Tanya Calitz

Tanya Calitz is currently a practising attorney at an international law firm in Johannesburg, South Africa, and a passionate human rights activist. She holds an LLM degree with merit in Human Rights and International Law from the University of Edinburgh, which was funded by the Edinburgh Law School, the Oppenheimer Memorial Trust, and Skye Foundation, and an LLB degree with distinction from the University of the Free State. After her undergraduate studies, she was appointed by former Deputy Chief Justice Dikgang Moseneke to serve as a law researcher at the Constitutional Court of South Africa, where she gained invaluable experience in human rights and social justice.

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South Africa’s Constitutional Court Sets Precedent for the Prohibition of Hate Speech

South Africa’s Constitutional Court Sets Precedent for the Prohibition of Hate Speech

It is widely recognised that at the heart of the South African Constitution lies an expansive promise of equality, freedom, human dignity, and the fulfilment of fundamental human rights. However, the execution of this promise requires ...
Is the prohibition and criminalisation of hate speech in South Africa constitutional?

Is the prohibition and criminalisation of hate speech in South Africa constitutional?

South Africa celebrates more than twenty years of democracy based on democratic values, social justice, and protecting human rights. Despite this, racial tension and hate speech occurs with alarming frequency. To redress this, South ...