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Mia Swart
Mia Swart is a research director atthe Human Sciences Research Council
Internet shutdowns violate human rights
Social media has changed the way wars are fought and oppression is resisted, resulting in governments disrupting connectivity
Drawing a line in the sand on racism
The Clifton fourth beach debacle shows up many of our moral ambiguities
The world ignores Yemen’s humanitarian crisis
The state is using famine as a weapon of war but SA abstained in a UN human rights resolution
Bird Island child abuse: The truth will set us free
Apartheid’s ministers must account for their crimes and we too need to confront them
Gaza bleeds while Israel celebrates
The bitter conflict highlights the shame of the world after 70 years of Palestinian suffering
Palestinian teenager’s chutzpah shames Israeli military
Ahed Tamimi’s arrest highlights the vulnerability of Palestinians
Editing Steve: The limits of free expression
‘Over the years Steve Hofmeyr has reinvented himself from the poor man’s Brad Pitt to a singer to a political public commentator’
Yugoslavia tribunal left an invaluable legacy
The tribunal made a huge contribution to international criminal law, but whether it has brought lasting peace to the Balkans is not yet clear.
Herero make new claim for genocide reparations against Germany
Namibians have brought a renewed lawsuit in the United States against Germany’s extermination policy.
Habré trial a victory for hearing crimes against humanity in Africa
The trial of the Chad dictator in Senegal shows that war and other similar crimes need not be heard in The Hague.
Campus security: Students are not the enemy
The securitisation of university campuses flies in the face of open debate and the freedom of expression.
A tribute to writer Mark Behr
Die Reuk van Appels changed a generation. Mia Swart pays tribute to the work of Behr, who died on November 27 from a heart attack at the age of 52.
South Africa could have helped the ICC evolve
The country will be isolating itself from the major debates on international justice
Gender reform in the judiciary is still skin deep
The judicial candidates for SA’s highest court are all women, but real change requires an end to sexism.
Verwoerd would love Dlamini
Few things would have pleased Verwoerd more than the idea that racism and race essentialism are still alive and well.