Joint Press Statement: Women’s Legal Centre, Sexual and Reproductive Justice Coalition of South Africa and Legal Resources Centre Safeguarding access to safe and legal abortions – Judgment handed down in the matter of Voice of the Unborn Baby NPC and another v Minister of Home Affairs and another ________________________________________________________________________________________ For release: 01 April 2021 On […]
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Abortion Provider Appreciation Day 2021
On Abortion Provider Appreciation Day, 10 March 2021, the SRJC, in collaboration with its members, hosted a webinar to celebrate and honour the work of our abortion providers across the country. Key issues that emerged during the event included the extent to which abortion providers still face stigma in their places of work, from their […]
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Challenging stigma in the workplace – CTOP services as comprehensive nursing care
Authored by Christy Alves Nascimento (SRJC) and Makwena Cecilia Lamola (MSF) This piece of writing is a collaboration between Médecins Sans Frontiers (MSF) Southern Africa and the Sexual and Reproductive Justice Coalition (SRJC). Abortion Provider Appreciation Day (10 March) is one of the most important dates on the sexual and reproductive justice calendar globally. This […]
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Co-production of research with sex workers as a political act
‘[Researchers] cannot deliver solutions to the problems of the oppressed but can assist people in the process of achieving the changes that they seek. Community partners and marginal communities are experts of their own lives and are most knowledgeable about the challenges they face and the aspects of their daily lives that need to change.’ […]
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Sign the petition: Protect Trans Kids
Sign the petition directed to the Health Professionals Council of South Africa (HPCSA) regarding a poorly qualified University of Cape Town (UCT) doctor advising on gender identity and sexual orientation in public schools in a harmful and discriminatory manner. Mental health professionals should advocate against discrimination and support children’s wellbeing by following recognised best practices […]
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Vacancy: Interim Project Manager – Deadline to apply: 16 November 2020
DEADLINE EXTENDED TO 16 NOVEMBER 2020 The SRJC seeks appoint a Interim Project Manager to oversee networking, research and advocacy activities. This position will be based in Cape Town, South Africa. This is a fixed term 6-month contract position with a three months’ probation period. For more information and how to apply, please access the […]
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Manual: Health workers attending to counter normative sexual orientations and gender identities
This training manual is directed towards enabling health workers to become sensitive in relation to LGBTI issues and to control what they can in providing for a more LGBTI friendly environment. Health services are orientated towards a heteronormative society and have been blind towards the needs of people who have sexual identities which fit into […]
See MoreRequest for sign-on: HRC45 Joint civil society statement on abortion
In support of the upcoming International Safe Abortion Day on 28 September, the Sexual Rights Initiative, the Sexual and Reproductive Justice Coalition, the Center for Reproductive Rights, the Asian-Pacific Resource and Research Centre for Women, the Association for Women’s Rights in Development, CHOICE for Youth and Sexuality, the International Planned Parenthood Federation, Ipas, the International […]
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Do we need the law to provide for a regular clinical medical procedure such as abortion?
Director of SRJC, Marion Stevens, gives an overview of the state of abortion rights in South Africa, and brings into question whether SA abortion law has any relevance given current practices. Abortion has always been legal in South Africa, which may surprise many people. The colonial government introduced Roman Dutch law which allowed abortions to […]
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Letter to the President – Marginalised Populations
Letter to the President – Marginalised Populations President Cyril Ramaphosa His Excellency, President Cyril Ramaphosa, President of the Republic of South Africa Per email: presidentrsa@presidency.gov.za media@presidency.gov.za 18 May 2020 Dear President Ramaphosa RE: DIGNITY, SECURITY OF THE PERSON AND HUMAN RIGHTS OF SEX WORKERS AND QUEER (LGBTQIA+) PERSONS DURING THE COVID 19 EPIDEMIC We would […]
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