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SERI publishes report on the persistence of Apartheid in South Africa

The Socio-Economic Rights Institute of South Africa (SERI) published the results of a research on the relationship...

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Minister of Basic Education v Basic Education for All (20793/2014) [2015] ZASCA 198; [2016] 1 All SA 369 (SCA)

High Court case

In 2012, seeking to standardize education nationwide, the Department of Basic Education (DBE) began the three-year rollout of a new curriculum which entailed staggered introduction of new textbooks. Despite the successful rollout in other provinces, in Limpopo the Provincial Government was unable to deliver textbooks to all learners by the start of the 2012 school year.

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SERI launches claim for damage caused by "Operation Clean Sweep" in South Africa

The Socio-Economic Rights Institute (SERI) launched on October 3 a damages claim...

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What you need to know about: The BRICS New Development Bank

This factsheet by the Coalition for Human Rights in Development provides background information about the BRICS New Development...

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Practitioner’s Guide: A Rights-Based Approach to Participation

The purpose of this Practitioner's Guide is to provide an analysis of how to best incorporate the right to active,...

Developed by an ESCR-Net Member
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Justice for South African murdered grassroots leader, Thuli Ndlovu

Abahlali baseMjondolo celebrated the conviction of two suspended ANC Councillors, Velile Lutyeku and Mduduzi...

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Determining the effectiveness of the Social Plan and Labor Reports in South Africa

ESCR-Net member, the Centre for Applied Legal Studies (CALS), published a ...

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SERI publishes report on evictions and alternative accommodations in South Africa

ESCR-Net member, the Socio-Economic Rights Institute, published a research report aiming to provide a comprehensive analysis of the jurisprudence on...

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Legal Resource Center intervenes in farm school closure in South Africa

ESCR-Net Member, the Legal Resource Center, is representing the Center for Child Law and the school governing bodies of four farm schools in the Eastern Cape, South...

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Section 27 supports the Johannesburg Declaration on right to health

ESCR-Net member Section 27, along with other civil society organizations around the world, has endorsed the ...

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