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Pandemic of human rights abuses haunts governments in East and Southern Africa

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In a year defined by Covid-19, human rights violations, including massacres of civilians and crackdowns on opposition parties, have plagued these regions
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Put human rights at the centre of our battle against Covid-19

Coronavirus & -
Government and civil society must develop a rights-based response to Covid-19, because epidemics are won by strengthening rights, not trampling on them
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Burundian refugees in Tanzania face increasing danger

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Human Rights Watch has documented cases of Burundian refugees being tortured and forcibly returned by Tanzanian authorities
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Exclusive: Top-secret testimonies implicate Rwanda’s president in war crimes

Africa & -
Explosive witness testimony from the International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda implicates Paul Kagame and the RPF in mass killings before, during and after the 1994 genocide.
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Limpopo big-game farmer accused of constant harassment

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A family’s struggle against alleged intimidation and failure to act by the authorities mirrors the daily challenges farm dwellers face
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Eskom’s emissions are not compatible with the South African constitution

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The government must not cave to Eskom’s demand that it be exempt from air pollution rules. Furthermore, the power utility needs to stay true to the principles of its own just transition strategy
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Blackout makes it hard to report on Ethiopia’s civil war

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Between a communications shutdown and tight restrictions on movement, reporters — and the world — knows little about what is going on in Tigray. But the little that is emerging is terrible
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The Trump era is over. But the fight for democracy is just getting started

Africa -
A respected and robust United States — with all of our flaws, mistakes and missteps — can be good for the defence of democracy, not least in Africa
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The Qwelane case: When human rights meet human rights

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The Jon Qwelane case brings into focus the tension between hate speech and freedom of expression
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We must continue George Bizos’s quest for justice

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COMMENT: To achieve a fair society, acting in the spirit of the late George Bizos is crucial, not just within the formal legal system, but within every individual
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We don’t need new names

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COMMENT A deeply embedded patriarchal practice assumes that a married woman must change her surname to that of her spouse. This was standard practice at...
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The brutal abduction caught on camera in Zimbabwe

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Tawanda Muchehiwa is one of dozens of Zimbabweans who have been kidnapped and tortured by unidentified armed men
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An ethical barometer: Advocate George Bizos

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‘It is a powerful thing to be able to reason and weigh up competing interests in a critical way, one that must not be taken lightly’
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George Bizos dies at 92

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Renowned human rights lawyer George Bizos, who defended Nelson Mandela and other struggle icons during the treason trial and Rivonia trial, represented families at the TRC, and later represented Marikana miners’ families, has died
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A new Cold War is coming. Africa should not pick sides

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COMMENT: As the US and China battle for global domination, Africa must stand firm, charting its own course
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