R2K KZN sends an urgent appeal to organisations and individuals who can provide pro bono legal assistance to two UKZN workers and two students who were arrested on Monday for protesting to end employment...
Right2Know together with Privacy International and the Association of Progressive Communicators submitted suggestions for right to privacy-related questions for the consideration of the periodic report of South Africa at Human Rights Committee, 116th Session, 7 –...
This article below was published by : Denied permission to demonstrate closer to parliament, the organisation relocates its protest By Barbara Maregele 11 February 2016 Several motorists hooted in support of a small group of...
R2K is appalled by the City of Cape Town’s decision to deny our right to protest. The City, SAPS and SANDF have shut down parliament and the surrounding areas by not allowing any protest...
No more unchecked spy secrecy – Appoint a watchdog as Inspector-General! In 2016, the saga of the empty watchdog office continues: Parliament’s intelligence committee has denied that President Zuma urged MPs to support Cecil...
The recent #FeesMustFall protests and related actions on various campuses put the right to protest in the national spotlight. Across many different campuses, there were reports of human rights violations, including police brutality, intimidation,...
Delayed reaction and intelligence failure hamper effective police operations 29 November 2015 By: Vanessa Burger In a follow up to last Wednesday’s tipoff regarding the Glebelands renegade cop’s reported delivery of firearms to a...
Service delivery is suspended as residents are fenced in 29 November 2015 By: Vanessa Burger Just over a fortnight ago the MEC for Community Safety and Liaison, Willies Mchunu, washed his hands of the Glebelands...
The Glebelands terror campaign continues… 25 November 2015 By: Vanessa Burger Glebelands thugs, now apparently headed by a Block 52 resident who has risen to prominence after the death of the former warlord, have...
We are dismayed at Parliament’s failure to nominate someone to fill the vacant role of Inspector General of Intelligence. The Office of Inspector General of Intelligence is a crucial watchdog against surveillance and abuse...
