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Court orders Gauteng Health to provide pregnancy termination services to a teenager following SECTION27 intervention
28 May 2023, Johannesburg — SECTION27 launched a successful urgent application on behalf of a pregnant minor who was denied access to termination of pregnancy (TOP) services at a primary public healthcare facility in Gauteng. The minor made multiple attempts to access these services, in accordance with her rights under Continue Reading
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TAC and MSF intervene in a case for a lifesaving cystic fibrosis drug priced at over R5 million
10 May 2023, Johannesburg – In what could be a groundbreaking case for affordable access to medicines in South Africa, the Treatment Action Campaign (TAC) and Doctors Without Borders (MSF) Southern Africa, both represented by SECTION27, have filed papers in the Pretoria High Court to intervene as amici curiae (friends of the court) in a compulsory Continue Reading
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Civil society welcomes DBE initiative towards inclusive educational spaces regardless of gender or sexual orientation
05 May 2023, Johannesburg — SECTION27, the Centre for Applied Legal Studies (CALS) and the Centre for Child Law (CCL) made a submission to the Department of Basic Education’s (“DBE”) Draft Guidelines for the Socio-Educational Inclusion of Diverse Sexual Orientation, Gender Identity, Expression and Sex Characteristics (SOGIESC) in schools. We welcome Continue Reading
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MEDIA STATEMENT: SECTION27 and Blind SA launch a children’s storybook, ‘Crossing the Road’
19 April 2023, Johannesburg – Today, SECTION27 and Blind SA, in partnership with Nal’ iBali, launch a storybook, Crossing the Road, to highlight how barriers to accessible reading formats violate the rights of blind and visually impaired persons. Launched ahead of World Book and Copyright Day, which takes place on Continue Reading
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SECTION27 welcomes Court order confirming that all pregnant and lactating women and children under 6 must be provided with free health services at public hospitals
17 April 2023, Johannesburg – The Gauteng High Court, Johannesburg on Friday 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. The Court ordered that Gauteng regulations and a Continue Reading
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MEDIA ADVISORY: SECTION27 and Blind SA to launch storybook, ‘Crossing the Road’ ahead of World Book and Copyright Day
SECTION27 and Blind SA, in partnership with Nal’ iBali, invite you to the launch of a storybook, ‘Crossing the Road’, on 19 April 2023 ahead of the World Book and Copyright Day which takes place on 23 April 2023. The storybook, which is designed for primary school learners, is based Continue Reading
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SECTION27 welcomes the Department’s decision to place school caretaker on the Child Protection Register
29 March 2023, Johannesburg — SECTION27 welcomes the decision of the Department of Social Development (DoSD) to place a school caretaker, guilty of sexual assault on the Child Protection Register in terms of the Children’s Act 38 of 2005. Following the findings of a disciplinary inquiry held by the North Continue Reading
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The CJC stands in solidarity with the victims of #CycloneFreddy, calls for urgent climate action
29 March 2023, Johannesburg – The Climate Justice Coalition (CJC) stands in solidarity with our neighbours in Malawi, Mozambique and Madagascar who have been devastated by Cyclone Freddy. It is deeply unjust that those who have contributed the least to the climate crisis are bearing the brunt of it. Cyclone Continue Reading
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Gauteng Treasury allocates R784 million to address surgical and radiation oncology backlogs following civil society intervention
9 March 2023, Johannesburg – SECTION27 welcomes Gauteng Treasury’s decision to set aside R784 million to finance radiation oncology and surgery backlogs in Gauteng. As a result of tireless interventions by civil society organisations, Cancer Alliance, SECTION27, and the Treatment Action Campaign (TAC), in partnership with the Gauteng Treasury, the Continue Reading
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Media Alert: Blind SA, SECTION27, launch a Copyright Guide for people who are blind or visually impaired
23 January 2023, Johannesburg – Following the 21 September 2022 Constitutional Court victory, Blind SA and SECTION27 have drawn up a guide to Accessible Format Shifting titled #ENDINGTHEBOOKFAMINE for People Who are Blind or Visually Impaired. The guide will be launched at a Right to Research Conference at the University Continue Reading
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Collective Voices against Health Xenophobia condemn Dudula’s attack on patients
20 January 202 – The Collective Voices against Health Xenophobia condemns Operation Dudula’s recent illegal attacks on patients at Jeppe Clinic in Johannesburg that not only endanger individual health, but also public health. The Collective is a consortium of progressive civil society organisations, activists, healthcare workers, and researchers working on Continue Reading
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Webinar: Free healthcare in South Africa – what the law really says
10 November 2022, Johannesburg – SECTION27 and partner organisations invite you to a webinar and launch of an online publication titled: ‘Free healthcare services in South Africa: A case for all mothers and children, at a webinar on 14 November 2022. This publication follows SECTION27’s court application after receiving complaints Continue Reading
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Obstetric violence recognised at Presidential Summit on Gender-Based Violence and Femicide
7 November 2022 – Action Caucus on Pregnancy and SRHR – CALS, Embrace, Women’s Legal Centre and SECTION27 welcome the inclusion of obstetric violence at the Presidential Summit on GBVF. Feminists have long been lobbying for obstetric violence to be recognised as a form of gender-based violence (GBV). We welcome Continue Reading
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Medium Term Budget continues with expenditure cuts that will further increase inequality
28 October 2022 – The continuation of real terms spending reductions on public schools, health care services, social grants, and the old age pension, among others, represent violations of the Constitution’s guarantee of socio-economic rights and freedoms for all. The Budget Justice Coalition (BJC) is disappointed by the tabling of Continue Reading
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Medium Term Budget: A chance for government to meet its human rights obligations
25 October 2022 – The Medium-Term Budget Policy Statement (MTBPS) is an essential tool used to demonstrate the commitments made in the Constitution to achieve equality, dignity, and socio-economic rights for all. It is also a political statement made by government on how it understands these obligations. Rural Health Advocacy Continue Reading
