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News for the year: 2015

Prison probed for alleged abuse
26 November 2015
(News)
Press statement: LHR welcomes victory for dental assistants
25 November 2015
(Press release)
Kgosi Mampuru prison officials investigated for torturing inmates
23 November 2015
(News)
Challenge to Immigration Act
20 November 2015
(News)
LHR wants prison torture claims investigated
19 November 2015
(News)
Human rights watchdog calls for probe into prison torture claims
19 November 2015
(News)
'Boko' terror in jails
18 November 2015
(News)
Press release: LHR calls for investigation into prison assaults and torture at Kgosi Mampuru II (Pretoria Central) Correctional Centre
18 November 2015
(Press release)
Press release: LHR welcomes sentencing of police officers responsible for Mido Macia’s death
12 November 2015
(Press release)
Invitation to photographic exhibition #IBelong - Ending Statelessness by 2024
11 November 2015
(Press release)
Press statement: LHR launches constitutional challenge against section 34 of Immigration Act
11 November 2015
(Press release)
LHR in court to protect immigrant rights
11 November 2015
(News)
Press statement: LHR pleased by dismissal of application against reopening PE reception office
10 November 2015
(Press release)
Training on Public Interest Litigation for Lawyers and Human Rights Defenders in Swaziland
6 November 2015
(Press release)
Jails’ ‘Boko Haram reign of terror’
6 November 2015
(News)
Press release: LHR successful in having water restored to Blyvooruitzicht community
1 November 2015
(Press release)
ANC invites Al-Bashir back to SA
12 October 2015
(News)
Urgent media briefing: UAC march continues despite Nedlac
28 September 2015
(Press release)
Media Invitation: Briefing by Civil Society organisations supporting the Unite Against Corruption marches
21 September 2015
(Press release)
TUT management joined in contempt bid
18 September 2015
(News)
Jail threat to three of TUT brass
18 September 2015
(News)
TUT former vice-chancellor to answer for contempt of court
18 September 2015
(News)
Press statement: TUT former vice-chancellor will be made to answer for contempt of court
17 September 2015
(Press release)
Statement on the Angolan cessation clause: former refugees from Angola face deportation as temporary permits expire
17 September 2015
(Press release)
Angola: Conviction of Jose Marcos Mavungo a blatant violation of freedom of expression
15 September 2015
(Press release)
MEC concerned about implementation of eviction laws
9 September 2015
(News)
The price of justice in South Africa
9 September 2015
(News)
Swaziland stands at the human rights precipice
8 September 2015
(Press release)
Detention Justice Forum Calls for Urgent Action In Response to Justice Edwin Cameron’s Report on “Sickening Conditions” in Pollsmoor Prison
8 September 2015
(Press release)
Tenants 'also have rights'
8 September 2015
(News)
Protection of tenants' rights during evictions
8 September 2015
(News)
Mangaung prison is a private hell
7 September 2015
(News)
NWest community wins court battle against mine company
7 September 2015
(News)
Mine to tear down internal fences on disputed North West land
7 September 2015
(News)
Pilanesberg mine to ‘halt activities while dispute is resolved’
7 September 2015
(News)
Mine to tear down internal fences on disputed North West land
7 September 2015
(News)
Conditions at Pollsmoor "profoundly disturbing", says judge
4 September 2015
(News)
Court rules in favour of Lesetlheng community
4 September 2015
(News)
Press statement: Settlement reached between Pilanesberg mine and Wilgespruit community
3 September 2015
(Press release)
Mangaung prison inmate 'tortured to death'
3 September 2015
(News)
A New Apartheid: South Africa's Struggle With Immigration
2 September 2015
(News)
North West community take on mining giant
2 September 2015
(News)
Constitutional Court ruling fails to catch imagination of commentators
2 September 2015
(News)
Lesetlheng village takes mine to court
1 September 2015
(News)
Angolan asylum seeker to test SA's love affair with China
31 August 2015
(News)
Platmin in hof gepak oor myn op plaas
31 August 2015
(News)
Charity must begin at home for graft-riddled Department of Home Affairs
28 August 2015
(News)
LHR is hiring!
26 August 2015
(Press release)
Lawyers for Human Rights welcome verdict in Macia trial
26 August 2015
(News)
Lawyers for Human Rights launch application to halt Pilanesberg mine in SA
26 August 2015
(News)
Press statement: LHR welcomes conviction in murder trial of Mido Macia
25 August 2015
(Press release)
Urgent application launched to stop mining activities in North West
25 August 2015
(News)
Press statement: Urgent bid to halt mining in Wilgerspruit and restore community’s land ownership
24 August 2015
(Press release)
PE Home Affairs closed despite ConCourt ruling
21 August 2015
(News)
Property association wins battle for platinum-rich land in North West
21 August 2015
(News)
Top court rules for community in landmark case
21 August 2015
(News)
Constitutional Court judgment backs democratic control of land in traditional areas
21 August 2015
(News)
ConCourt hands land back to North West community
21 August 2015
(News)
Reflections On the Public Interest Law Gathering
19 August 2015
(News)
LHR in court for female-headed household facing eviction
13 August 2015
(Press release)
Home Affairs to comply with ConCourt's order
12 August 2015
(News)
ConCourt rules closing PE refugee office unlawful
11 August 2015
(News)
Immigrants contest lock-up in cop shop
11 August 2015
(News)
Bill opens asylum seekers’ hearings to public
11 August 2015
(News)
Treat prisoners as ‘cockroaches’ – Deputy Police Minister
8 August 2015
(News)
Press statement: LHR alarmed at offensive remarks by Deputy Police Minister Sotyu during memorial address
7 August 2015
(Press release)
LHR condemns deputy police minister's remarks
7 August 2015
(News)
Press statement: Constitutional Court upholds ruling that PE Refugee Reception Office be reopened
6 August 2015
(Press release)
Wounded CT cop may have been targeted
6 August 2015
(News)
Corruption rife within asylum-seeking chain: Study
28 July 2015
(News)
Ruling offers children seeking asylum greater protection
28 July 2015
(News)
Team to halt Home Affairs rot
28 July 2015
(News)
Refugee centres: Corruption is threatening lives
27 July 2015
(News)
Home Affairs responds to corruption report
27 July 2015
(News)
Gigaba 'hellbent on cleaning the rot' in home affairs
25 July 2015
(News)
'Money for papers' at home affairs
24 July 2015
(News)
Marabastad most corrupt refugee reception office in SA, report shows
23 July 2015
(News)
Corruption at Home Affairs refugee centres in the spotlight
23 July 2015
(News)
South Africa: Report On Corruption in Asylum System Must Be Tabled in Parliament
23 July 2015
(Press release)
Fleecing the forlorn
23 July 2015
(News)
Marabastad refugee reception office corruption: 'Pay up if you want an asylum permit'
23 July 2015
(News)
Lifting the curtain on corruption in the refugee and asylum-seeking process
23 July 2015
(News)
Press statement: LHR and ACMS launch report revealing rampant corruption within South Africa’s asylum system
22 July 2015
(Press release)
Report reveals shocking levels of corruption and serial abuse at SA refugee centres
22 July 2015
(News)
Corruption Watch shocked by bribes at refugee offices
22 July 2015
(News)
Corruption threatens asylum seekers in SA
22 July 2015
(News)
Calls for Home Affairs to end corruption at refugee centres
22 July 2015
(News)
Refugees face corruption tax at SA reception centre
22 July 2015
(News)
EDITORIAL: Shift the paradigm on immigration
22 July 2015
(News)
Six payments refugees have to make to secure asylum in SA
22 July 2015
(News)
Calls to investigate corruption at Home Affairs refugee offices
22 July 2015
(News)
SA’s refugee offices rife with bribes, says report
22 July 2015
(News)
Graft rules in asylum system
22 July 2015
(News)
Need asylum in South Africa? Pay a bribe
22 July 2015
(News)
Refugees Face Bribe Demands in South Africa, Rights Groups Say
22 July 2015
(News)
Horrifying accounts of torture in prison
21 July 2015
(News)
City to relocate Plastic View residents
18 July 2015
(News)
Swazi rule of law in the spotlight
18 July 2015
(News)
‘I will still write without fear or favour’
17 July 2015
(News)
Imprisoned rapist gets 10 years for three more rapes
17 July 2015
(News)
Invitation: PILG - Refugee and migrant rights seminar hosted by Lawyers for Human Rights
13 July 2015
(Press release)
Home Affairs 'is lying'
13 July 2015
(News)
Judgment on separated asylum seeker children: they will now be included in their caregiver’s applications
10 July 2015
(Press release)
Court rules in favour of asylum seeking children
10 July 2015
(News)
Disturbing court judgment ignores our rights
1 July 2015
(News)
Democracy centre launched
30 June 2015
(News)
Three powerful myths that fuel xenophobia
25 June 2015
(News)
Press statement: Application challenging Operation Fiela-Reclaim removed from urgent roll
24 June 2015
(Press release)
Three powerful myths that fuel xenophobia
24 June 2015
(News)
Press statement: LHR files high court challenge against Operation Fiela-Reclaim
22 June 2015
(Press release)
Press statement: People’s coalition commits to fighting xenophobia in communities, workplaces and government on World Refugee Day
19 June 2015
(Press release)
Press statement: LHR welcomes Constitutional Court’s stance on failure to adhere to court orders
18 June 2015
(Press release)
Press statement: South African government should be held accountable for flouting court order on Bashir
18 June 2015
(Press release)
Press statement: South Africa must enforce the ICC arrest warrants against Omar Al Bashir
15 June 2015
(Press release)
Blyvooruitzicht’s water to be restored
13 June 2015
(News)
Press statement: Court action averted with settlement in Blyvooruitzicht water crisis
12 June 2015
(Press release)
Liquidators allowed to probe water bill
12 June 2015
(News)
Water crisis plagues a small town in Carletonville
10 June 2015
(News)
Comment: Overcrowded jails deadly, inhumane
9 June 2015
(News)
Invitation: AU Summit parallel event - Policy Dialogue on Promoting Migration and Combatting Xenophobia: The Role of Regional Mechanisms
9 June 2015
(Press release)
Press statement: LHR in urgent bid to have water restored to Blyvooruitzicht community
9 June 2015
(Press release)
Nice words, harsh deeds
5 June 2015
(News)
Comment: Overcrowded jails deadly, inhumane
5 June 2015
(News)
LHR launches revamped democracy centre
29 May 2015
(Press release)
Bakgatla case with far-reaching implications before top court
29 May 2015
(News)
FIDH opens an office in South Africa
28 May 2015
(Press release)
Dispossessed should not suffer twice
28 May 2015
(News)
Dispute over land pits community against chief
28 May 2015
(News)
SA prisons flout Mandela standard
23 May 2015
(News)
Bapsfontein ruling
21 May 2015
(News)
Joburg Theatre celebrates Africa Day
14 May 2015
(Press release)
Press statement: Civil society organisations address media on the ongoing raids targeting foreign nationals
12 May 2015
(Press release)
Media briefing: Civil society organisations to address media on the ongoing raids targeting foreign nationals
12 May 2015
(Press release)
Govt: Police & army raids not targeting foreigners
11 May 2015
(News)
Lawyers denied access to foreign nationals
11 May 2015
(News)
Statement: LHR concerned by ongoing raids
8 May 2015
(Press release)
Crime and punishment don't add up
8 May 2015
(News)
LHR building ties in Swaziland
6 May 2015
(Press release)
Home Affairs challenging order to reopen PE refugee centre
6 May 2015
(News)
Department to fight ruling to reopen Port Elizabeth refugee office
6 May 2015
(News)
State fails in obligations to refugees
29 April 2015
(News)
Judge For Yourself: Are refugee camps a solution to xenophobia?_part 1
29 April 2015
(News)
SALC and LHR present a seminar on “Protecting the Freedom of Expression and Association & the Rule of Law in Swaziland”
29 April 2015
(Press release)
After xenophobic attacks, S. African government blasted for tardy response
25 April 2015
(News)
Joint press statement: Surge in xenophobic violence in SA requires human rights-based immigration policy
22 April 2015
(Press release)
Human Rights lawyers push govt to address xenophobic issues
22 April 2015
(News)
Immigrants Fear Attacks, Face South Africa Police Harassment
21 April 2015
(News)
South Africa’s xenophobia problem: dispelling the myths
21 April 2015
(News)
Dear Mr President, criticism is a patriotic act: iLIVE
21 April 2015
(News)
LHR's David Cote discusses xenophobic violence on SABC Question Time
20 April 2015
(News)
Xenophobia in South Africa: why is there so much hatred for foreigners?
20 April 2015
(News)
Press statement: LHR calls for strong political leadership as xenophobic violence rages on
17 April 2015
(Press release)
Lawyers for Human Rights opposed to refugee camps
17 April 2015
(News)
Call to set up refugee camps
16 April 2015
(News)
South Africa’s Zuma Calls Anti-Foreigner Violence ‘Shocking’
16 April 2015
(News)
ANC Call for Refugee Camps in South Africa Hit by Rights Groups
16 April 2015
(News)
Behind S.Africa's xenophobic attacks
16 April 2015
(News)
Rather than fan flames, MPs must call department to order
16 April 2015
(News)
Flames of hate engulf Durban
15 April 2015
(News)
LHR’s xenophobia interventions
15 April 2015
(Press release)
LHR’s xenophobia interventions
15 April 2015
(Press release)
South Africa Grapples With Resurgence of Xenophobic Attacks
15 April 2015
(News)
LHR's Patricia Erasmus discusses xenophobic violence on Radio Islam
15 April 2015
(News)
UN expresses concern about Durban attacks
14 April 2015
(News)
Malawi, Somalia to save terrified citizens
14 April 2015
(News)
South Africa Struggles to Halt Wave of Attacks on Foreigners
14 April 2015
(News)
LHR alarmed at call for refugee camps
13 April 2015
(News)
Police treatment of foreigners slammed
13 April 2015
(News)
Leaders must speak wisely - Gigaba
11 April 2015
(News)
Refugees unlawfully detained at Lindela despite court order: lawyers
9 April 2015
(News)
Press statement: LHR condemns ongoing xenophobic violence in Durban and calls for restraint
9 April 2015
(Press release)
Lawyers in bid to challenge law on arrests of foreigners
9 April 2015
(News)
Challenge to migrant detentions
9 April 2015
(News)
Anyone who thinks refugee camps are a good idea has never lived in one: The importance of recognising refugees' right to freedom of movement
9 April 2015
(News)
Baphiring clan go home after 40 years
8 April 2015
(News)
Human Rights Day event: Criminalising the poor
2 April 2015
(News)
Foreigners remark puts king in a fix
1 April 2015
(News)
SCA chastises Home Affairs
27 March 2015
(News)
Press release: Home Affairs ordered to reopen refugee office in Port Elizabeth
25 March 2015
(Press release)
Shack dwellers halt City of Tshwane sale of land they live on
25 March 2015
(News)
Return of the dompas: Institutional racism in 21st century South Africa
25 March 2015
(News)
Land claims a Sisyphean task for the state
25 March 2015
(News)
Victory for Plastic View
24 March 2015
(News)
Press release: Auction of Woodlane Village halted after urgent high court application
23 March 2015
(Press release)
Plastic View residents want to stop auction
23 March 2015
(News)
Press statement: Southern African human rights organisations call for end of solitary confinement of Thulani Maseko
20 March 2015
(Press release)
Invitation: Human Rights Day discussion
19 March 2015
(Press release)
Angola: Detained activists must be immediately and unconditionally freed
18 March 2015
(Press release)
Announcement of conditions related to the issuance of a Zimbabwe special dispensation permit.
17 March 2015
(Press release)
Press release: City of Tshwane to expropriate land for Kanana Village
13 March 2015
(Press release)
Refugee wins right to fight penalties
12 March 2015
(News)
Press statement: Court to rule on refugee children’s right to documentation
12 March 2015
(Press release)
EU backs IOM Southern Africa initiative on migrant mineworker rights
6 March 2015
(News)
Press statement: High court dismisses TUT rescission application in student eviction case
5 March 2015
(Press release)
Is it the law?
5 March 2015
(News)
Human rights group wants state hospital staff to be trained properly
5 March 2015
(News)
Sanco has no right to chase away foreigners: Zulu
4 March 2015
(News)
Bringing them back: How IOM is helping Mozambique connect with its diaspora
1 March 2015
(Press release)
Refugee wins asylum after 10 years in legal limbo
27 February 2015
(News)
Detention Justice Forum Annual General Meeting 2015: Forging synergies for human rights and dignity
27 February 2015
(Press release)
Press release: LHR clarifies misleading statements on right to health care for pregnant Zimbabwean national
25 February 2015
(Press release)
Human rights group looks to help those with no state and no future
24 February 2015
(News)
Prime Tshwane land for sale
23 February 2015
(News)
A state of statelessness
17 February 2015
(News)
'Mine took my fields for R5000'
16 February 2015
(News)
Press statement: LHR launches guide to aid practitioners in eradicating statelessness in SA
13 February 2015
(Press release)
Cop ghost squad to 'clean up' city streets
12 February 2015
(News)
Law Focus: Xenophobic looting
5 February 2015
(News)
A day in the life of…
5 February 2015
(News)
SA hardens attitude to immigrants as attacks flare up
3 February 2015
(News)
Mozambique: IOM kicks off 18-month campaign for mineworker rights
2 February 2015
(Press release)
Mine lays claim to Mpumalanga water catchment area
30 January 2015
(News)
Xenophobic attacks: apartheid-thinking alive in South Africa
28 January 2015
(News)
Press statement: LHR condemns xenophobic violence and calls for calm
24 January 2015
(Press release)
Mokopane: Tale of a town on the brink
21 January 2015
(News)
Home Affairs officials not above the law
16 January 2015
(News)
Robert Friedland’s mining showdown in South Africa
13 January 2015
(News)
State officials brought down a few notches
8 January 2015
(News)
LHR to fight on for refugees
7 January 2015
(News)
Cops could be hauled to ICC for renditions
6 January 2015
(News)