SLSJ CONDEMNS POLICE BRUTALITY
Mar 19, 2013 Comments Off Andrea23Students for Law and Social Justice (SLSJ), a national students organisation which believes in the supremacy of the constitution and the rule of law, strongly condemns the recent abuse of police power involving the torture and murder of Mido Macia by South African police officers. This flagrant abuse of police power violates the South African Constitution ...
Continue ReadingSLSJ HONOURS A SOUTH AFRICAN HERO: CJ CHASKALSON
Feb 5, 2013 Comments Off Andrea23Students for Law and Social Justice (SLSJ) is saddened at learning of the passing of the man described by President Mbeki as a “giant among the architects of our democracy,” the former President of the Constitutional Court and former Chief Justice, Arthur Chaskalson on December 1, 2012. Over the years, SLSJ has been honoured to have ...
Continue ReadingPETITION FOR LABELLING OF GOODS
Feb 4, 2013 Comments Off Andrea23The South African government, through the Minister of Trade and Industry, Rob Davies, has taken the decision to impose strict labelling conditions on goods purported to have originate from Israel. To date, the practice of Israeli authorities has been to place ‘Made in Israel’ labels on goods manufactured in occupied territories. Said practice has allowed ...
Continue ReadingANC’S MP HOLOMISA’S STATEMENT ON GAYS AND LESBIANS
Aug 28, 2012 No Comments ›› Andrea23MP Patekile Holomisa made a recent statement that “the majority of South Africans do not promote or protect the rights of gays and lesbians .” The statement has raised much controversy and the ANC has distanced itself from these views and believes that any law which denies the people their right to their sexual orientation ...
Continue ReadingPress Release: The SLSJ welcomes the call by CASAC to establish an anti-corruption agency
Mar 31, 2011 No Comments ›› DavidThe South African Constitution envisages a society based on equality, human dignity and freedom. Certain conditions are necessary for this ideal society to be realised and one such condition is the ethical exercise of power in both the public and the private sphere. Various legislative measures are in place to ensure this ethical exercise of ...
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