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PRESS STATEMENT | 195 former employees of...

Today, Lawyers for Human Rights (LHR) is in the Labour Appeal Court representing dismissed workers of the Ekurhuleni Metropolitan Municipality...

Date: 23/02/2021

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PRESS STATEMENT | Wayne Ncube Appointed as...

Lawyers for Human Rights is delighted to announce the appointment of Wayne Ncube to the role of National Director of...

Date: 17/02/2021

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Statement by the Southern African Nationality Network...

As the Covid-19 virus has spread across the world, we were all beset with fear and uncertainty that has now...

Date: 16/02/2021

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We have six strategic programmes staffed by specialist practitioners, each focusing on a specific aspect of human rights law. We help vulnerable, marginalised, and indigent people and communities. Our services are free of charge.

Refugee and Migrant Rights Programme/Statelessness

LHR established the Refugee and Migrant Rights Programme (RMRP) in 1996. Walk-in law clinics provide legal advice and representation, to...

Strategic Litigation Programme

Strategic Litigation Programme litigates strategic and public interest cases that have the potential to improve the law and make a...

Penal Reform Programme

South Africa’s prisons and penal system have been plagued by grave concerns for years despite their being robust and progressive...

Land and Housing Programme

The Land and Housing Programme aims to protect the constitutional property rights of all disadvantaged and vulnerable people in South...

Environmental Rights Programme

The Environmental Rights Programme focuses on environmental justice for marginalised communities and individuals. It seeks to promote and enforce the...

Gender Equality Programme

The Gender Equality Programme pursues systemic remedies for gender-based violence and discrimination in South Africa and the region. It also...