by FOR SA | Sep 24, 2018 | Alert, Blog, Spotlight |
Freedom of religion in South Africa is facing serious challenges and threats in multiple areas. We cannot afford to fold our hands, close our eyes and block our ears – or we will quickly discover that the rights we often take for granted, will be severely...
by FOR SA | Sep 20, 2018 | Alert, Blog, Call to Action, Spotlight |
INFORMATION The call for comments on the (revised) Western Cape Commissioner for Children Bill, is now open with provincial consultations kicking off in the first week of October 2018. (For the Bill, follow the link to our document library and see the Western Cape...
by FOR SA | Sep 19, 2018 | Blog |
By Michael Swain, Executive Director of FOR SA Freedom of Religion South Africa (FOR SA) and the South African Council for Religious Rights and Freedoms (SACRRF) were invited to a meeting with the CRL Rights Commission (CRL) at the end of August 2018. We were given...
by FOR SA | Sep 19, 2018 | Blog |
By FOR SA It appears that “the jury is still out” on whether or not parents have the right to raise their children as they deem fit without the State dictating parenting methods to them. The Constitutional Court has agreed to hear FOR SA’s application for leave to...
by FOR SA | Sep 19, 2018 | Blog |
By FOR SA On Tuesday, 28 August, the Parliamentary Portfolio Committee on Home Affairs adopted a motion of desirability for the Civil Union Amendment Bill as proposed by COPE MP Deidre Carter. The intention of this Bill is to remove the conscientious objection clause...
by FOR SA | Sep 19, 2018 | Blog |
By Adv Nadene Badenhorst, Legal Counsel of FOR SA On 28 August, the Parliamentary Portfolio Committee for Justice and Constitutional Development published the latest version of the controversial Prevention and Combating of Hate Crimes and Hate Speech Bill for public...
