Freedom under law
Freedom Under Law welcomes jail sentence handed to Richard Mdluli in murder case
The organisation had over the years launched a series of legal challenges against the former Crime Intelligence boss.
The organisation is among the countless rights groups and foundations that are remembering the human rights veteran on Thursday.
FUL counsel advocate Max du Plessis said there are adverse findings against advocates Nomgcobo Jiba and Lawrence Mrwebi dating back to 2013.
Freedom Under Law is making its submission at the Mokgoro Inquiry.
The organisations say the EFF’s utterances not only place witnesses who have testified before the commission in harms way but may deter potential witnesses from coming forward.
Freedom Under Law and Cassac weigh in on President Cyril Ramaphosa's move to set up a special committee to help him find a new head for the Directorate of Public Prosecutions.
Opposition parties say there can now be no excuse for President Cyril Ramaphosa not to axe Women in the Presidency Minister Bathabile Dlamini from his Cabinet.
Constitutional Court ordered Minister Bathabile Dlamini to pay 20% of legal fees accumulated during the social grants fiasco.
The Constitutional Court has ordered former Social Development Minister Bathabile Dlamini to pay 20% of Black Sash and Freedom Under Law's legal costs.
The Constitutional Court will on Thursday morning make a ruling on whether former Social Development Minister Bathabile Dlamini will be held personally responsible for the social grants saga.
Freedom Under Law argued that Abrahams should not be allowed to remain in his position because his appointment was the product of former president Jacob Zuma’s unlawful abuse of power.
The NPA says both Shaun Abrahams and Nomgcobo Jiba have filed an application to appeal the order prohibiting her from reporting for duty.
The matter relates to a court order handed down last year which prohibited Nomgcobo Jiba from reporting for duty.
Nomgcobo Jiba was placed on special leave after the High Court ruled that the decision to withdraw fraud and perjury charges against her was unlawful and irrational.
Grace Mugabe is accused of assaulting Gabriella Engels at a hotel in August last year but was allowed to leave the country without being prosecuted.
Freedom Under Law is among several rights groups that are trying to persuade the Constitutional Court to confirm a previous order that set aside Shaun Abrahams’ appointment.
The lobby group is among several others applying to the apex court to have the full bench's findings made final.
The full bench in Pretoria set aside former prosecutions boss Mxolisisi Nxasana’s settlement as well as the appointment of Shaun Abrahams as the current head of the NPA.
As the NPA prepares to appeal the court judgment ordering its head Shaun Abrahams, vacate his office, Freedom Under Law has welcomed his dismissal.