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2026 05 25 in his fight for activists and hiv positive prisoners judge thumba pillay held the line for humanity
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- Judge Thumba Pillay celebrated his 90th birthday.
- In 2006, he ordered the South African government to provide antiretroviral treatment to HIV-positive inmates at Westville Prison.
- The ruling followed a hunger strike by prisoners.
- Pillay served 10 years on the KwaZulu-Natal High Court Bench.
- He was a prominent figure in the anti-apartheid movement.
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