Sexual harassment complaint 06/11/2018 A complaint of sexual harassment has been made to the Wits Gender Equity Office by someone in the Wits community against a staff member at CALS
CALS turns 40 29/10/2018 To celebrate our 40th birthday, CALS is hosting an open sympsoium on 1 November at the Chalsty Centre themed 'Reflecting on the past and dreaming of the future'
Book launch: John Dugard's "Confronting Apartheid" 03/10/2018 CALS is partnering with Jacana Media to host the launch of Prof John Dugard’s memoirs "Confronting Apartheid" in conversation with Justice Edwin Cameron.
Supreme Court of Appeal rules social grants must be protected 28/09/2018 CALS and Black Sash note SCA ruling that it is up to government to protect social grants from predatory marketing practices and unlawful deductions
Con Court holds Minister Dlamini personally liable for social grants crisis 27/09/2018 CALS and Black Sash welcome today's Con Court judgment ordering Minister Dlamini to pay a portion of legal costs resulting from last year's social grants crisis
CALS and community networks weigh in on draft Mining Charter 31/08/2018 CALS and three of SA’s largest mining community networks MACUA, WAMUA and MEJCON-SA comment on the 2018 draft Mining Charter
Panel discussion and launch of report on activist victimisation 31/08/2018 As part of this year's Public Interest Law Gathering, CALS will be hosting a panel and launching our report on activist victimisation
CALS and Black Sash note latest Con Court judgment in SASSA case 30/08/2018 Today's judgment provides reasons the Court granted an extension of the CPS contract and awards costs against SASSA and its CEO in her official capacity
CALS to argue in Con Court that SADC changes require public participation 29/08/2018 CALS & the LRC will appear in the Con Court tomorrow to highlight the importance of public consultation by the state when entering into international agreements
Civil society partners with DIRCO to host indaba on UN Binding Treaty 16/08/2018 CALS, ActionAid and Laywers for Human Rights are partnering with DIRCO to host a discussion on the proposed UN Binding Treaty from 21 August in Johannesburg
CALS and Black Sash back in court to ensure social grant beneficiaries protected 15/08/2018 CALS will be in the Supreme Court of Appeal on 16 and 17 August to ensure social grant beneficiaries are protected from unauthorised and unlawful deductions
Joint statement condemning attacks on civil society organisations and activists 19/07/2018 Over 90 organisations come together to condemn physical and verbal attacks on environmental justice activists in South Africa
CALS and TBF welcome Con Court judgment 14/06/2018 Teddy Bear Foundation and CALS welcome Constitutional Court judgment confirming time limits for prosecuting sexual offences unconstitutional
Update: Blow to apartheid's banks 07/06/2018 UN Independent Expert supports complaint by CALS and Open Secrets against European banks complicit in defying UN arms sanctions during apartheid
Land colloquium 29/05/2018 CALS and the South African Journal on Human Rights are hosting a day long colloquium entitled 'Land and property in a contested terrain' on 2 July 2018
Former CALS Director appointed NRF SARChI Chair 18/05/2018 Prof Cathi Albertyn has been awarded the NRF SARChI Research Chair in Equality, Law and Social Justice
BHRRC is recruiting 04/05/2018 The Business and Human Rights Resource Centre is looking for a new Researcher and Representative for Southern and Anglophone West Africa
Holding Apartheid's Banks to Account 18/04/2018 Open Secrets and CALS go to Europe to demand accountability for the international banks that financed apartheid
Jacqueline Moudeïna nominated for Robert F Kennedy Award 31/03/2018 CALS nominates lawyer responsible for bringing dictator Hissène Habré to justice for crimes against humanity for the Robert F Kennedy Human Rights Award
Communities again excluded from Mining Charter discussions despite court order 19/03/2018 Despite a court order declaring mining affected communities are core stakeholders, they were again left out of Mining Charter talks this weekend
Judge to hear closing arguments in SASSA Inquiry 16/03/2018 Closing arguments in the Constitutional Court mandated inquiry into the former Minister of Social Development’s personal liability will be heard on 19 March
SASSA Back in the Constitutional Court One Year Later 05/03/2018 It has been nearly a year since CALS and Black Sash approached the Constitutional Court to avoid a national crisis in the social grants system
Victory in High Court Case On SADC Tribunal 05/03/2018 The High Court has ruled that the Presidency acted unconstitutionally in supporting a resolution to suspend the SADC Tribunal
CALS to present evidence on intimidation of human rights defenders 22/02/2018 CALS has been admitted as a ‘friend of the court’ in a defamation case brought by Mineral Sands Resources in an attempt to silence and threaten activists
Victory for mining affected communities 19/02/2018 The Pretoria High Court has today recognised mining affected communities as core stakeholders who must be consulted on Mining Charter
Urgent Mining Charter update 18/02/2018 Communities informed Minister of Mineral Resources and Chamber of Mines seek to postpone Mining Charter challenge
Challenge to the Mining Charter to be heard next week 16/02/2018 The Pretoria High Court is set to hear arguments on the Mining Charter from mining community networks from 19 – 21 February
Alternative Mining Indaba - Mining Charter discussion 02/02/2018 CALS is hosting a side panel at this year's Alternative Mining Indaba on our intervention in the Mining Charter review on behalf of mining community networks
CALS to argue SADC changes require public consultation 02/02/2018 CALS will appear in the High Court next week arguing that the Presidency cannot bind South Africa to international treaties without first consulting the public
Minister Dlamini to appear before inquiry to account for social grant debacle 19/01/2018 The Constitutional Court mandated enquiry into the Minister of Social Developments’ personal liability is set to take place from 22 - 26 January in Midrand
World Bank to investigate complaint on Lonmin's social and environmental impacts 07/12/2017 The Compliance Advisor Ombudsman will investigate a complaint by the women of Marikana on Lonmin’s failure to comply with its social and labour plans
Vacancy at ACCA 05/12/2017 The African Coalition for Corporate Accountability is recruiting for a project co-ordinator
Victory for shelter residents 01/12/2017 Constitutional Court declares City of Johannesburg shelter rules unconstitutional
Independent report disputes CPS disclosed full extent of profit 19/11/2017 CPS financial statement submitted to the Constitutional Court, audited by KPMG, has not provided enough information to determine how much the company benefited
Victory for mining community networks 14/11/2017 High Court rules community networks must be joined to Mining Charter review and Chamber of Mines must pay costs for opposing their application
Community participation in Mining Charter Review opposed by Chamber of Mines 13/11/2017 The Chamber of Mines complains the Mining Charter was developed without meaningful consultation, yet opposes community networks joining its review
City of Johannesburg fails to provide services in Zondi 07/11/2017 Owners of properties in Soweto are charged rates and taxes though their stands are not connected to basic services and they are unable to occupy their own land
Mining company threatens environmental activists 02/11/2017 Mineral Sands Resources uses ‘defamation’ case in an attempt to intimidate and silence human rights defenders
People's Tribunal on Economic Crime postponed 26/10/2017 The first hearings on the arms trade will take place from 3-7 February 2018 and Justice Zak Yacoob and Yasmin Sooka will form part of the panel of adjudicators
Mining Community Networks Apply to Join Mining Charter Case 24/10/2017 Mining communities demand meaningful engagement on the systems intended to benefit them
Call for abstracts: CALS/SAJHR Colloquium on Land and Property 17/10/2017 CALS and the South African Journal on Human Rights will convene a Colloquium on ‘Land and Property in a Contested Terrain’ in July 2018
Dereliction of duties: how the constitutional right of access to information is being undermined 27/09/2017
Call for Evidence for People's Tribunal on Economic Crime 19/09/2017 Constitutional Hill, Johannesburg First Hearings: 8-12 November 2017
CALS contributes to Amnesty International publication 05/09/2017 CALS Deputy Director Lisa Chamberlain adds to publication on accessing remedies for corporate human rights abuses
Lawyers against Abuse is recruting 29/08/2017 LvA seeks to appoint an Attorney on a full-time basis, based in Diepsloot, Johannesburg
BHRRC is recruiting 21/08/2017 Business and Human Rights Resource Centre is seeking a Programme Manager for its Corporate Legal Accountability work
CALS and Black Sash welcome Con Court order on social grant enquiry 04/08/2017 Con Court orders Justice Bernard Ngoepe to be appointed as referee in case against SASSA
Call to end gross human rights violations in Sudan 25/07/2017 Call by Human Rights Organisations for Urgent Intervention by the South African government to stop gross human rights violations in the Republic of South Sudan
200 Young South Africans 30/06/2017 CALS is very proud to announce that Nomonde Nyembe has been listed as one of the Mail & Guardian's 200 Young South Africans for 2017
Victory for Community Activist Victimised by Mine 28/06/2017 Court overturns cost order sought against community activist by West Coast Resources
Government should support UN resolutions on women and children 22/06/2017 Civil society calls on government to support resolutions to address violence against women & to end child marriage currently before the UN Human Rights Council
CALS welcomes release of Mining Charter 19/06/2017 New Mining Charter incorporates transformative changes from CALS reports
Teddy Bear Foundation and CALS Welcome Judgment In Sidney Frankel case 19/06/2017 Court finds prescription periods for prosecuting any sexual offences invalid
Latest judgment in social grants case 15/06/2017 Con Court orders that Minister Dlamini be joined to social grants case in personal capacity
Teddy Bear Foundation and CALS Enter Sidney Frankel Sexual Assault Case 18/05/2017 Court to hear argument on prescription periods for prosecuting sexual assault
PILG Save the Date 03/05/2017 Save the date for this year's Public Interest Law Gathering from 24 - 26 July 2017 at the University of the Western Cape
Black Sash takes SASSA to Constitutional Court over grants 28/02/2017 The Black Sash Trust, represented by the Centre for Applied Legal Studies, launches Constitutional Court application against SASSA to protect social grants
Shelter case to be heard in the Constitutional Court 15/02/2017 CALS challenges the gendered impact of City of Johannesburg shelter rules
Mining charter challenged 06/02/2017 Legal challenge to the transformative aspirations of the Mining Charter continues
Community activist victimised by mine 03/02/2017 West Coast Resources seeks cost order to silence community activist
Open letter to Ministers Nkoana-Mashabane and Masutha 11/11/2016 A call to uphold constitutional commitments and to vote against the resolution to suspend the work of UN expert on sexual orientation and gender identity
The New Way Forward for BRICS Bank 25/07/2016 Groups call for openness and commitment to sustainability
Register for Public Interest Law Gathering 18/07/2016 A Coming Together of Public Interest Law Practitioners in South Africa
Public Interest Law Gathering 2016 29/06/2016 A Coming Together of Public Interest Law Practitioners in South Africa
Solidarity with #BopheloHouse94 and the right to protest 20/06/2016 Statement of support by the Right2Know Campaign
Tshisimani is recruiting 27/05/2016 The Tshisimani Centre for Activist Education is keen to support the development and offering from 2017 of a programme for lawyers involved in social justice law
Victory for Freedom Park Community 16/03/2016 Court orders Gauteng MEC for Housing to provide policies on RDP housing allocation.
Vacancy at Wits Justice Project 12/11/2015 Applications for the appointment to the full time position of Project Co-ordinator of the Wits Justice Project (WJP) are now open.
Detention of Hossam Bahgat 10/11/2015 Statement on the detention of Hossam Bahgat by members of the International Network of Civil Liberties Organizations.
Charges against protesters withdrawn 09/11/2015 Charges against 141 protesting workers and students withdrawn.
FeesMustFall Union Buildings March 24/10/2015 Yesterday, CALS – a human rights organisation based at the School of Law at Wits University – marched to the Union Buildings in Pretoria.
Tribute to Gednezar Dladla 21/10/2015 CALS mourns the loss of Mr Gednezar Dladla, who passed away on the morning of 18 October 2015.
National Action Plans 16/10/2015 African and Asian researchers submit final report for UN project on national action plans for business and human rights to the UN Working Group.
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