Cases

• Potgieter v British Airways
  Potgieter woke on board a BA flight from Cape Town to London and turned to kiss his gay life partner good morning. Little did he realise it woud have led to him spending three days in jail, paying a £4000 fine, and losing over R1 000 000 in income.

• De Jager v Department of Health and Others
  This case involved an exploration of the sexaul identity and reproductive rights of young women with mental and physical disabilities.

• Collaboration with MAIN (Malawian Aids Information Network)
  Helen Fernand was asked to give input into an expert opinion on behalf of a Malawian male living in the UK with his positive child, who was under threat of being deported out of the UK. He needed to stay in the UK to receive treatment. The opinion helped change the law in the UK as the Court accepted, firstly, that lack of affordable treatment in the applicant's country of citizenship was a reason to grant an extension to the residency VISA and also it was the first time human rights issues, relating to stigma and discrimination, had been properly addressed by UK courts. We won the case!
• Equality Courts

  Think you might have a case that could be heard by the Equality Courts? See our simple guide to lead you thru the early process.

If you would like further details, or would like THU to help research your human rihgts cases, please contact Helen Fernand on:

helen@thru.org.za

by telephone or fax on:

+27 (0)21 422 3841

or by post at:

transformative human rights unit
(thru)
P O Box 15896
Vlaeberg 8018
Cape Town
Republic of South Africa

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