Civil society protests ahead of copyright court hearing
Civil society organisations demonstration outside Constitutional Court ahead of hearing on the Copyright Amendment Bill and the Performers’ Protection Amendment Bill. Johannesburg 19 May 2025 - On 21 May 2025 civil society organisations Blind SA, SECTION27, Recreate SA, the South African Democratic Teachers Union (“SADTU”), the South African Guild of Actors (“SAGA”), the Library and Information Association of South Africa (LIASA), Right 2 Know, Wikimedia South Africa and more will [...]
Expropriation Act Myth Busting: With LRC’s Cecile van Schalkwyk
In January 2025, President Cyril Ramaphosa signed the Expropriation Act into law, replacing the outdated 1975 Act to bring it in line with South Africa’s Constitution. Yet, the Act has sparked heated national and international debate, with claims that it allows for arbitrary land grabs and targets specific racial groups. Some have even gone as far as calling it an attack on white farm ownership, prompting drastic diplomatic reactions. In [...]
Crisis in Scholar Transport: Learners Left Behind
The Legal Resources Centre has called for urgent national intervention following the collapse of scholar transport in the North West, which has left hundreds of learners stranded and denied their right to basic education. The Legal Resources Centre (LRC) recently made submissions at the South African Human Rights Commission’s (SAHRC) Investigative Inquiry into scholar transport challenges in the North West Province. Our submissions highlighted a range of policy and administrative [...]
ICJ Secures Victory for Judicial Independence at ConCourt
In a landmark victory for judicial independence and survivors of sexual violence, the Constitutional Court has ruled in favour of the International Commission of Jurists (ICJ), represented by the Legal Resources Centre (LRC), affirming the independence of South Africa’s military courts. On 20 December 2024, the Constitutional Court handed down judgment in the case of O’Brien N.O. v Minister of Defence and Military Veterans and Others 2024 ZACC 30 upholding [...]
COSAS 4: Court Rejects Bid to Drop Crimes Against Humanity Charge
COSAS 4 Trial: Court Dismisses Objections to Crimes Against Humanity Charges, Press Statement by the Foundation for Human Rights and the Legal Resources Centre The Foundation for Human Rights (FHR) and the Legal Resources Centre (LRC) welcome the historic judgment handed down by Judge Dosio in the Johannesburg High Court on 14 April 2025, which dismissed the accused’s objection to the charges of crimes against humanity in the COSAS 4 [...]