THE CONTEXT
In terms of socio-economic circumstances, South Africa currently stands as one of the most unequal countries in the world, particularly since the gap between the annual average household incomes of African-headed households and their White counterparts remains shockingly big.
According to SAHRC (2016), although poverty has decreased since 2009, it has increased from 2011 to 2015, and still affects the Black majority disproportionately. Structural race-based inequality thus persists, whereas discrimination likewise continues, with a surge of racist incidents at schools and on social media being evident in recent years. Although legislation criminalising hate crimes is welcome, it must be asked whether the operationalisation of the promotional aspects of PEPUDA may hold comparative advantages for the cultivation of social cohesion in a country that remains divided by, amongst other things, income, wealth and race.
OUR STORY
Right The Law is a social, non-profit and crowdfunding initiative that is inspired by The National Association for the Advancement of Coloured People (NAACP) — a civil rights organisation in the United States, formed in 1909 as a bi-racial endeavour to advance justice for African Americans. Right The Law aims to champion and protect the rights of black South Africans.
Our goal is to ultimately ensure a country where black South Africans have equal rights and can express their culture and their constitutional rights, without discrimination.
Right The Law is a civil rights movement designed to confront the impact of the current biased, political realities facing black South Africans. The initiative will aim to influence social narratives while working with interested groups to lobby and litigate for sustainable laws through which black South Africans can preserve their human rights as equal members of the South African community.