Thursday 17 July
SECTION27 uses the law through litigation, advocacy, legal literacy, research and community mobilisation to advance socio-economic rights, in particular the right to access health care services and the right to basic education.
Focus Areas

Press Room

  • PRESS STATEMENT | Gauteng High Court orders water reconnection to building housing twenty-three NGOs

    16 July 2025, Johannesburg  – SECTION27, representing the Children’s Memorial Institute (CMI), reached a settlement with Johannesburg Water and the…

  • PRESS STATEMENT | Life Esidimeni one year on – justice delayed is justice denied

    10 July 2025, Johannesburg – 10 July 2025 marks exactly one year since Judge Mmonoa Teffo handed down the Life…

  • PRESS STATEMENT | Life Esidimeni families and allies, call on NPA to pursue criminal charges ahead of Mental Health Boards meeting

    27 May 2025, Johannesburg – On 28 and 29 May 2025, the National Department of Health will convene a national Mental…

Publications

Climate Justice Advocacy Toolkit
Climate-proofing children‘s right to access Healthcare Services and their right to Basic Education
Climate Justice Learning Brief
Opportunities and constraints in integrating Climate Justice in Health and Basic Education using an advocacy agenda
2024 Year in Review
Effective Remedies Litigation
Effective Remedies in Socio-Economic Rights Litigation
Stop Stockouts
Contraceptive Supply Chain: Stockouts and their Causes
climate-change-as-a-human-right-risk
Climate Change As a Human Rights Risk

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