22 May 2014, JOHANNESBURG: SECTION27, the Treatment Action Campaign, the Wits Justice Project and the Centre for Applied Legal Studies mourn the death of Dudley Lee and send their condolences to his friends, family and loved ones. Mr Lee, who passed away in Victoria Hospital in Cape Town in the Continue Reading
John Stephens, a legal researcher at SECTION27 attended the 44th Union World Conference on Lung Health which was held in Paris, France from the 30th of October until the 3rd of November. He presented on human rights and TB with a specific focus on the landmark Dudley Lee case. Please find Continue Reading
Joint Press Statement: High-level Roundtable on TB management in South Africa’s correctional centres held at Wits
Members of the criminal justice, social justice and health sectors discussed strategies to prevent and treat tuberculosis (TB) – the leading cause of death in South Africa’s correctional centres – at the University of the Witwatersrand on Tuesday, 28 May 2013.
Today, the Constitutional Court overturned a ruling of the Supreme Court of Appeal (SCA) in the matter of Dudley Lee vs. the Minister of Correctional Services.