Facebook, X/Twitter, YouTube and TikTok approve violent misogynistic hate speech adverts for publication in South Africa
Facebook, X/Twitter, TikTok and YouTube all approved adverts featuring extreme and violent misogynistic hate speech against women journalists in South Africa, a new investigation by Global Witness and the South African public interest law firm, Legal Resources Centre (LRC), can reveal. The investigation submitted 10 adverts containing hate speech targeting women journalists to Facebook/Meta, TikTok, X/Twitter and YouTube in four languages: English, Afrikaans, Xhosa, and Zulu (40 adverts total). The [...]
LRC back in court to confront government’s lack of action on overcrowded schools
[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 2023 on behalf of concerned parents, in a bid to compel government to provide clarity [...]
Transgender Beaumont Primary Learner Faces Unsafe and Discriminatory Learning Environment
Transgender Beaumont Primary Learner Faces Unsafe and Discriminatory Learning Environment 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 [...]
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
Commission 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 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 [...]
30 August 2023 – Social justice organisations launch Right to Read campaign to prioritise early-grade literacy
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 that 81% of South African Grade 4 learners cannot read for meaning in any language, [...]