On 3 March 2015, the Portfolio Committee for Justice began the public consultation process on the Criminal Law (Sexual Offences and Related Matters) Amendment Act Amendment Bill 18 of 2014. The Legal Resources Centre attended Parliament and presented oral submissions which were based upon our written submissions of 4 March 2015. The Amendment Bill seeks […]
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Africa, Equality and Non-discrimination, Gender Rights, Human Rights, Legal Resources Centre, Refugees and Asylum Seekers
16 Days: Gay in the DRC
03
Dec
Dec
During 16 Days of Activism for No Violence against Women and Children, the Legal Resources Centre will be sharing the stories of survivors of gender based violence who fled their countries to seek asylum in South Africa. Many women, children and sexual and gender non-conforming persons endure horrific hardship, sexual persecution, assault, rape and discrimination […]
Africa, Constitutional Court, Criminal Offences, HIV/AIDs, Human Rights, Legislation, South Africa
Do we need to Criminalise HIV Transmission?
27
Jun
Jun
In what the Herald refers to a “precedent setting” matter, a Port Elizabeth man has been charged with attempted murder for allegedly infecting his niece with HIV. The criminalisation of the transmission of HIV is an issue which has already been considered by the South African Law Commission. In 2001, the Commission developed a report […]