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IRR challenges IEC report on free and fair elections

23 July 2021 - The Institute of Race Relations (IRR) has written to the Independent Electoral Commission (IEC) to challenge the findings of its report on ...

IRR in Constitutional Court today to fight for the right to vote

20 August 2021 - Today, the Institute of Race Relations (IRR) will be appearing in the Constitutional Court to fight for the right of South Africans to vote.

IRR joins call for MPs to reject Electoral Amendment Bill

20 October 2022 - The Electoral Amendment Bill is fundamentally flawed and it is an open question whether it will even pass constitutional muster, given the ...

IRR launches petition to #SaveTheVote

26 July 2021 - The Institute of Race Relations (IRR) calls on South Africans to support the petition launched today to oppose the postponement of the 2021 ...

IRR paper sets out solution for electoral reform quandary

7 November 2022 - The IRR is proud to publish today a report by respected independent elections analyst Mike Atkins titled The Road to Electoral Reform.

IRR releases new report on electoral reform – a step towards accountability

30 September 2020 - As a contribution to the debate the Institute of Race Relations (IRR) today releases a report on electoral reform and provides a number of ...

IRR returns to ConCourt to help #SaveTheVote

15 September 2021 - The Institute of Race Relations (IRR) is filing papers once again as a friend of the court, amicus curiae, to oppose what it regards as an ...

IRR #SaveTheVote project considers approaching ConCourt again

8 September 2021 - The Electoral Commission’s (IEC) attempt to reopen candidate nominations for this year’s national municipal elections is being opposed by ...

IRR sends MPs 11th hour plea to cut EWC provisions

13 September 2022 - Every member of the Portfolio Committee on Public Works and Infrastructure was sent a letter today from the Institute of Race Relations ...

IRR to go to court to oppose election postponement

5 August 2021 - The Institute of Race Relations (IRR) has briefed a legal team to go to the Constitutional Court as a friend of the court to oppose the appeal ...