Our mission is to protect and promote human rights, and to strengthen constitutional democracy in South Africa as part of a broader civil society movement. Specialist legal practitioners and activists staff each of our programmes. Our approach to social justice includes strategic litigation, advocacy, law reform, human rights education, and community mobilisation and support. We work in three offices across South Africa, and this allows us to identify trends and issues arising across the country, and across vulnerable groups, that may benefit from strategic impact litigation. We measure our success not only by the number of court cases won, but the impact of those victories on the real lives... read more Our mission is to protect and promote human rights, and to strengthen constitutional democracy in South Africa as part of a broader civil society movement. Specialist legal practitioners and activists staff each of our programmes. Our approach to social justice includes strategic litigation, advocacy, law reform, human rights education, and community mobilisation and support. We work in three offices across South Africa, and this allows us to identify trends and issues arising across the country, and across vulnerable groups, that may benefit from strategic impact litigation. We measure our success not only by the number of court cases won, but the impact of those victories on the real lives of those we serve.
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By Thandeka Chauke | Statelessness Project Head
Law and Policy Developments: On 19 June, the Constitutional Court dismissed an appeal by the Minister of Home Affairs against the June 2023 Pretoria High Court ruling that deemed the termination of... Read the full report ›By Wayne Ncube | National Director
Introduction As we conclude another quarter, we reflect on pivotal legal victories and ongoing advocacy that continues to shape the human rights landscape in South Africa. The outcomes highlighted in... Read the full report ›By Wayne Ncube | National Director
It is with immense pride and profound gratitude that we share this report, chronicling a quarter teeming with breakthroughs and tireless efforts to fortify the bedrock of human rights in South Africa... Read the full report ›
