Women Activists continue to be disproportionately affected by unlawful arrest and police brutality. As we commemorate the 20 000 Women of 1956, and call for solidarity for all women political prisoners and those in exile due to their activism across the globe. #Right2Protest

Soweto property owners ask court to send Johannesburg officials to jail Read groundup.org.za/article/soweto… by Tania Broughton

WE ARE HIRING | SECTION27 is looking for a Candidate Attorney from Jan 2025 – Dec 2026. If you are passionate about human rights, and would like to be part of a dynamic team pursuing social justice, join SECTION27! Click on the link for more details: shorturl.at/y7C2Y

Last week, the Supreme Court of Appeal found that while recommendations made by the South African Human Rights Commission should be respected and implemented, they are not binding. Read more about our intervention and find the full judgment here: wits.ac.za/news/sources/c…

Join us in celebration of the Bertha Justice Fellowship Programme, as we honour the accomplishments of our fellows and explore ways to support the entry of future social justice lawyers into our sector.⚖️ 📅: 12 September 2024 ⏲️: 5pm 📍: Homecoming Centre, District Six Museum

Join us as together with Equal Education Law Centre (EELC) and CALS celebrate the achievements of the Bertha Justice Fellowship Programme and discuss how to support future lawyers in our sector RSVP: bit.ly/RSVP-EELC

Our Basetsana Koitsioe presenting on behalf of CALS at the Colloquium on the role of regional & sub-regional human rights bodies in advancing sexual & reproductive health rights in Africa University of Pretoria DullahOmarInstitute KELIN UWC ISLA

Day 2 of the Colloquium on the role of regional and sub-regional human rights bodies in advancing sexual and reproductive rights in Africa, I will be presenting on behalf of CALS.

Right2Protest  and CALS have made both written and oral submissions to the South African Human Rights Commission (SAHRC) regarding the use of excessive force during the 27 May 2024 protest at Walter Sisulu University (WSU). Please see joint statement below:

CALS will be in the Constitutional Court today for a watching brief representing Black Sash

CALS seeks to appeal the sentence and conviction of a domestic violence victim found guilty of killing her abuser. We are also launching a constitutional challenge to ask that a history of domestic violence is considered in determining these cases wits.ac.za/news/sources/c…

READ: Our Robert Krause argues that in order for the promise of the Climate Change Act to become a reality, we need to increase government spending dailymaverick.co.za/article/2024-0…

📢📢📢 ACCA GENERAL ASSEMBLY Interested in #humanrights & #climatechange related issues? Please join our annual gathering organised in collaboration with Jamaa Resource 🗓️6-7 November 2024 📍Nairobi-Kenya 🔗bit.ly/3XlSgwn Hybrid format

Starting today 🤩 3 days of South-South Dialogue on Respectful Maternity Care & #ObstetricViolence at the O'Neill Institute. So excited to be included, to share, learn, & develop regional and transnational connections to work towards preventing & redressing obstetric violence 🙌🏻

CALS will challenge Minimum Sentencing laws, arguing for mandatory obligation on judges to consider mitigating sentences where there is a history of abuse in cases of women who kill #HimorMe citizen.co.za/news/south-afr…

“Battered woman syndrome”: law to be challenged groundup.org.za/article/batter…

“Battered woman syndrome”: law to be challenged | ⁦CALS⁩ say psychological aspect of domestic violence must be taken into account when sentencing women who kill abusive partners via ⁦GroundUp⁩ groundup.org.za/article/batter…

Our Basetsana Koitsioe is currently in the United States for the South-South dialogue on respectful maternity care and #ObstetricViolence along with Camilla and Dr Tlaleng Mofokeng hosted by the O'Neill Institute

📌A final reminder to RSVP to the Bertha Justice Fellowship convening by Friday 6 September. Join us as we celebrate the achievements of the Bertha fellows and honour the legacy of South Africa's social justice lawyers.⚖️✊🏿 Confirm your attendance here🗓️: forms.office.com/pages/response…

Today, our Business and Human Rights team partnered with Business & Human Rights and #SCMAC to conduct capacity-building workshops for traditional authorities in Sekhukhune as part of our efforts to prepare all stakeholders for the just energy transition