A big win for children’s rights in landmark coal case

SECTION27 represented the Vaal Environmental Justice Alliance (VEJA) in an amicus intervention in the groundbreaking constitutional case that sought to set aside the Minister of Mineral Resources and Energy’s decision, which the National Energy Regulator of South Africa (NERSA) concurred to, to procure 1 500 MW of new coal-fired power as stipulated in the 2019 Integrated Resource Plan (IRP).

Memorandum of demand for justice and accountability for the #LifeEsidimeni victims

As we mark October as Mental Health Awareness Month, we are reminded of the critical need for justice for the victims of the Life Esidimeni tragedy. The events that unfolded have, over nearly a decade, highlighted the rights of individuals with mental health conditions and underscored the government’s responsibility to protect those rights.

SECTION27 report shows how climate change affects children’s access to healthcare and basic education

SECTION27 released a new report titled, “Climate Change as a Human Rights Risk: A Resource for Health and Education Rights Activists in South Africa.” The report focuses on the impact of climate change on children’s access to healthcare and basic education.

Civil society organisations condemn Gauteng health facilities’ defiance of laws and recent court order on free access to health care for pregnant women.

In April 2023, the Gauteng High Court upheld the right of all pregnant and lactating women, and children under 6, irrespective of nationality and documentation status, to access free health services at all public health establishments, including hospitals.

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.

December 17, 2024

On 13 December 2024, the Constitutional Court handed down an interim order in the matter Blind SA v President of…
December 11, 2024

SECTION27 represented the Vaal Environmental Justice Alliance (VEJA) in an amicus intervention in the groundbreaking constitutional case that sought to…
November 25, 2024

On Thursday, 28 November 2024, the Constitutional Court will urgently hear Blind SA’s case, requesting that exceptions to copyright that…

Publications

2024 Year in Review

Effective Remedies in Socio-Economic Rights Litigation

Contraceptive Supply Chain: Stockouts and their Causes

Climate Change As a Human Rights Risk

2023 Year in Review

The state of abortion services in the Eastern Cape

WDA

ConCourt interim order favours the blind and visually impaired in Copyright matter

Basic Education Rights Handbook

A big win for children’s rights in landmark coal case

Cancer Alliance, represented by SECTION27, take on multinational company for excessive pricing case on breast cancer drug

New government, same old: First GNU Budget Fails to Address Human Rights Funding Needs

Memorandum of demand for justice and accountability for the #LifeEsidimeni victims

New report sheds light on the causes of contraceptive shortages

Ms Mahlangu and Dr Manamela “both created the circumstances in which the deaths were inevitable”

SECTION27 report shows how climate change affects children’s access to healthcare and basic education

Civil society organisations condemn Gauteng health facilities’ defiance of laws and recent court order on free access to health care for pregnant women.

Focus Areas

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.

Press Room

Publications

2024 Year in Review

Effective Remedies in Socio-Economic Rights Litigation

Contraceptive Supply Chain: Stockouts and their Causes

Climate Change As a Human Rights Risk

2023 Year in Review

The state of abortion services in the Eastern Cape

ConCourt interim order favours the blind and visually impaired in Copyright matter

Basic Education Rights Handbook

A big win for children’s rights in landmark coal case

Cancer Alliance, represented by SECTION27, take on multinational company for excessive pricing case on breast cancer drug

New government, same old: First GNU Budget Fails to Address Human Rights Funding Needs

Memorandum of demand for justice and accountability for the #LifeEsidimeni victims

New report sheds light on the causes of contraceptive shortages

Ms Mahlangu and Dr Manamela “both created the circumstances in which the deaths were inevitable”

SECTION27 report shows how climate change affects children’s access to healthcare and basic education

Civil society organisations condemn Gauteng health facilities’ defiance of laws and recent court order on free access to health care for pregnant women.

Focus Areas

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.

Press Room

Publications

2024 Year in Review

Effective Remedies in Socio-Economic Rights Litigation

Contraceptive Supply Chain: Stockouts and their Causes

Climate Change As a Human Rights Risk

2023 Year in Review

The state of abortion services in the Eastern Cape

Subscribe to our Newsletter

Subscribe now to stay informed about SECTION27’s progress in achieving access to healthcare services and basic education all year round.