Click here to listen in as Attorney Ziyaad Patel and Host Inayet Wadee unpack the executive summary titled: Pretoria High Court Case Lustres Spotlight on Unlawful Recruitment – Genocide and War Crimes in Gaza to Terrorism-Related Activities of South African Nationals and Citizens in Israeli Defence Forces with the Complicity of Zionist Institutions. To read [...]
12 October 2025 TEHRAN – ISLAMIC REPUBLIC OF IRAN Good day to everyone here, (and) to all who are attending and all the special guests, to the organisers who have given this invitation which we have honoured. Ayatollah Akhtari and others who have taken the time to arrange this important conference. On the 8th international [...]
The Applicants, Safudien Bester, a Palestinian Solidarity Activist, and Ziyaad Ebrahim Patel, a South African attorney and human rights defender and lawfare advocate, turned to court in a bid to obtain several orders to hold South Africa accountable to its international and other obligations. The Second Applicant Attorney Ziyaad Patel takes a deep dive into [...]
By: Umar Khan (Candidate Attorney) Ziyaad E Patel Attorneys For many years, Muslim marriages in South Africa were not recognised under civil law. This left couples, and women in particular, without important protections when it came to divorce, inheritance, and property rights. That legal gap has now narrowed significantly. Recent court rulings, legislative developments, [...]
By: Umar Khan (Candidate Attorney) Ziyaad E Patel Attorneys The Gauteng Division of the High Court which is among South Africa’s busiest divisions, has announced a major change to how civil cases are handled. From 22 April 2025, all civil matters must go through mediation before they can be set down [...]
By: Attorney Ziyaad Ebrahim Patel International Human Rights Lawyer and Lawfare Advocate 24 September 2025 The conscionable world have been aware of the ongoing reality of the genocide of Palestinians in Gaza, the continued belligerent occupation of the West Bank and thousands of lives lost in the Middle East region over [...]
ZIYAAD EBRAHIM PATEL The article featured in IOL and the STAR on 13 October 2023. Image: Palestine Solidarity event at the Claremont Mosque after Friday prayers (01 November 2024), Attorney Ziyaad Patel with anti-apartheid stalwart Ronnie Kasrils Palestinians in Gaza face an [...]
Al Mayadeen English interviews Ziyaad Patel, a South African lawyer and international Human Rights advocate who is working diligently on bringing those responsible for war crimes in Gaza to justice. The Silent Genocide: South Africa and its role in supporting Gaza | Al Mayadeen English Link is below for the full the interview: https://youtu.be/GJFrxozNzew
In February 2022, the South African Zionist Terrorism Corridor Probe was lodged for crimes perpetrated in a foreign territory with South African law enforcement and prosecutorial Authorities. Attorney Ziyaad Patel was honoured to have been part of one of the most important legal cases unveiled in South Africa, more so as it expands on Israeli [...]
Attorney Ziyaad Patel was honoured to have been part of one of the most important legal cases unveiled in South Africa. Indeed representing Safoudien Bester as the Principle Complainant, Martin Jansen , Palestine Solidarity Campaign - Cape Town and the Media Review Network - South Africa in this historical landmark case has been a great [...]
