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Open letter: Copyright Amendment Bill must be passed urgently to challenge discrimination and promote universal quality education

9 July 2021 Dear Chairperson and Honourable Members of the Portfolio Committee on Trade and Industry in the National Assembly, OPEN LETTER: COPYRIGHT AMENDMENT BILL MUST BE PASSED URGENTLY TO CHALLENGE DISCRIMINATION AND PROMOTE UNIVERSAL QUALITY EDUCATION With an outdated, apartheid-era Copyright Act 1978 and regulations that violate several constitutional Continue Reading

By Section27, 5 years ago

Right to Access Basic Education

Education Rights Attorney

SECTION27 seeks to appoint an education rights attorney, based in Johannesburg. Closing date: 23 July 2021 SECTION27 is a non-profit organisation that uses public interest law and advocacy to protect, promote and advance human rights and social justice. If you are passionate about human rights, self-motivated and would like to Continue Reading

By Section27, 5 years ago

Media Statements

Joint Statement: return to court for NSNP – July 2021

With our partners, we return to court for school meals for learners that education departments have left behind during COVID-19. #SchoolMealsNow!

By Section27, 5 years ago

Media Statements

Media Advisory: Limpopo School Pit Toilet Case Postponed

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 Division) on Monday 24 May 2021 has been postponed. We have been informed by the Judge President of the High Continue Reading

By Section27, 5 years ago

Media Statements

Sanitation structural order Komape Case returns to court

SECTION27 is returning to the Polokwane High Court to continue the fight for safe, dignified and sanitary school toilets in Limpopo.

By Section27, 5 years ago

Media Statements

Plan to eradicate Limpopo school pit toilets by 2030 unacceptable and unconstitutional

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 filed heads of argument with the court in October 2020 to continue our now six-year legal battle against the Limpopo Department of Continue Reading

By Section27, 5 years ago

Media Statements

Education departments slacking on court-ordered reporting on NSNP, while 1.5 million learners are still not receiving meals

Over 1.5 million learners are still not provided with National School Nutrition Programme meals, with some education departments failing to report on rollout.

By Section27, 5 years ago

Learners With Disabilities

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.

By Section27, 6 years3 years ago

Media Statements

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 the brutal and oppressive Apartheid regime, and we commemorate the establishment of a democratic South Africa which embraces human rights. However, despite South Africa having constitutionalised human rights, many of Continue Reading

By Section27, 6 years ago

News

Reporting Corporal Punishment

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 at schools in South Africa remain prevalent. SECTION27’s continued work in advancing the right to education reveals that such conduct Continue Reading

By Section27, 6 years ago

Right to Access Basic Education

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 help parents and learners to find out more about their rights to access basic education. We focus school fees, uniforms, matric certificates and access to education for refugee and migrant Continue Reading

By Section27, 6 years ago

Right to Access Basic Education

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. As school is set to resume on 15 February, there are mistakes the sector cannot afford to repeat. Motheo Brodie, Julia Chaskalson and Mila Harding Providing print learning materials and Continue Reading

By Section27, 6 years3 years ago

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