LHR Conference on Public Interest Litigation in South Africa 19-20 Nov '09

Lawyers for Human Rights is celebrating its thirty-year anniversary this year. During this period, LHR has been instrumental in the promotion and enforcement of human rights in South Africa. LHR was created in 1979 in reaction to the increasing use of oppressive legislation by the apartheid government.

As part of its celebratory activities LHR is hosting a conference on the role and impact of public interest litigation in South Africa. The event will be held at the Sunnyside Park Hotelin Parktown, Johannesburg on 19 and 20 November 2009.The conference will bring together representatives from government, the judiciary, civil society, legal profession and chapter nine institutions to reflect on the impact and limitations of public interest litigation in promoting and enforcing human rights in South Africa. Through this conference we hope to create the space for all stakeholders to debate these issues and set an agenda to advance public interest law.