In South Africa, Sexual Reproductive Health Rights are enshrined in section 27 of the Constitution, which states that "everyone has the right to access health care services, including reproductive health…
Dr Tlaleng Mofokeng UN Special Rapporteur 31 July 2020 Dear Dr Mofokeng RE: CONGRATULATIONS ON YOUR APPOINTMENT SECTION27 and partners would like to congratulate you on your appointment as the…
Letter to Minister for Health re: protecting safe access to Sexual and Reproductive Health Services during COVID-19 17 April 2020 Dear Minister Mkhize, RE: PROTECTING SAFE ACCESS TO SEXUAL…
SECTION27 and the Treatment Action Campaign have developed a pamphlet listing the facilities that offer termination of pregnancy services in Gauteng Province. Gauteng Abortion Services Pamphlet
Press Statement: SECTION27 and Sonke Gender Justice Deeply Concerned with Alabama Abortion Act and US Restrictions on Sexual and Reproductive Health Rights Civil society organisations SECTION27 and Sonke Gender Justice…
SECTION27 celebrated She Decides Day on 2 March 2019
4 March 2019 Statement from SECTION27 Men’s forum re: Wodumo Assault. SECTION27’s Men’s Forum was established in November 2018 following waves relating to sexual harassment and violence in civil…
SECTION27 stands in solidarity with the #TotalShutdownthat aims to highlight and eradicate the alarmingly high incidence of Gender Based Violence in South Africa. We will be participating in the various planned acts of solidarity
It is imperative that students and staff are made fully aware of the policies in place to protect them and even more important that the members of the offices and task forces set up specifically to manage sexual violence are clear on what those policies are and how to adequately put them into practice.
A recently launched website unveiling the secrecy around the annual initiation rituals in the Eastern Cape has sparked a large outcry among sections of the Eastern Cape population, notably the…
We will be publishing an updated version of the basic education handbook by the end of this year.
The Handbook is a legal literacy tool that serves to empower communities, school governing bodies, principals, teachers and learners to understand education law and policy, to know when learners’ rights have been violated and what steps are required to protect learners’ rights. It is a valuable resource in providing information on case developments and legal frameworks in key-areas of education law and policy.
We still have hard copies available of the current edition. Email EdManual@section27.org.za for your free copy. Pay only for postage and packaging.
In light of the announcement by President Ramaphosa on Sunday 15 March 2020 that Covid-19 has been declared a national disaster, we have decided to take the following measures to protect our staff and limit the spread of the CoVid-19 virus.
Our offices will be closed and our staff will work remotely until 31 March 2020.
Meetings will be conducted via electronic means.
Our advice desk will only conduct telephonic consultations.
The number to call or Whatsapp is 060 754 0751.
In light of the announcement by President Ramaphosa on Sunday 15 March 2020 that Covid-19 has been declared a national disaster, we have decided to take the following measures to protect our staff and limit the spread of the CoVid-19 virus.
Our offices will be closed and our staff will work remotely until 31 March 2020.
Meetings will be conducted via electronic means.
Our advice desk will only conduct telephonic consultations.
The number to call or Whatsapp is 060 754 0751.