March 2, 2015

The case of Disebo Gift Makau whose naked body was found, strangled with a hosepipe rammed down her throat in August 2014 to be deferred to the Potchefstroom High Court.

The naked body of Disebo Gift Makau, a 24 year-old lesbian was found close to her home in Tshing township

March 2, 2015

In order for the National Intervention Strategy to be strengthened it was found that greater representation of Civil Society Organizations (CSOs) on the National Task Team (NTT) was necessary. Since the CSOs had a better grasp of the challenges found in their respective provinces they could therefore meaningfully address

April 29, 2015

The Deputy Minister of Justice and Constitutional Development, The Hon John Jeffery, MP, addressed the 3rd LGBTI National Task Team Meeting, Burgers Park Hotel, Pretoria on 9 April 2015

June 18, 2015 /

The Rapid Response Task Team continues to work tirelessly to guarantee that victims of gender-orientation based violations are successfully able to access the justice system. Through coordination, the Department of Justice and Constitutional Development (DOJ & CD), the Foundation for Human Rights (FHR), the South African Police Services (SAPS) the

Novemver 13, 2015

On the 1st of October 2015, the Minister of Justice and Correctional Services Mr. Tshililo M. Masutha hosted the 2nd Annual Service of Excellence Awards ceremony at the Premier Hotel in Kempton Park. This ceremony is held by the department for the purposes of acknowledging and recognizing excellence amongst individuals

July 18, 2017 /  FHR

ON PRACTICAL SOLUTIONS ON ENDING VIOLENCE AND DISCRIMINATION AGAINST PERSONS BASED ON SEXUAL ORIENTATION AND GENDER IDENTITY AND EXPRESSION

We, the people from National Human Rights Institutions, civil society organisations and collectives from across the African continent, having assembled and engaged in dialogue at the First Regional African