Excerpt: Liberty Fighters Network (LFN) has filed a landmark High Court application to stop the World Health Organisation’s amended International Health Regulations from being imposed on South Africans in secret. LFN argues that no treaty can become binding law without Parliament and public participation, and demands that government be interdicted from enforcing the IHR amendments until constitutional processes are followed.
Read the full court application… LFN v RSA President et al
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On Sunday, 31 August 2025, Liberty Fighters Network (LFN), together with its President, Reyno De Beer, lodged a powerful constitutional challenge in the Gauteng Division of the High Court, Pretoria via the Court Online platform. This application aims to prevent the International Health Regulations (IHR) amendments of the World Health Organisation (WHO) from being smuggled into South African law without the knowledge, participation, or approval of the people and Parliament.
The case targets the President of South Africa, the Minister of Health, the Minister of International Relations, the Speaker of the National Assembly, and the Chairperson of the NCOP — demanding answers and accountability.
At the heart of the application is the unconstitutional International Health Regulations Act, 1974 which allows the Executive to publish WHO amendments in the Government Gazette by mere proclamation. This means binding international rules can be imposed on South Africans without parliamentary approval and without public consultation — a direct violation of sections 231, 59, and 72 of the Constitution.
LFN is asking the Court to declare this practice unlawful and to interdict the State from implementing the IHR amendments unless and until they are debated in Parliament and opened to public participation.
“Our people suffered under the COVID-19 lockdowns — imposed through secretive processes and without proper oversight. We will not allow another international instrument to be forced on South Africans behind closed doors,” said De Beer.
The WHO formally adopted the IHR amendments on 1 June 2024. They are scheduled to take effect in September 2025, yet government has remained silent on whether Parliament will be involved. Despite formal letters and objections from LFN, the Presidency and Ministers have failed to respond.
This silence has forced LFN to act. By approaching the courts now, LFN is making sure that South Africa’s sovereignty, democracy, and constitutional rights are defended before it is too late.
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