Programme News
26 February 2007
(Press release)
The Dept of Health confirms that persons do not require an identity document in order to access Anti Retroviral Treatment (ART).
30 January 2007
(Press release)
Lawyers for Human Rights (LHR) strongly condemns the heavy-handed and unlawful actions of members of the South African Police Service against foreign nationals in South Africa.
A recent example that was brought to our attention was the arrest of a prominent member of civil society in South Africa. On Friday, 26 January 2007 Emmanuel Hlabangani, a senior consultant with Crisis in Zimbabwe...
28 January 2007
(Press release)
Lawyers for Human Rights (LHR) strongly condemns the heavy-handed and unlawful actions of members of the South African Police Service against foreign nationals in South Africa. A recent example that was brought to our attention was the arrest of a prominent member of civil society in South Africa. On Friday, 26 January 2007 Emmanuel Hlabangani, a senior consultant with Crisis in Zimbabwe...
3 September 2006
(News)
Illegal immigrants fume at their treatment in Lindela, (Sunday Independent, 2006-09-03) For all its controls and systems, commissions of inquiry and checks on corruption, the repatriation camp fails in many ways to serve the people who are incarcerated there. It's a long way from home, this crowded courtyard in Section B at Lindela repatriation camp outside Krugersdorp. Sadly,...
1 August 2006
(News)
In the first case of its kind in the world, refugees from across Africa have approached the Constitutional Court to help them gain access to the private security industry. But the matter before the court is about more than just refugees who want to be security guards. "To my knowledge, before the court was approached, no other court, either in South Africa or any other jurisdiction in the...
31 May 2006
(News)
This year South Africa celebrates its Constitution’s tenth anniversary. Under its guidance, the country has made remarkable advances in overcoming past injustices and creating a country that respects the rights of all its residents. But judging by how well it protects the most vulnerable members of our society—including refugees and asylum seekers—South Africa still has a long way to go. Indeed,...
30 May 2006
(News)
Indien mnr. Roy Bennett, bekende Zimbabwiese opposisielid, 'n regverdige verhoor kry van Suid- Afrika se onafhanklike appèlraad, sal hy ingevolge die wet "baie beslis" as politieke vlugteling kwalifiseer, meen Bennett en sy regsverteenwoordiger.
Dít kan verreikende implikasies hê vir honderdduisende Zimbabwiërs wat om politieke redes na Suid-Afrika gevlug het of graag hier sou...
26 May 2006
(News)
JOHANNESBURG, SOUTH AFRICA May 26 2006 12:08South Africahas decided against granting asylum to white Zimbabwean opposition politicianRoy Bennett, who fled his country two months ago amid fears for his life, hislawyers said on Friday.
Bennett, a former member of Parliament for theopposition Movement for Democratic Change (MDC), sought asylum in South Africain March after Zimbabwean police sought...
24 May 2006
(News)
The project coordinator has been elected to the Executive committee of the KwaZulu Natal Provincial Advisory council for children (KPACC), which is spearheaded by the Office of the Rights of the Child, which is situated at the KwaZulu Natal Premier’s office. This partnership with Provincial Government will ensure that the rights of children infected and affected by HIV and AIDS will be realized...
19 August 2005
(Press release)
The Scalabrini Centre of Cape Town, the Coordinating Body for Refugee Communities and four disabled refugees, represented by Lawyers for Human Rights, instituted legal proceedings challenging the constitutionality of legislation which exclude disabled refugees from receiving disability grants.
In the application, which was instituted in the Pretoria High Court today, the applicants...