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Defend Truth

Edwin Cameron

Justice Edwin Cameron is a Constitutional Court judge, an activist and a founder of the Aids Law Project, the predecessor of SECTION27

Email: [email protected]

Sex workers and moral stigmatisation — where criminal law has no place

Maverick Citizen, Maverick News

Sex workers and moral stigmatisation — where criminal law has no place

by: Edwin Cameron

Prisons watchdog needs sharper teeth to demonstrate effectiveness and commitment

Maverick Citizen, Maverick News

Prisons watchdog needs sharper teeth to demonstrate effectiveness and commitment

by: Edwin Cameron

After 40 years of AIDS, equality remains central to quelling a still-potent epidemic

South Africa, Maverick Citizen

After 40 years of AIDS, equality remains central to quelling a still-potent epidemic

by: Edwin Cameron

South Africa's prisons are crowded with ‘lifers’, at great cost to our economy and even human rights

South Africa, Maverick Citizen

South Africa's prisons are crowded with ‘lifers’, at great cost to our economy and even human rights

by: Edwin Cameron

Covid-19: Why we need to vaccinate prisoners now

South Africa, Maverick Citizen, COVID-19

Covid-19: Why we need to vaccinate prisoners now

by: Edwin Cameron

O brother, where art thou? South Africa’s xenophobic violence and fear of the Other

South Africa, Maverick Citizen, DM168

O brother, where art thou? South Africa’s xenophobic violence and fear of the Other

by: Edwin Cameron

Violence in prisons is increasing, and the prisons watchdog needs more power to stop it

South Africa

Violence in prisons is increasing, and the prisons watchdog needs more power to stop it

by: Edwin Cameron

Enemies of the nation: How the ‘war on drugs’ has failed South Africa

South Africa, Maverick Citizen

Enemies of the nation: How the ‘war on drugs’ has failed South Africa

by: Edwin Cameron

Warren Goldstein misses opportunity to bring light and healing to fraught issue of Israel/Palestine

South Africa

Warren Goldstein misses opportunity to bring light and healing to fraught issue of Israel/Palestine

by: Edwin Cameron

Covid-19 and the perils of over-incarceration

South Africa, Maverick Citizen, COVID-19

Covid-19 and the perils of over-incarceration

by: Edwin Cameron

Our prisons are failing – they need to become correctional facilities

South Africa

Our prisons are failing – they need to become correctional facilities

by: Edwin Cameron

How we internalise stigma and shame

South Africa

How we internalise stigma and shame

by: Edwin Cameron