The bill will seek to legislate issues related to electronic delivery systems and issues relating to a ban on indoor public areas. The Ministry of Health says a new tobacco products control amendment law is on its way, this as the country joins the global community in celebrating “World No[…]
As South Africa marks 20 years since the Constitution, VOC will on Wednesday launch a special series called Constitution Matters. The series aims to make South African citizens understand how the Constitution can be used to fight for social justice and to educate citizens on their rights and responsibilities. This[…]
Amnesty International has urged Denmark’s parliament to reject proposed changes to the country’s laws on refugees that it says would “have a devastating impact on vulnerable people” and may violate international human rights laws. In a statement on Thursday, the UK-based rights group said the reforms would see the Danish[…]
An Israeli ministerial committee has approved a law sharply criticised by human rights groups as it would allow the imprisonment of Palestinian children as young as 12. Authorised by Israel’s Ministerial Committee for Legislation on Sunday, the bill could enable Israel to impose jail terms for children aged 12 years[…]
A newly adopted bill could afford children under the age of 18 the right to freely engage in sexual activity without fear of prosecution. The controversial bill, recently adopted by the Portfolio committee on Justice and Correctional services, has provisions that may allow for consensual sex between those not of[…]
If the State’s appeal against the High Court in Pretoria’s ruling allowing a terminally ill cancer patient to commit suicide with a doctor’s help fails, Parliament will have to change legislation to accommodate this, an advocate said on Thursday. If the Supreme Court of Appeal says the ruling by Judge[…]
The North Gauteng High Court on Tuesday granted an urgent application against all major media groups in South Africa to protect the identity of a Cape Town girl who was kidnapped at birth. Judge Eberhard Bertelsmann granted an urgent order in the North Gauteng High Court in Pretoria to the[…]
A law professor from the University of the Western Cape’s Community Law Centre says a Boland town’s Community Policing Forum (CPF) forcing workers to apply for a so-called ‘green card’ is discriminatory and should be challenged. This comes after news reports this week that Worcester’s CPF is forcing workers in[…]
While South Africa is said to be facing a growing human trafficking problem, figures on the extent of this phenomenon remains lacking. According to recent findings, South Africa ranks among the 10 countries in Africa where human trafficking is worst, with 100 000 people reportedly being trafficked in the country[…]
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