Brigitta Mangale
Brigitta Mangale is a Director in the Pro Bono & Human Rights Practice. Brigitta is responsible for the management of the firm's Cape Town based Practice, as well as overseeing the Cape Town office's pro bono matters and CSR contributions.
About Brigitta
About Brigitta
Brigitta is passionate about the advancement of women's rights and women's issues and is building a specialization in this area. She is also passionate about the enforcement and development of land rights. She is currently pursuing a constitutional challenge to legislation with a view to promote and extend the protection afforded to victims of all forms of sexual abuse. She is also separately pursuing a constitutional challenge to legislation with the intention to develop our law in a manner that appropriately extends the recognition of informal and indigenous land rights. Brigitta's practice also includes matters focused on community development and upliftment, and the promotion of meaningful transformation, all of which include human rights and public interest imperatives.
Brigitta was appointed Director in 2022.
Credentials
Credentials
Education
- LLB UCT (2011)
About Brigitta
Brigitta is passionate about the advancement of women's rights and women's issues and is building a specialization in this area. She is also passionate about the enforcement and development of land rights. She is currently pursuing a constitutional challenge to legislation with a view to promote and extend the protection afforded to victims of all forms of sexual abuse. She is also separately pursuing a constitutional challenge to legislation with the intention to develop our law in a manner that appropriately extends the recognition of informal and indigenous land rights. Brigitta's practice also includes matters focused on community development and upliftment, and the promotion of meaningful transformation, all of which include human rights and public interest imperatives.
Brigitta was appointed Director in 2022.
Credentials
Education
- LLB UCT (2011)
News
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CDH Women Empowerment podcasts
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The annual 16 Days Of Activism: A time to reflect, a time to take action
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WOZA Podcast Two - The challenges women in law face today
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Women empowerment through impact litigation
This conversation forms part of the CDH Women in Law podcast series, where several members of our firm will discuss the importance of women's empowerment and highlight CDH's dedication...
Sharing insights about pro bono in an industry that is still male-dominated
Brigitta Mangale, Senior Associate in the Pro Bono and Human Rights practice featured on Smile 90.4FM to share insights about pro bono in an industry that is still male-dominated.
