Five Judgments Cannot Erase 32 Years of Fighting for Justice
Thirty-two years of human rights activism. Thousands of legal disputes. Five adverse judgments repeatedly used to discredit an entire lifetime of fighting for justice. Yet, despite numerous costs orders, LFN and I have never paid a single cent towards them, and our work continues. What began as a seemingly innocent WhatsApp enquiry about our Cape Peninsula baboon litigation quickly exposed a disturbing pattern of personal attacks, misinformation and what I call “litigant profiling.” But can a handful of judgments really tell the whole story? And who benefits when activists fighting for the same cause turn against one another? In this deeply personal account, I expose what happens beyond the courtroom, challenge those determined to discredit our work, and explain why neither intimidation nor public ridicule will silence LFN’s commitment to justice.
