The right to speak out against injustice without fear of reprisal is under threat in South Africa. Right2Protest is a relatively new organization, founded to defend and advance the rights of peaceful protesters there. Recently, Stanley Malematja, Right2Protest’s attorney, spoke to the Open Society Foundations’ Human Rights Initiative’s Sharan Srinivas about his […]
Statement: The Right2Protest Project and R2K KZN condemn KZN’s war on protests
We condemn the “war on protest” issued by KZN MEC for Community Safety Mxolisi Kaunda on Tuesday, 24 July 2018. The MEC has further suggested that the provincial government will not be visiting communities that are initiating protest action to express their grievances. The remarks by the MEC are disheartening […]
Joint Press Statement: #Remember Fees Must Fall
Remember #FeesMustFall and Free the Fallists In commemoration of Youth Day 2018, a collective of civil society organisations and activists have come together to launch a campaign aimed at highlighting the plight of #FeesMustFall activists whose lives have been adversely affected by their involvement in the protests that […]
What to do when a protester is arrested
“A protester has been arrested and needs legal assistance!” When asking for legal assistance, this is the information you need: How many people have been arrested? What are their names? (Very important!) Where are they? (What police station) What have they been charged with? Phone number of someone who […]