📢Press Statement: Lawyers for Human Rights joined Kopanang Africa Against Xenophobia in solidarity during the march held in Johannesburg on 18 April 2026📢

📢 Press Statement | Lawyers for Human Rights Launches Report Exposing Corruption in South Africa’s Asylum System 📢

This goes beyond administrative failure. It exposes a deeply entrenched injustice that calls for urgent accountability and meaningful reform!

Lawyers for Human Rights (LHR), celebrates these appointments. As South Africa honours the 70th anniversary of the 1956 Women’s March, these appointments represent a pivotal milestone in our constitutional history.

Read here: shorturl.at/tcdkm

🚨URGENT: MELGISEDEK RESIDENTS FACE EVICTION AS LHR HEADS TO COURT TODAY🚨

Almost 600 residents (Including Women and Children) are facing eviction from the Melgisedek building in Pretoria by City of Tshwane.

Official post here: linkedin.com/feed/update/ur…

📢LHR welcomes Kayan Leung as Deputy Director, effective 1 April 2026.📢

This marks a historic moment as LHR ushers in its first all-female executive leadership team, grounded in feminist leadership and a continued commitment to justice!✊🏿

Official Statement here : lnkd.in/dyJCV6Es

📢 IMPORTANT NOTICE 📢

Please note that our offices will be closed from 3 April to 6 April in observance of Easter and Family Day. We will reopen on 7 April 2026!

We wish you a safe and peaceful long weekend, and thank you for your continued support in advancing human rights! ✊🏿

📣Human Rights Festival is upon us📣

Want to know what happened at Stilfontein?

We are excited to announce our first workshop, an immersive multimedia experience unpacking what unfolded in Stilfontein.

🗓 26 March
⏰ 10h00 to 11h30
📍 Dignity Room, Constitutional Hill

📢International Day of Solidarity with Detained and Missing Staff Members 📢

Today, we stand in solidarity with humanitarian workers, human rights defenders and staff members who have been detained, disappeared, or silenced in the course of their work in defending Human Dignity!✊🏿

Yesterday marked the International Day for the Right to the Truth concerning Gross Human Rights Violations and for the Dignity of Victims.

Today, we share our Right to Health Know your Rights Material as a reminder that access to healthcare is a right, not a favour.

Download: shorturl.at/bhPUR

📢Community Dialogue on Documentation📢

Last week, LHR joined migrants, refugees, and community partners in Johannesburg for an important conversation on the barriers many face when trying to obtain documents.

Without documentation, people are locked out of society, including access to basic rights!

📢Commemorating World Water Day📢

On this World Water Day, we highlight how women and girls continue to carry the burden of water insecurity through time poverty, restricted access to education and economic opportunities, and increased risk.

Water justice must include Gender justice!✊🏿

📢 Commemorating Human Rights Day📢

Today, we commemorate Human Rights Day by remembering the Sharpeville Massacre. As we mark 30 years of constitutional democracy in South Africa, we recognize that Human Rights Day calls for more than just remembrance!

🔔 A quick reminder that today is our Mental Health Day🔔

Our offices are closed as we take time to rest and care for our own wellbeing✨

We will be back on Monday, 23 March.

Thank you for your understanding!

📣“They will end up dying underground.”📣

Our ERP team time and again went to court on behalf of these workers trapped underground, seeking urgent relief and accountability while the situation deteriorated!

Read the investigation: lnkd.in/d36XceSE by @aljazeeraenglish.bsky.social ✊🏾

📢 In this article by Rekord, Louise du Plessis, Head of Land, Housing and Property Programme, reflects on concerns around the proposed relocation arrangements for the residents.

Read more here: www.citizen.co.za/rekord/news-...

In this Op-Ed published by the Daily Maverick, Mpho Makhubela, our Comms Officer, reflects on what it means when the state turns to the military to confront everyday crime.

Read more here: www.dailymaverick.co.za/opinionista/...

📢 “As long as women’s rights to land and housing remain insecure, the promise of equality in South Africa will remain incomplete.”

In this article, Louise du Plessis, reflects on how gaps in land reform continue to expose women to housing insecurity.
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Read more here : shorturl.at/y7fVy

📣On 10 March, LHR hosted a workshop on Activism & Movement Building at the University of Pretoria.

Organisers, social workers, academics & community practitioners explored the foundations of activism, reflected on their “why”, and strengthened skills to build impactful social justice movements ✊🏿

📢 International Day of Women Judges📢,

We honour Judges whose courage, intellect and commitment to justice helped shape constitutional and human rights law in South Africa and beyond!

LHR honours their leadership and the enduring contribution they have made to justice and human dignity!✊🏿

📢‼️FINAL CALL FOR APPLICATIONS‼️📢

On 16 Feb, the #NotFitForPurpose campaign convened civil society in Mokopane, Limpopo to confront failures in the National Council on GBVF.

The call was clear - South Africa needs an independent Council led by civil society and grounded in the realities of those most affected by GBVF!

📢 On this International Women’s Day, Lawyers for Human Rights honours the women who continue to advance justice and push for gender equality! ✊🏽✨

In particular, we recognise Louise du Plessis for her work strengthening women’s land, housing and property rights in South Africa!✊🏽 ✨

On 17 Feb 2026, LHR and Webber Wentzel appeared before the SCA representing five respondents in an appeal by the Minister of Justice and Correctional Services of South Africa!✊🏾

Read our joint press statement here: www.lhr.org.za/lhr-news/joi...

📢 ✊🏿On 4 March, LHR in collaboration with the Orange Farm Human Rights Advice Office and Theta FM Radio, hosted a pop up law clinic in Evaton Township📢

We served residents of the Emfuleni Local Municipality who purchased properties from the municipality but have still not received the title deeds!

📢To all Candidate Attorneys and board exam candidates📢

Lawyers for Human Rights wishes you every success!✨

May your knowledge and integrity strengthen justice, your dedication shape the rights and dignity of tomorrow, and your work reflect courage, fairness, and the principles of justice!✊🏿 ⚖️

📣 🔔A gentle reminder that today we are observing our Mental Health Day🔔

Our offices are closed as we take intentional time to rest and reset! ☘️

We will attend to all messages once we resume on 2 March 2026.

Thank you for your understanding!

📢 LHR at the Marginalised and Affected Communities Summit

On 11 Feb, our ERP team joined the MAC Summit.
Phyllia Ngoatje highlighted that SA’s critical minerals strategy must protect communities & the environment. Consent, accountability & participation are key for a just transition ✊🏾

📢 LHR at the Free State Centre for Human Rights Conference

On 20 Feb, our colleagues presented on litigating municipal failure at UFS.

We challenged eviction as a solution to homelessness, called for accountability under SPLUMA, and addressed the ongoing crisis of apartheid urban housing!✊🏾

Two days. One team. One shared purpose!

📢We have officially concluded our Annual Strategic Planning Session. We return to our work clearer, sharper, and more intentional about advancing justice and protecting the rights of the most vulnerable and marginalized communities!✊🏾

📢 🔴 IMPORTANT ANNOUNCEMENT🔴📢

Please note that our Law Clinics will be closed on Mon, 23rd, and Tue, 24th of Feb 2026, as we will be hosting our Annual Strategic Planning Sessions.

During this time, consultations will not be available!

We will resume consultations on 2 and 3 March 2026!