03 March 2020 – Press Release: Children born of foreign parents receive South African citizenship
Press Release 03 March 2020 Children born of foreign parents receive South African citizenship CAPE TOWN – Four applicants represented by the Legal Resources Centre in the Miriam Ali and Others V The Minister of Home Affairs case was today granted their citizenship by the Department of Home Affairs, in Cape Town. Miriam Ali, Murphy Nganga, Aden Sali, and Caroline Masuki brought an urgent application to the Western Cape high [...]
24 January 2020 – Press Release: Equal Financial Protection for Elderly African Women
Press Release: Equal Financial Protection for Elderly African Women 24 January 2020 The Legal Resources Centre (LRC) obtained judgment in the Durban High Court on 24 January 2020, on behalf of Ms. Agnes Sithole and the Commission for Gender Equality, in a challenge to the application of sections 21(1) and 21(2) (a) of the Matrimonial Property Act 88 of 1984 (MPA) which perpetuated the effect of the now-repealed section 22(6) [...]
22 January 2020 – Press Release: Military Court Withdraws Charges Against Major Isaacs
Press Release: Military Court Withdraws Charges Agaisnt Major Isaacs 22 January 2020 Major Isaacs is a Muslim woman who is currently employed by the South African National Defence Force (SANDF). Major Isaacs wears a headscarf covering her hair and head in accordance with her religious beliefs. She has been wearing a headscarf under her beret since she officially joined the SANDF and was required to wear a uniform in February [...]
12 December 2019 – Press Release: VICTORY FOR UNDOCUMENTED CHILDREN
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 represented the Centre for Child Law and the school governing body of Phakamisa High School [...]
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
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 less-lethal weapons (LLWs) employed by the military and police forces in Chile in response to [...]