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Steve Hofmeyr rips into ‘pee hole’ uproar in face of corruption, crime crisis

Blind SA, Section27, Constitutional Court
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ConCourt judgement: Blind SA fight apartheid Copyright Act

Unions
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‘Challenges still remain’ – NUMSA’s Human Rights Day message

steve hofmeyr stellenbosch
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Steve Hofmeyr rips into ‘pee hole’ uproar in face of corruption, crime crisis

Blind SA, Section27, Constitutional Court
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ConCourt judgement: Blind SA fight apartheid Copyright Act

Unions
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‘Challenges still remain’ – NUMSA’s Human Rights Day message

Ugandan writer charged after “
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Ugandan writer charged after “disturbing” president’s family

By Agence France-Presse11-01-2022 12:11

A court in Uganda on Tuesday charged a prominent author and government critic with “disturbing” the country’s veteran President Yoweri Museveni and his powerful son in unflattering social media posts.

Zhang, Wife of activist barred
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Zhang, Wife of activist barred from leaving China dies after 15 years apart

By Agence France-Presse11-01-2022 07:46

The wife of a repeatedly detained Chinese human rights lawyer died of cancer on Monday in the United States after her husband’s pleas to be allowed to leave China and reunite with her went ignored, rights activists said.

covid-19, china
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Public shaming of alleged Covid-19 rule breakers sparks backlash in China

By Agence France-Presse29-12-2021 11:05

Human rights activists in China are in a turmoil of disgrace following the public shaming of four alleged covid-19 rule breakers.

Iran executes Kurdish prisoner
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Iran executes Kurdish prisoner in defiance of outcry

By Agence France-Presse20-12-2021 17:42

Iran has secretly executed a Kurdish man charged with membership of an outlawed group in defiance of international pressure, rights groups said Monday, lambasting his conviction as unjust and based on forced confessions.

‘Beautiful laws’ fail South Af
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‘Beautiful laws’ fail South Africa’s queer migrants

By Agence France-Presse16-12-2021 10:04

Kenyan asylum seeker Pallo Mandela dreamt of freedom on his seven-day bus journey to South Africa. His brother had found him in bed with a man, and now he was fleeing for his life.

Tanzania lifts ban on teen mot
Africa News

Tanzania lifts ban on teen mothers attending schools

By Agence France-Presse24-11-2021 18:24

Wednesday, Tanzania Education Minister said that “pregnant school girls will be allowed to continue with formal education after delivery.”

Belarus, Poland violating huma
World News

Belarus, Poland violating human rights at border: Watchdog

By Agence France-Presse24-11-2021 07:57

In Belarus, they said that “violence, inhuman and degrading treatment and coercion” by Belarusian border guards were “commonplace”

Killing of protesters in Sudan
Africa News

Killing of protesters in Sudan ‘utterly shameful’: UN rights chief

By Agence France-Presse18-11-2021 21:41

UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Michelle Bachelet said her office had repeatedly appealed to Sudan’s military and security forces

Ugandan AU troops convicted of
Africa News

Ugandan AU troops convicted of killing civilians in Somalia

By Agence France-Presse14-11-2021 11:00

Not the first time Ugandan soldiers in Somalia have been implicated in illegal activities, but when investigated the soldiers are exonerated

Mali army probes abuse claims
Africa News

Mali army probes abuse claims

By Agence France-Presse04-11-2021 22:25

A report last year from the United Nations’s peacekeeping mission in Mali also accused Malian forces of carrying out 101 executions

ZIMBABWE-ECONOMY-POLITICS-DEMO
Zimbabwe News

Zimbabwe sanctions should go as they only worsen crisis, UN expert says

By AFP29-10-2021 14:31

The sanctions were first imposed two decades ago, targeting political leaders, government officials and selected state-controlled companies.

WATCH: A sweet escape for an I
Lifestyle

WATCH: A sweet escape for an Italian man from his unbearable wife

By Lisa Greyson25-10-2021 14:31

A man was promptly arrested for violating his house arrest while seeking time away from his wife.

WATCH: 50 kidnapped Ethiopians
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WATCH: 50 kidnapped Ethiopians found in Lenasia

By Lisa Greyson15-10-2021 16:18

It is confirmed that 50 men that were found in Lenasia are kidnapped citizens from Ethiopia

Libya mass graves reveal 25 mo
Africa News

Libya mass graves reveal 25 more bodies

By Agence France-Presse12-10-2021 20:52

Mass graves were initially discovered in Tarhuna in June 2020 following the withdrawal of forces of an eastern Libya-based military chief

Sierra Leone formally abolishe
Africa News

Sierra Leone formally abolishes ‘inhumane’ death penalty

By Agence France-Presse08-10-2021 18:26

Sierra Leone called for abolishing death penalty, “As a nation, we have today exorcised horrors of a cruel past,” Bio said in a statement

Actress Uma Thurman opens up a
Celeb News

Actress Uma Thurman opens up about her ‘darkest secret’

By BANG Showbiz22-09-2021 10:05

‘Pulp Fiction’ star Uma Thurman has revealed she had an abortion aged 15 while criticising Texas’s new abortion law in a Washington Post article.

Lockdown restrictions Omicron
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White South Africans ‘least likely’ to sacrifice rights for lockdown – study

By Tom Head24-03-2021 14:43

The cat is truly amongst the pigeons here. Research from the HSRC has delved deep into which groups will – and won’t – give up their rights during lockdown.

Protest action
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Protests in SA: How this fundamental right has been eroded

By Lyse Comins12-03-2021 15:09

The right to protest has been severely impacted due to Covid-19 Lockdown regulations that has limited the right to gather publicly.

Angola
Africa News

Angola officially enacts law decriminalising homosexuality

By Andrea Chothia13-02-2021 16:27

The law will now make sure that the rights of the LGBTQI community in Angola are protected at all times.

Biden government to re-engage
World News

Biden government to re-engage ‘flawed’ UN Human Rights Council as an observer

By Riyaz Patel10-02-2021 09:00

The Trump administration withdrew as a member of the 47-member state council in June 2018, claiming the forum has a “chronic anti-Israel bias.”

Death of rights activist in Ca
World News

Death of rights activist in Canada shifts spotlight on struggles in Pakistan’s Balochistan

By Riyaz Patel31-12-2020 19:10

Karima, an advocate for independence for her resource-rich region who had been living in exile in Canada since 2016, fled Pakistan the previous year fearing she would be “disappeared” by the authorities as several other rights activists had been.

Watch: Dalai Lama lead tribute
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Watch: Dalai Lama lead tributes as US rights group honours Archbishop Tutu with human rights award

By Riyaz Patel12-12-2020 00:05

Article3.org’s Human Rights Global Treasure Award recognises extraordinary contributions to the human rights movement.

Damning report details IDF nig
World News

Damning report details IDF night raids on Palestinian homes

By Riyaz Patel05-12-2020 11:05

The harrowing report gives an account of the trauma both families and soldiers suffer as they describe midnight raids in the occupied Palestinian territories.

George Bizos was on ‘right sid
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George Bizos was on ‘right side of history,’ says Ramaphosa

By Thabo Baloyi17-09-2020 14:13

Renowned human rights lawyer George Bizos has been hailed for his humility and contribution towards the liberation of the country

Bheki Cele
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Evicted ‘naked man’ sobs during police minister’s visit

By Thabo Baloyi04-07-2020 14:41

The incident sparked outrage amongst South Africans, who accused the City of Cape Town of violating the man’s right to human dignity and also reignited calls against heavy-handedness by law enforcement officials in the country

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