by PB-M-Admin | Apr 23, 2018 | News, NEWSLETTERS 2018
Courtney Cupido obtained her LLB Degree from the University of the Western Cape in 2016, after which she attended UCT’s School for Legal Practice which solidified her interest in human rights law and social justice. During her studies she was a member of the Street...
by PB-M-Admin | Apr 23, 2018 | CAPE TOWN COMMUNITY WORKSHOPS, News, NEWSLETTERS 2018
South Africa has robust laws which protect the vulnerable but enforcement of these laws lags behind. There is a scarcity of lawyers working at community levels which hinders much needed legal reform. Grassroots justice is therefore required to fill the gap. In...
by PB-M-Admin | Apr 19, 2018 | News, Radio Today
Our guest was Yasmin Sooka, the Executive Director of the Foundation for Human Rights. On 26 March the FHR launched the results of their attitudinal survey on the SA Constitution, entitled Democracy Challenged. Over 24,000 people were interviewed across all provinces...
by PB-M-Admin | Mar 23, 2018 | News, Radio Today
Our guest was Lavanya Pillay of Webber Wentzel, who was talking about the right to freedom of expression. Lavanya was part of the three person Webber Wentzel team (the others were Dario Milo and Thando Khumalo) who brought an urgent applicaton on behalf of the...
by PB-M-Admin | Mar 20, 2018 | News
Festival Overview: Constitution Hill, in partnership with the human rights and social justice fraternity, is proud to present the inaugural Human Rights Festival. The Human Rights Festival commemorates Human Rights Day which pays homage to all those who lost...