Human rights the ultimate winner in court

LAWYERS for Human Rights (LHR) scored major legal victories in two separate cases on behalf of people who have been fighting the various arms of government for years in a bid to simply continue with their lives in the country.

In the first case before the high court in Pretoria, a man born in the country at last obtained citizenship through the court’s intervention.

In the second case, two men who fled their countries of origin because they feared for their lives have now received refugee status – a major relief for them.

In the first matter, LHR assisted Emmanuel Bukweya Ngenani, who only wanted to be recognised as a South African citizen and to receive a South African identity document.

In the second victory, the court awarded refugee status to two people identified only as JN and KHG, for safety reasons.