George Bizos, to the end a warrior for justice and the constitution
He spoke out unflinchingly against corruption, cynical attacks on the independence of the courts, police brutality, and the slow pace of socioeconomic change
10 September 2020 - 17:33
I got to know George Bizos while working at the Legal Resources Centre (LRC) for almost a decade from 2008 to 2016.
George himself had joined the LRC in 1991, spending almost three decades at the organisation. I joined the Constitutional Litigation Unit (CLU), where he was also based, as a junior attorney, then became an advocate and left as the unit’s director...
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