Rentia Muller, a Legal Aid South Africa civil legal practitioner based in Aliwal North, sits with the daunting task of finalising about 75 matters of undocumented children from Aliwal North, Sterkspruit and surrounding areas. These children, born in South Africa to Lesotho mothers and South African fathers and vice versa, hold birth registration documents from neither country. This phenomenon is known as statelessness. The Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees … [Read more...] about Legal Aid SA joins the call to end child statelessness in South Africa
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Lawyer helps homeless man with basic necessities while he waits for identity document
Shortly before Mandela Day (18 July 2016), the Port Elizabeth Justice Centre of Legal South Africa, was approached by Mr Sotomela (right on the photo), a homeless man, seeking assistance in his battle to obtain a South African identification document from the Department of Home Affairs. Sotomela resorted to seeking legal intervention as the anguish of being unable to exercise his rights and access the benefits that come with citizenship such as finding employment, registering to vote, accessing … [Read more...] about Lawyer helps homeless man with basic necessities while he waits for identity document
