Lawyers for human rights
High Court ruling on lifesaving treatment for a foreigner a 'death sentence'
The court found the 39-year-old Ethiopian woman does not have the necessary documents to verify her refugee status in this country.
Jade September, serving a 15-year sentence for murder at the Helderstroom Maximum Prison, is accusing the Correctional Services Department of discrimination.
Lawyers for Human Rights says the new regulations propose that foreign children be issued with a 'confirmation of birth' and not a birth certificate
Jade September, who is serving a 15-year sentence for murder, has approached the Equality Court and will be represented by the Lawyers for Human Rights.
Lawyers for Human Rights say the department has been disregarding court orders to open a fully-fledged refugee reception centres in Cape Town and Port Elizabeth.
On World Refugee Day, the group has been representing the Somali Association of South Africa in the High Court in Pretoria.
The rights group says it’s appearing in the Johannesburg High Court on behalf of 28 homeless people, living under a bridge in Hillbrow.
During his over 50-year legal career, Browde defended Nelson Mandela and Oliver Tambo.
Lawyers for Human Rights says the Maidens Bursary entrenches gender inequality.
LHR condemned Operation Fiela for a case of a Nigerian man jailed for 2 months without being charged.
Government asked the court to strike off the roll an application to deal with the validity of the operation.
Government asked a court to strike off the roll an application to deal with the validity of Operation Fiela.
LHR says the operation contains elements which violates people’s right to privacy.
Lawyers for Human Rights says a vast majority of the foreign nationals arrested during Operation Fiela last week are asylum seekers.
This will allow human rights lawyers to consult with those arrested in the joint police and army raids.
Lawyers for Human Rights want the courts to stop the deportation of foreigners arrested in raids last week.
235 people were arrested for being in the country illegally during a raid in the city center on Friday.
This comes after officials at the Tambo Memorial Hospital turned away a woman in need of urgent medical care.
The court found three officials infringed upon Edwin Samotse’s fundamental rights to life and dignity.