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Tim Fish Hodgson
Tim Fish Hodgson is a legal adviser on economic, social and cultural rights for the International Commission of Jurists
SADC remains conspicuously silent on vaccines as many continue to die
The SADC states have failed to deliver on their human rights obligations by not securing vaccines
SADC’s silence on access to Covid-19 vaccines is too loud
All people living in Southern Africa need equitable vaccine access. Time is short and our people are dying, so the regional body should act fast
Mauritania’s slavery problem
Next month’s African Union summit will be hosted by one of the world’s worst perpetrators, but slavery is off the agenda
Marievale residents take on military and get some relief
The judge ordered that they return to their homes or that the military provide alternative accommodation
Lend children with disabilities a hand
Many aren’t at school because of inadequate funding and unsuitable facilities and care
Communities often ‘win in court but fail in reality’
Reality prevails and its cruel bite is increasingly met with the righteous indignation of those in dire need of the protection of human rights.
Quotaless T20 a big step backwards
Cricket SA has dealt transformation a blow by opting not to implement quotas in its new Global League
Web archives open up the truth about Marikana
New web archives give the public access to the full range of evidence from the Farlam commission.
The future of South African cricket is black and bright
Whites must stop whining about the flight of talent, as the system is still heavily stacked in their favour
Blind schooling in ‘shocking’ state
It’s a national shame: our visually impaired children face appalling learning conditions.
A serpent lurks in the garden of plurality
The promotion of Christian values by some of our politicians endangers our constitutional integrity.