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FOR SA (Freedom of Religion South Africa) is a legal advocacy organisation working to protect and promote the constitutional right to religious freedom in South Africa. We do this by engaging with government on policies, and making submissions to Parliament on draft legislation, that may negatively impact on religious freedom. We also appear – as a “friend of the court” or principal party – before government commissions and the Courts (including the Constitutional Court) in cases affecting religious freedom. Read more…
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[Audio] CCFM Interview: Lockdown Level 2 – FOR SA’s meeting with Senior Religious Leaders
CCFM talks to FOR SA’s Michael Swain about FOR SA’s meeting with senior religious leaders regarding the response of the faith community to the continuing large shut down of the religious community under Lockdown Level 2’s Regulations.
[Audio] LinkFM Interview: The Draft Regulations to the Films and Publications Act
LinkFM talks to FOR SA’s Michael Swain about what the Films and Publications Act’s Draft Regulations mean for the religious community and churches in South Africa.
The draft films and publications regulations – what does it mean for churches and other religious organisations?
By Adv Nadene Badenhorst, FOR SA Legal Counsel The Minister of Communications and Digital Technologies recently published the draft Films and Publications Amendment Regulations, 2020 for public comment. Various organisations have expressed concern that the Regulations...
CRL focuses on education and law enforcement to curtail religious abuse
By Michael Swain, FOR SA Executive Director On Tuesday 11th August 2020, the CRL Rights Commission (CRL) issued an “urgent media invite” on their Facebook page to a webinar on the phenomena of occults, cult-like churches and true churches, scheduled to take place the...
FOR SA’s letter to Minister 18 Aug 2020
18 August 2020 URGENT, and HIGH PRIORITY Dear Dr Dlamini-Zuma, RE: ALERT LEVEL 2 REGULATIONS, AND THE RELIGIOUS COMMUNITY We refer to our letter to you dated 6 August 2020 (following the Zoom meeting that took place between FOR SA and yourself on 4...
[Audio] LinkFM Interview: Level 2 Lockdown and CRL’s webinar
LinkFM talks to FOR SA’s Michael Swain about Alert Level 2 Lockdown and what it means for the religious sector, and the CRL’s webinar on “cult-like” churches.
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Report back on FOR SA’s participation in the President’s meeting with interfaith leaders Wednesday, 2nd September 2020
By Michael Swain, FOR SA Executive Director On Wednesday 2nd September, FOR SA had the privilege of speaking at the Zoom meeting convened by President Cyril Ramaphosa. The meeting was attended by 61 participants and lasted over two hours, with senior...
FOR SA’s letter to Minister 6 Aug 2020
FOR SA’s LETTER TO MINISTER DLAMINI-ZUMA FOLLOWING OUR MEETING ON 4 AUGUST 2020 *Note: Following various requests for engagement with Government, FOR SA was invited to a high-level meeting with COGTA Minister Nkosozana Dlamini-Zuma, the COGTA Deputy Ministers and...
FOR SA’s meeting with Minister on 4 Aug 2020
FOR SA’s PRESENTATION TO MINISTER DLAMINI-ZUMA ON 4 AUGUST 2020 *Note: Following various requests for engagement with Government, FOR SA was invited to a high-level meeting with COGTA Minister Nkosozana Dlamini-Zuma, the COGTA Deputy Ministers and other...
‼️In the Constitutional Court yesterday, the Court heard arguments in the case of Jon Qwelane vs SAHRC.
👉This is a very important case that will finally determine the boundary between free speech and hate speech, and specifically whether hurtful speech is hate speech.
Judgment has been reserved.
🎥To watch the video stream, click on the link below.
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