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Abigail Noko
Abigail Noko is the regional representative for Southern Africa at the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights
June 16: A book versus a bullet
Seth Mazibuko, the youngest member of the students' committee that led the peaceful protest in Soweto, shares his poignant memories of the June 16 Uprising, reflecting on its…
Sharpeville’s legacy: how a massacre shaped the global fight against racism
On 21 March 1960, in the township of Sharpeville, police opened fire on an unarmed crowd of people protesting the apartheid pass laws. 69 people were killed – but reports suggest…
10 December marks two anniversaries: South Africa’s Constitution and Universal Declaration of Human Rights
Although the rights enshrined in the Declaration have sparked change and transformation globally and here in South Africa, the world continues to face multiple crises