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Our Anesu Dera reflects on the important role African states and civil society play in ensuring we have an effective #BindingTreaty that can hold corporations accountable https://t.co/2vXePc4ehE

Read Kirsten Youens' latest piece marking the fifth anniversary of Mam'Fikile Ntshangase's killing: “Those who orchestrated her murder have not been caught. Her case exemplifies the state’s failure to protect those who challenge powerful interests”

Catch our @sheena_swemmer discussing consent in the higher education context at a webinar this Thursday presented by @BcmpWits 📅 30 October 2025 🕕 18:00 – 19:30 📍 MS Teams Find out more and register here: https://t.co/buBPutVYKr

@MediaMattersZA @LHR_SA @SERI_RightsSA @PowerLawAfrica @AriScher @OpenSecretsZA @LRCSouthAfrica @go2uj @UPChildLaw @ilrig @Zwncube Thank you to all the organisers, panelists and participants who have contributed to #PILG2025

@MediaMattersZA @LHR_SA @SERI_RightsSA @PowerLawAfrica @AriScher @OpenSecretsZA @LRCSouthAfrica @go2uj @UPChildLaw Our final plenary session of #PILG2025 is “The People’s Manifesto: A call to action” The panel features Alex van De Heever, Dale McKinley of @ilrig, Ferial Adam, David Dickenson of @LHR_SA, and is facilitated by @Zwncube of @LHR_SA

To make the #BindingTreaty process truly meaningful, we urge that the treaty must work for people and not only for states To achieve a sense of justice for communities facing corporate abuse, the treaty must be inclusive, enforceable and accessible to all

@MediaMattersZA @LHR_SA @SERI_RightsSA @PowerLawAfrica @AriScher @OpenSecretsZA @LRCSouthAfrica “Between desperation & dignity: Safe relinquishment, baby saver boxes and the future of child protection law in South Africa” features Prof Whitney Rosenberg of @go2uj, Dr Pearl Kupe and Karabo Ozah of @UPChildLaw, and is facilitated by Nicola Irving of Norton Rose Fulbright

@MediaMattersZA @LHR_SA @SERI_RightsSA @PowerLawAfrica @AriScher @OpenSecretsZA @LRCSouthAfrica Next up, we have sessions running on asylum seekers and refugees, the right to early childhood development, the limits of legal remedies, and baby saver boxes and the future of child protection law

@MediaMattersZA @LHR_SA @SERI_RightsSA @PowerLawAfrica “Strengthening accountability: Considering the place and potential of anti-corruption litigation” features Advocate Maluleke, @AriScher from @OpenSecretsZA, Claire Rankin from @LRCSouthAfrica, Andrea van Heerden and is facilitated by Rashaad Yusuf Dadoo

@MediaMattersZA @LHR_SA @SERI_RightsSA @PowerLawAfrica Next up, we have parallel sessions on making the law work for the people, re-imagining our cities, anti-corruption litigation and the unfinished business of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission

@MediaMattersZA @LHR_SA @SERI_RightsSA @PowerLawAfrica Thandi Smith from @MediaMattersZA presents their digital security toolkit developed with @PowerLawAfrica Find a copy of the toolkit here: https://t.co/IXdx0d6TIx

We begin with “Safeguarding the Frontlines: Digital Security for Activists and Human Rights Defenders” The session features Thandi Smith of @MediaMattersZA, Wayne Ncube of @LHR_SA, Asenati Tukela of @SERI_RightsSA and is facilitated by Sophie Smit of @PowerLawAfrica

It's Day 2 of this year's Public Interest Law Gathering #PILG2025 Today's programme includes panels on corruption, the unfinished business of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission, refugee rights, early childhood development and the limits of legal remedies

📣✊🏿 Yesterday, LHR joined @CALS_ZA ,@AIDC_RSA, @womensassembly, Peoples Dialogue Zambia & @Fastenaktion_CH at the 11th #BindingTreaty session. We explored the need for a legally binding treaty amid the global rush for critical minerals! Thank you to our panelists✊🏿

@LaurenARoyston @SERI_RightsSA @CentreEnvRights @SAHRCommission @Nomatter_N @PalesaMadi1 @Bowmans_Law @LHR_SA @Deochand_E @LRCSouthAfrica @Official_TUT @sheena_swemmer @Univenofficial @Ms_AmyPWilson @AnimalLawReform A huge thank you to all the panelists and participants who made Day 1 of #PILG2025 so engaging and successful!

@LaurenARoyston @SERI_RightsSA @CentreEnvRights @SAHRCommission @Nomatter_N @PalesaMadi1 @Bowmans_Law @LHR_SA @Deochand_E @LRCSouthAfrica @Official_TUT @sheena_swemmer @Univenofficial @Ms_AmyPWilson @AnimalLawReform Finally, we welcome @Ms_AmyPWilson of @AnimalLawReform discussing the intersection of human rights, animal rights and the natural world Only one species on the planet holds rights, while the law treats all other species as things - which has led to many social justice issues

@LaurenARoyston @SERI_RightsSA @CentreEnvRights @SAHRCommission @Nomatter_N @PalesaMadi1 @Bowmans_Law @LHR_SA @Deochand_E @LRCSouthAfrica @Official_TUT @sheena_swemmer @Univenofficial @Ms_AmyPWilson @AnimalLawReform Tokyo Ndlela from Tokyo Ndlela Attorneys and @AnimalLawReform discusses an under-represented area of factory farming and its impact on the climate crisis and other environmental harms

@LaurenARoyston @SERI_RightsSA @CentreEnvRights @SAHRCommission @Nomatter_N @PalesaMadi1 @Bowmans_Law @LHR_SA @Deochand_E @LRCSouthAfrica @Official_TUT @sheena_swemmer @Univenofficial @Ms_AmyPWilson @AnimalLawReform Next to speak is our @sheena_swemmer discussing her PhD research which focused on the link between animal abuse and domestic violence There is space in our law to develop protections for animals, which in turn helps to protect women and children from violation

@LaurenARoyston @SERI_RightsSA @CentreEnvRights @SAHRCommission @Nomatter_N @PalesaMadi1 @Bowmans_Law @LHR_SA @Deochand_E @LRCSouthAfrica @Official_TUT @sheena_swemmer @Univenofficial @Ms_AmyPWilson @AnimalLawReform Dr Felix Dube joins us virtually, arguing that the way our law sees animals as property to be “used” is an archaic way of thinking that goes against our democratic values

@LaurenARoyston @SERI_RightsSA @CentreEnvRights @SAHRCommission @Nomatter_N @PalesaMadi1 @Bowmans_Law @LHR_SA @Deochand_E @LRCSouthAfrica @Official_TUT “Freedom for all? Building a diverse and inclusive democracy” features our @sheena_swemmer, Dr Felix Dube of @Univenofficial, Tokyo Ndlela and @Ms_AmyPWilson of @AnimalLawReform, and is facilitated by Michaeala Tafani-du Preez