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Nothing strengthens authority so much as silence.

― Leonardo da Vinci

[Statement] Wits Protests and the excessive use of force by police.

by Right2Protest | 2021-03-11 | Statements | 0 Comments

11 March 2021 USE OF DEADLY FORCE AGAINST WITS STUDENT PROTESTERS The Right2Protest Project and its member organisations are horrified by footage circulating of extreme use of force by police...

Statement: The Right2Protest Project and R2K KZN condemn KZN’s war on protests

by Right2Protest | 2018-07-27 | Statements | 0 Comments

We condemn the “war on protest” issued by KZN MEC for Community Safety Mxolisi Kaunda on Tuesday, 24 July 2018. The MEC has further suggested that the provincial government will not be visiting...

Joint Press Statement: #Remember Fees Must Fall

by Right2Protest | 2018-06-25 | Student Protests | 0 Comments

Remember #FeesMustFall and Free the Fallists In commemoration of Youth Day 2018, a collective of civil society organisations...

What to do when a protester is arrested

by Right2Protest | 2017-11-20 | Student Protests | 0 Comments

“A protester has been arrested and needs legal assistance!” When asking for legal assistance, this is the information you need: How many people have been arrested? What are their names? (Very...

How to give notice

by Right2Protest | 2017-10-10 | Student Protests | 0 Comments

When planning a protest it is important to ensure that you have followed all the correct procedures. Your protest rights are enshrined in Section 17 of the Constitution of South Africa and are...

Who We Are

Right2Protest(R2P) is a coalition of organisations that aim to advance and support the realisation of the constitutional right to protest as entrenched in section 17 of the Constitution of the Republic of South Africa, 1996, by providing legal assistance and support to all protesters.

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