Basic Education
BlindSA and SECTION27 take govt to court to #EndTheBookFamine for blind people.
BlindSA and SECTION27 are taking govt to court to challenge apartheid copyright law and fight for the human rights of persons who are blind or visually impaired.
SECTION27 and the Centre for Child Law are concerned by the recurring disregard of children’s rights
On 21 March in South Africa, Human Rights Day, we remember the struggle and sacrifices made in the fight against…
Reporting Corporal Punishment
Corporal punishment is illegal in South Africa since its ban in 1996. However, despite the unlawfulness and unconstitutionality of corporal…
Someone hurt me, what should I do?
Acts of sexual violence continue to threaten the rights of many children across the country, infringing on their constitutionally protected…
Do you have questions about access to education?
SECTION27 has worked with Lawyers for Human Rights and the Jesuit Refugee Service Southern Africa to develop this pamphlet to…
Three things the basic education sector needs to do differently – and get right – in 2021
Throughout 2020, owing to Covid-19, pupils’ right to basic education was undoubtedly compromised, particularly among the poor and working class.…
Basic Rights of blind and partially sighted people violated by Government – BlindSA
Media Release: Basic Rights of blind and partially sighted people violated by Government Blind and partially sighted people’s basic human…
The Abidjan Principles on the Right to Education
The Abidjan Principles In February 2019, a group of 57 international education rights experts adopted the Abidjan Principles. The Principles…
Thinking sustainably about school sanitation: we need more than quick-fixes and empty promises
Close to a year ago, the family of Michael Komape – a five-year-old learner, who fell into a pit toilet…