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LRC is an independent, client-focused, not-for-profit public interest legal clinic that uses the law as an instrument of justice. It was founded in 1979 and is South Africa`s largest public interest, the Human Rights Clinic. In addition to its national office and constitutional litigation unit, LRC has four regional offices in Cape Town, Durban, Grahamstown and Johannesburg. In its early years, the LRC challenged the legal mechanisms used by the apartheid government to oppress millions of South Africans. Since 1994, the LRC has worked to make the South African Constitution a living document and to ensure that the rights and obligations enshrined therein are respected, promoted, protected and fulfilled through a range of strategies such as impact litigation, legislative reform and networking. The LRC provides legal services to vulnerable and marginalized people, including the poor, homeless and landless farmers and communities in South Africa, who face discrimination based on race, class, gender, disability or social, economic and historical circumstances.