The judgment complements a November ruling meant to stop groups such as Operation Dudula from blocking foreign nationals from entering government hospitals and clinics and denying their constitutional right to healthcare
Human rights defenders play a critical role in driving social change, often working at personal risk to advance justice and accountability. The Human Rights Tulip is an annual award of the Dutch government that recognises and supports individuals who promote and protect human rights around the world. Since 2008, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs has […]
There is no evidence that the Mozambican state committed abuses in Afungi
The UN special rapporteur said her report identifies 48 entities linked to ‘displacement and replacement’, a policy she says has taken Palestinians off their land
The UN special rapporteur will present her report “Gaza Genocide: Collective Crime” to the UN General Assembly on Tuesday, from Cape Town
Delivering the annual Nelson Mandela Annual Lecture, the UN special rapporteur said the laws created to stop states from destroying each other were now being used to justify that destruction
The UN envoy says South Africa is central to the global fight against the genocide in Gaza
The effects of offshore gas projects contribute to a humanitarian crisis, and mainly only the companies and countries of the north benefit from the profits and commodities
Shifting geopolitics is highlighting new and old arenas of conflict and violations of international law
His fair skin did not bring him any benefits during apartheid. He was regarded as too white by black people and too black by white people
The supply of water has been penetrated by organised crime
This obligation arises from human rights, maritime and the customary international law, as well as the Paris Agreement and other climate change treaties and laws
The Human Rights Commission and legal experts say the Constitution, the National Health Act, the UN Refugee Convention and the African Charter on Human and Peoples’ Rights obligate South Africa to provide basic healthcare to all people in its borders
The council has urged governments, institutions and churches to commit to the principles of justice under international law and ethics against Israel’s war against Palestinian
Descendants of the indigenous people who lived on the land, predominantly Khoi and slaves, want to be able to control and govern the land their forefathers worked
From Nuremberg to The Hague and Rwanda to Gaza, author traces the relentless pursuit of justice for humanity’s darkest crimes
The climate activist also advocates for human rights, such as those of Palestinians being killed by Israeli Defence Forces in Gaza
Electricity must be treated as a public good and a fundamental human right
With the 12 specialised key population clinics in South Africa funded by the US government, and now shuttered, getting treatment at government clinics has been difficult, if not impossible
An immigration official rejected the asylum application of a man from Chad who was jailed solely for homosexuality in his home country
In recent months, there has been a spate of abductions, assaults, arrests and murders, the victims all being opponents or critics of President Samia Suluhu Hassan’s government
The country’s revival of the Sedition and Subversion Act is a revival of a colonial law that stifles human rights.
air and timely access to justice is enshrined in the African Charter, yet many spend years behind bars, their cases in limbo or never brought before a court.
There are worrying signs that the world is headed for a new form of colonialism as Trump sets a precedent domestically and abroad
The Constitution says it is not only government but all of us – individuals, NGOs and businesses – who must ensure our rights are protected
We tend to overfocus on the meaning of ‘rights’ by only considering what we are entitled to but we tend to forget doing what is the morally right thing to do
Marikana was a precursor to Stifontein and show the lengths to which the state would go to punish people in protection of corporate interests, particularly in the mining industry
Israeli ambassador Ron Prosor’s description of Hamas militants as ‘bloodthirsty animals’ is dehumanising and is conferred on all Palestinians
At least 66% of recent cases were performed by healthcare professionals, in an attempt to legitimise the practice
We need a discussion about the intersection between technology and human rights so the loudest voices don’t drown out the most truthful
He was killed for fighting for freedom, justice and equality. What would he think of South Africa today?
With nearly 2 500 people killed in recent Israeli strikes on Lebanon, nobody in the country is safe, and the only help for Africans is from other migrant workers