by FOR SA | Oct 23, 2019 | Blog, Spotlight Highlight Top |
By Freedom of Religion South Africa On 18 September 2019, the Constitutional Court declared the common law defence of reasonable and moderate chastisement to be unconstitutional. This defence has historically assisted parents against a charge of assault of their own...
by FOR SA | Oct 2, 2019 | Blog, Spotlight Highlight Top |
MultimediaLIVE talks to the two opposing parties about the Constitutional Court judgment that any form of physical discipline by a parent is...
by FOR SA | Sep 18, 2019 | Blog, Press Release, Spotlight, Spotlight Highlight Top |
PRESS RELEASE 18 September 2019 For immediate distribution CONCOURT DEALS BLOW TO RELIGIOUS FREEDOM: DECLARES SPANKING UNCONSTITUTIONAL The Constitutional Court this morning handed down a unanimous judgment in the “parental rights” case brought by Freedom of...
by FOR SA | Sep 10, 2019 | Blog, Spotlight Highlight Top |
Adv Nadene Badenhorst, Legal Counsel of Freedom of Religion South Africa Honourable Chair, Programme Director and esteemed members of AfriPAHR. Thank you for the opportunity to, for a few minutes, address you on the work of Freedom of Religion South Africa (FOR SA), a...
by FOR SA | Aug 30, 2019 | Blog, Spotlight Highlight Top
By Michael Swain, Executive Director of FOR SA Freedom of conscience and belief is one of the most important human rights granted to every South African citizen by our Constitution, and is a central pillar of any healthy democracy. However, some who oppose...
by FOR SA | Aug 14, 2019 | Blog, Press Release, Spotlight Highlight Top |
PRESS RELEASE 14 August 2019 For immediate distribution Department shocks with “borderline porn” in reading campaign The Department of Basic Education (DBE) is having to put out fires again after it came to light that a recent Twitter campaign to promote...
