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Nokukhanya Farisè

Khanyo Farisè is a legal advisor at the International Commission of Jurists - African Regional Programme. Over the past 10 years she has worked on human rights matters in international organisations in Africa and Europe and holds an LLB degree from Nelson Mandela University in South Africa, an LLM from the University of Dublin, Ireland and an LLM from Loyola University Chicago, USA.

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The sports world is failing to protect the human rights of women athletes

Caster Semenya’s case and that of other black women athletes spells bad news for the human rights of women in sport, including their right to dignity and equality

  • Tanveer Jeewa
  • Nokukhanya Farisè
8 min read
The lived reality for women in South Africa is they get turned away at our police stations. They are told that domestic violence is a family matter. They are sent from one office to another. If they do actually get someone willing to open their case, the case files disappear into delay
AFRICAN UNION CONVENTION ON VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMEN

Yet another treaty aims to protect African women. But how will it be enforced?

Cyril Ramaphosa, chair of the African Union, is advocating for this treaty but states on the continent are reluctant to ratify such contracts and victims face serious problems in…

  • Nokukhanya Farisè
  • Tanveer Rashid Jeewa
8 min read