Lawyers for Human Rights – Free Legal Services to Vulnerable, Indigent Individuals and Communities

We use the law as a positive instrument for change for our clients, and in the public interest.

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.

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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...

PRESS STATEMENT | Victory in the Supreme...

On 19 August 2021, the Supreme Court of Appeal (SCA) heard arguments from Lawyers for Human Rights (LHR) on behalf...

Date: 28/09/2021

PRESS STATEMENT | Constitutional Court affirms the...

“A surname connects us to our heritage and roots us in history and family tradition. In many African cultures, names...

Date: 22/09/2021

PRESS STATEMENT | Supreme Court of Appeal...

On 22 September 2021, the Supreme Court of Appeal (SCA) handed down two judgments in the matter Kouwenhoven v Minister...

Date: 22/09/2021

Johannesburg Office and Law Clinic

Pretoria Office and Law Clinic

Durban Office and Law Clinic

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