Lockdown, Liberty & Law a conversation with Adv. Erin-Dianne Richards

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The lockdown, liberty and the law was the topic of a discussion the Institute of Race Relations (IRR) hosted this morning with Advocate Erin-Dianne Richards.

Richards and fellow advocate, Nazeer Cassim SC, gained wide public attention earlier this month when they wrote to the Presidency requesting clarity on the powers exercised by the National Coronavirus Command Council in imposing lockdown regulations on South Africa.
20 May 2020 6AM English South Africa News Commentary · Politics

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