Some guy from Johannesburg has called for gay men to be shot, but what’s worse is that Facebook refused to remove the man’s comment from the public sphere as it hadn’t violated their “community standards.”
South Africa might still have a long way to go to achieve true equality, but to have achieved freedom from the atrocities of apartheid is worth remembering.
Nope, this is not a joke. This Saudi Arabian ‘family therapist’ is the real deal and is just one part of a system of human rights abuse ingrained in many Middle-Eastern cultures.
Police‚ nurses and doctors must be better trained to deal with widespread domestic and gender-based violence that is currently plaguing South Africa, according to the United Nations.
According to the commission, many groups, including women‚ children‚ prisoners‚ indigenous persons‚ non-nationals and protesters are suffering.
In a completely unsurprising move; the country with one of the worst human rights records has put a blanket ban on content that ‘exaggerates the dark side of society’.
Before the vote of no confidence debate was to commence on Tuesday, DA MP Marius Redelinhuys proposed a motion in the house that quite simply solidifies the protections afforded to minority groups, in particular the human rights of the LGBTQI community and foreign nationals.
Despite the African Union’s declaration that 2016 is the Year of Human Rights, a recent report released by Amnesty International shows that many governments in Africa still respond to conflicts and security threats with disregard for international humanitarian law and human rights.
Festus Mogae is probably one of the coolest African leaders you’ll ever meet; not only is he a vocal human rights activist, but the man has a brilliant mind and thorough understanding of good leadership.
Just as Malawi’s justice minister put a temporary ban on anti-homosexuality laws, the spokesperson for the former ruling party demanded that homosexuals be killed.
Well of course the country that regularly executes dissidents would grant the man that murdered 20 000 Ndebele a peace prize…
The country with “arguably the worst record in the world” when it comes to human rights has been given one of the United Nation’s most important human rights oversight roles.
BIC advise all our clients and readers that before proceeding with any kind of UK Visa or Immigration application, to please seek legal advice because failure to do so may seriously jeopardise your application and your right to appeal.
This documentary tells the stories of those who feel like outsiders at Stellenbosch University; people of colour who have experienced racial prejudice and who want their stories heard.
Judge Masipa presented a talk yesterday at Hogan Lovells in London where she gave her views on the role of the judiciary in South Africa. Some tough questions were put to the judge and that was when things became a little sticky.
Pastor Scott Lively, the architect of Uganda’s anti LGBT law and world famous advocate for the criminalisation of homosexuality, is stuck in a court battle that could see him spend life behind bars.
More than 8,000 people have died while being held prisoner by Nigeria’s armed forces in the campaign against Islamist group Boko Haram, many of them deliberately killed, according to Amnesty International.
South Africans enjoy some of the most liberal rights worldwide. Our American counterparts, on the other hand, seem to be fighting an uphill battle for basic human rights.
The Asian Giant’s human rights abuses have ‘intensified to a point not seen in a very long time’, perhaps their waning economic growth is spurring governmental clamp downs.
Terrorists run rampant throughout Nigeria with no sign of slowing, bad luck Jonathan’s governement has no means of fighting them and all the while he imposes laws similar to those Boko Haram themselves would enforce were they in power.
Animal and human rights activist, and famous naturist Pocahontas goes toe to toe with attention-junkies Dookoom in a ‘who inspired humanist ideals better’ showdown.
The fate of the World Summit of Nobel Peace Laureates hangs in the balance, as the South African government, for the third time in a row, has made it very clear that the Dalai Lama should give up on his visa application.