Press releases

  Press Statement 16 February 2021: for immediate release THE RE-OPENING OF THE INQUEST INTO THE DEATH OF BAYEMPINI MZIZI The Foundation for Human Rights (“the Foundation”) and Mr Mfihelwa

In October 2017, Judge Billy Mothle handed down a historic judgment in which he overturned the finding of Magistrate de Villiers that Ahmed Timol had committed suicide and no one

It is with sadness that the Foundation of Human Rights (FHR) learnt of the passing away of yet another anti-apartheid struggle stalwart and human rights lawyer Priscilla Jana who, together

              Foundation for Human Rights and Cliffe Dekker Hofmeyr Press Statement 7 October 2020: for immediate release Lukhanyo Calata prevented from opening a criminal

Did the Truth and Reconciliation Commission’s failure to address socio- economic rights entrench inequality in South Africa?” The Foundation for Human Rights (FHR) will be hosting a virtual webinar on

Today the Foundation for Human Rights mourns with the rest of the country the passing away of Advocate George Bizos. George Bizos became a household name and gained popularity as

The Foundation for Human Rights is deeply saddened by the passing away of Achmat Dangor, a political activist and celebrated author, who used his immense literary skills to expose the