Every citizen has the right to free, fair and credible elections. Electoral law is the body of law that governs free, fair, and accountable democratic elections, including the use of electronic voting technologies.

Power Singh Inc. offers a full range of legal services relating to electoral law matters and the interplay with other rights, such as media freedom, access to information, and privacy.

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The South African Constitution provides that “a child’s best interests are of paramount importance in every matter concerning the child.” Child law is the body of law that protects and promotes the best interests of children and ensures additional safeguards for children, given their position as vulnerable and developing members of our communities.

Power Singh Inc. offers a full range of legal services relating to child law matters, including the right to education for all children, child care and protection, and children’s rights to social services and well-being.

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Every person has the right to equality and the equal protection and benefit of the law, which, in the South African context, must be understood in the light of our country’s history of apartheid, discrimination, inequality and poverty. Equally, the South African Constitution seeks to empower and promote the social, economic and political inclusion of all people to ensure that everyone’s dignity is respected and that no one is left behind.

Power Singh Inc. offers a full range of legal services relating to equality and inclusion law matters, such as litigation in South Africa’s equality courts, claims of unfair discrimination, policy preparation and the vindication of socio-economic rights in order to promote inclusion.

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International movements such as #MeToo are shining a light on the levels of sexual and gender-based violence and harassment prevalent in our communities. Women, children and sexual and gender minorities in South Africa are exposed to violence and face multiple challenges and affronts to their safety and dignity.

In line with the recent findings of the Constitutional Court of South Africa, there is an urgent need for the development and implementation of sound and robust legal principles that advance the fight against sexual and gender-based violence in order to safeguard the constitutional values of equality, human dignity and safety and security.

Power Singh Inc. assists survivors of sexual and gender-based violence and harassment with a range of legal services, which include violence prevention, the right to a remedy, integrated responses to sexual violence and policy preparation and development.

Power Singh Inc. does not assist with criminal trials or criminal defence in sexual violence matters.

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The South African Constitution provides that “everyone has the right to an environment that is not harmful to their health or wellbeing” and the right “to have the environment protected, for the benefit of future generations”. This includes measures that prevent pollution and ecological degradation, promote conservation and secure ecologically sustainable development and use of natural resources.

Power Singh Inc. provides a full range of legal services relating to environmental law matters, including litigation in relation to access to water and clean air, development planning and environmental impact assessments (EIAs) and policy development in the midst of the climate crisis.

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Legal protections for refugees, asylum-seekers and migrants find reference in South Africa’s Constitution and the Refugees Act and Immigration Act. This includes safeguards in relation to the right to seek asylum and protections against being forcibly returned to a country where a person has a well-founded fear of persecution.

Power Singh Inc. offers a full range of legal services relating to refugee and immigration law matters, including applications for asylum, status determinations, appeals to the Refugee Appeal Board, judicial reviews and remedies for unlawful immigration detention.

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