, 2016

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Press Release: Couple ask Home Affairs to register children’s birth

April 1, 2016

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Press Release: NGOs take SAPS to court over unfair discrimination in their allocation of human resources

March 31, 2016

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Press Release: Centre for Child Law and SGBs intervene in farm school closures

March 30, 2016

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Press Release: Attorneys deeply concerned about police response to Amadiba Crisis Committee murder

March 30, 2016

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Press release: The LRC expects South Africa to stand up in support of Human Rights Defenders

March 23, 2016

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Press Release: NGO statement on the Helen Suzman Foundation raid

March 22, 2016

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Press Release: Serodumo sa Rona to make submissions on the empowerment obligations of mines

March 15, 2016

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Press Release: Asylum seeker released from Lindela after detention without a warrant

March 14, 2016

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Press Release: Family goes to court to get back home lost in fraudulent finance scheme

March 10, 2016

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Press Release: The LRC makes submissions to the United Nations Human Rights Committee

March 8, 2016

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Press Release: Department of Education in breach of Constitution over failure to provide scholar transport

March 3, 2016

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Press Release: Court recognises customary rights but fails to give relief to Dwesa-Cwebe fishers

February 22, 2016

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Press Release: Somali asylum seeker given second chance in his application

February 17, 2016

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Press Release: International NGOs file papers for admission as friends of the court in Al Bashir matter

February 8, 2016

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Press Release: Challenge to Royal Bafokeng Nation’s authority to bring application for land ownership in court

February 8, 2016

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Press Release: New court order in Eastern Cape schools’ furniture saga

January 26, 2016

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Eastern Cape education department aims to improve

December 11, 2015

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Muslim Marriages Bill urged forward

December 2, 2015

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Ruling on part-time, full-time students

December 2, 2015

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Home Affairs must pay for damages

November 27, 2015

Mud Schools

[Watch] Mud Schools: A Decade of Broken Promises

September 6, 2013

Refugees waiting outside Customs House. Cape Town.

October 2012

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[Watch] The Fight for an Identity Document

June 20, 2013

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[Watch] Human Rights Day 2012: In conversation with Janet Love

May 14, 2012

Sexual Offences Education

[Watch] Workshop on sexual offences

April 26, 2012

L_R Lucky 23, Danny Boy 26, Fuki 28 & John 20 all unemployed waiting outside village shop. Mothclabe village. Pilane.

27th July 2011

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[Watch] Mothlabe Community: A fight for restitution and independence

March 26, 2012

Musina Farm eviction farm dwellers web

[Watch] Threatened Farm Eviction, Musina

March 5, 2012

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[Watch] Access to land in Nombhela Gardens, Limpopo

February 1, 2012

Mr Mabasis. Informal land rights. Being moved from his fields without compensation.

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[Watch] Mr Mabasa fights for compensation for his land

January 12, 2012