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OverviewSpeaking truth to power is about the resurgence of activism in post-apartheid South Africa. A small legal NGO in Johannesburg, the AIDS Law Project (ALP), along with its allies in the Treatment Action Campaign, fought for more than a decade for the rights of people living with HIV/AIDS. Today South Africa has the laws that protect the rights of people living with HIV/AIDS and the largest treatment programme in the world. This would not have happened without dedicated activism and a commitment to social justice. Speaking truth to power tells how people used our constitution and the law in this struggle. The leadership of the ALP was clear as to how they wanted their history to be told. They saw the ALP story as the story of their clients and their cases, which form the milestones in this struggle. So this is a story about ordinary people who in their own way did some extraordinary things at an exceptionally difficult time. They stood up against prejudice and disinformation because they felt strongly about their rights. For some it was discrimination against themselves; for others it was discrimination against their fellow citizens who were vulnerable because they were living with a disease that had no cure and they were often seriously ill, even dying. To add insult to injury the country's president and, for some time, the government denied the scale of the epidemic. People's rights were being violated, but the law gave them a way to reassert them, generating the first resurgence of civil society in post-apartheid South Africa. This book is about the power of people and their courage to speak the truth. Full Product DetailsAuthor: Didi MoylePublisher: Jacana Media (Pty) Ltd Imprint: Fanele Dimensions: Width: 15.50cm , Height: 1.50cm , Length: 23.50cm Weight: 0.500kg ISBN: 9781928232087ISBN 10: 1928232086 Pages: 320 Publication Date: 15 March 2015 Audience: General/trade , General Format: Paperback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: In Print  This item will be ordered in for you from one of our suppliers. Upon receipt, we will promptly dispatch it out to you. For in store availability, please contact us. Table of ContentsForeword by Justice Edwin Cameron; Introduction; The first AIDS case: Barry McGeary takes his doctor to court; The fight against discrimination: The origins of the AIDS Law Project (ALP); The applicants who grounded SAA; The campaign for treatment starts; The PMA case: The battle for access to medicines; Save our babies; The powerless and the voiceless: NM, SM and LH vs Charlene Smith, Patricia de Lille and New Africa books; Good doctors, bad doctors; The battle for treatment: Hazel Tau and others take on big pharma for access to medicines; Getting out of jail alive; The last battle ground: The right to serve in the SANDF; Broadening the struggle for social justice: From the ALP to Section27; Chronology of HIV/AIDS with special reference to South Africa; Acronyms and abbreviations; Select bibliography; Postscript by Mark Heywood.ReviewsThis book does three things. It records a momentous struggle for life and health. It pays tribute to the activists whose courage and foresight led to triumph in that struggle. And it poses a challenge to all of us judges, lawyers, and activists because the struggle is far from over. Edwin Cameron, Justice, Constitutional Court of South Africa Author InformationAfter a career in journalism and more than 13 years in government, Didi Moyle is now a freelance writer, strategist, researcher and life coach. Her next project is a case study of the 11 years she spent working in tourism. She lives in Johannesburg. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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