On Thursday 31 January 2019 public order police from the South African Police Service (SAPS) once again perpetrated a violent, heavy-handed and unnecessary apartheid-style “dispersal” of poor, Black activists outside the Cape Town Civic Centre. A group of less than 50 peaceful protestors were singing outside the doors of the Civic Centre, some with empty…
Dear Mr President, Your morning walks could get you a criminal record. Yes, this is absurd. Yes, this is unconstitutional. But that is the law. According to the Regulation of Gatherings Act, which the Social Justice Coalition (SJC) has challenged, you can be criminalised for your healthy lifestyle morning walks with more than 15 people…
On Human Rights Day, Wednesday 21 March, activists from the Social Justice Coalition, Reclaim the City, the District Six Working Committee and Ndifuna Ukwazi will march to demand that they take bold steps to break with the past and advance the human rights of residents in this city struggling to access land, security of tenure and decent housing. 2018…
On 14 and 15 June 2017, activists from the Social Justice Coalition (SJC) will appear in the Western Cape High Court to challenge a law that has helped to criminalise protest. This case is a vital legal intervention for the right to protest in South Africa – a right that is increasingly under threat. About…