The case for eradicating pit-toilets at schools in Limpopo will be heard on Friday 6 August 2021 before Judge Muller in the High Court of South Africa (Limpopo Division) in…
In 2018, the Southern African Development Community (SADC) and its Member States committed to fast-tracking and advancing sexual and reproductive health and rights (SRHR) in the region by implementing the…
Budget Justice Coalition (BJC) is a civil society coalition that aims to build people’s participation in and understanding of South Africa’s budget and planning processes. Download PDF BJC members are…
Immediate Release: 17 June 2021 SECTION27 Attorney Sibusisiwe Ndlela speaks to Stephen Grootes on SAFM Sunrise on 21 June 2021 Jesuit Refugee Service (JRS), SECTION27 and Lawyers for Human Rights…
SECTION27’s court case to fight for the eradication of pit toilets in Limpopo schools, which was originally set down to be heard by the High Court of South Africa (Limpopo…
SECTION27 is returning to the High Court of South Africa (Limpopo Division) on 24 May 2021 to continue the fight for safe, dignified and sanitary school toilets in Limpopo. We…
If you are reading this post, it can only be true that by now, you have celebrated several birthdays. Be it with friends or family, a small or large occasion,…
Corporal punishment is illegal in South Africa since its ban in 1996. However, despite the unlawfulness and unconstitutionality of corporal punishment, incidents involving the physical abuse of learners by educators…
The Special Investigating Unit has released a report of its investigations and outcomes into allegations on the covid-19 personal protective equipment (PPE) procurement by state institutions. The report points to…
The Abidjan Principles In February 2019, a group of 57 international education rights experts adopted the Abidjan Principles. The Principles provide an official reference text outlining the human rights obligations…
MEDIA STATEMENT: SECTION27 TAKES SACE SANCTIONS ON CASES OF CORPORAL PUNISHMENT ON REVIEW In 2019, SECTION27 received two complaints of corporal punishment. In the first instance, a learner attending grade…
"This is something central to a woman's life, to her dignity. It's a decision that she must make for herself. And when government controls that decision for her, she's being…