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Human Rights

All our rights should be for all our people
Article
/ 24 March 2019

All our rights should be for all our people

Combating corruption, implementing court orders and holding the state accountable are critical for ensuring human rights for all

By Paul Kariuki
Human rights and cultural practices
Article
/ 22 March 2019

Human rights and cultural practices

A new study explores clashes between initiation, polygamy and constitutional rights

By Staff Reporter
Rights violated ahead of poll in Mozambique
Article
/ 22 February 2019

Rights violated ahead of poll in Mozambique

The lead-up to the election has been characterised by disturbing developments in Cabo Delgado province in the north

By David Matsinhe
Chinese rights lawyer jailed for ‘subversion’
Article
/ 28 January 2019

Chinese rights lawyer jailed for ‘subversion’

Wang Quanzhang was sentenced on Monday to four and a half years in prison for state subversion

By Pak Yiu
What does the Universal Declaration of Human Rights mean in today’s fractured world?
Article
/ 10 December 2018

What does the Universal Declaration of Human Rights mean in today’s fractured world?

The 70th anniversary of the declaration is a critical time to reaffirm its importance and guarantee its continued relevance

By Staff Reporter
The restriction of basic freedoms has become the global norm
Article
/ 3 December 2018

The restriction of basic freedoms has become the global norm

Civil liberties are eroding in six out of 10 countries, according to a new report

By Staff Reporter
‘Targeted crackdown’ on society
Africa
/ 23 November 2018

‘Targeted crackdown’ on society

A new report claims the Zambian government is harassing and threatening its critics

By Simon Allison
Fear grips Tanzania’s queer people
Africa
/ 9 November 2018

Fear grips Tanzania’s queer people

A commissioner’s threat of a crackdown has resulted in them going into hiding or fleeing the country

By Carl Collison
Showing the public sector how it’s done
Article
/ 26 October 2018

Showing the public sector how it’s done

‘The poorest and most vulnerable deserve a world-class service’

By Advertising Supplement
The facts are in dispute, threatening democracy
Article
/ 5 October 2018

The facts are in dispute, threatening democracy

For any democracy to be meaningful, its people need access to trustworthy information produced in a free and pluralistic environment

By Staff Reporter
Women’s rights must include land rights
Article
/ 9 August 2018

Women’s rights must include land rights

Women around the world tell a similar tale of tilling the land and producing food but being denied secure rights to land

By Palesa Lebitse
Open letter to President Ramaphosa on World Refugee Day
Article
/ 20 June 2018

Open letter to President Ramaphosa on World Refugee Day

Home affairs is blatantly disregarding the rights of refugees and perpetrating a system not unlike that of apartheid

By Lawyers For Human Rights
Human rights face uphill struggle
Article
/ 18 May 2018

Human rights face uphill struggle

Authoritarian countries will put liberal democracies under pressure

By Joseph S Nye Jr
The high price of cigarettes
Africa
/ 5 April 2018

The high price of cigarettes

Child labour and other rights abuses on Zimbabwe’s tobacco farms

By Simon Allison
Detainee’s ‘suicide’ revisited
Article
/ 23 March 2018

Detainee’s ‘suicide’ revisited

With the Timol inquest findings overturned, there’s hope that the truth about Hoosen Haffejee will be known

By Paddy Harper
‘Itai Dzamara’s only sin was speaking up’
Article
/ 8 March 2018

‘Itai Dzamara’s only sin was speaking up’

It became clear that the freedoms we hoped would follow independence have been taken away by our own government

By Staff Reporter
Zimbabwe: President Emmerson Mnangagwa’s 100 days in office
Africa
/ 6 March 2018

Zimbabwe: President Emmerson Mnangagwa’s 100 days in office

New president’s efforts to stimulate economy, attract foreign investment and curb corruption elicit mixed reviews.

By Staff Reporter
South Africa does not need the help of Israel to solve our drought
Article
/ 12 February 2018

South Africa does not need the help of Israel to solve our drought

I believe that Israel does not see Palestinians as humans. But in South Africa we believe that access to clean water is the constitutional right

By Rumana Akoob
Battle for rights in traditional rites
Article
/ 24 November 2017

Battle for rights in traditional rites

Nonconforming people are protected by the Constitution in a complex tug-of-war

By Staff Reporter
Tanzania arrests a sign of ‘autocracy’
Africa
/ 3 November 2017

Tanzania arrests a sign of ‘autocracy’

The 13 detained activists had been holding a meeting about health issues, not about homosexuality

By Carl Collison
Inside Emmanuel Macron’s draconian anti-terrorism law
Article
/ 26 September 2017

Inside Emmanuel Macron’s draconian anti-terrorism law

France has been under a state of emergency for nearly two years and the president now wants to make certain controversial elements permanent law

By Staff Reporter
The Sikasso paradox: Can the Mali miracle be repeated?
Africa
/ 22 September 2017

The Sikasso paradox: Can the Mali miracle be repeated?

Mali’s most fertile region is also its most malnourished. But that is changing

By Simon Allison
The killing of people with albinism is driven by myth and international inaction
Africa
/ 20 September 2017

The killing of people with albinism is driven by myth and international inaction

An upcoming UN meeting on witchcraft and human rights is to focus on the rising attacks on Albinos and the trade of body parts in sub-Saharan African

By Staff Reporter
Health or human rights? False dichotomy could fuel a resurgence in forced HIV testing
Article
/ 23 August 2017

Health or human rights? False dichotomy could fuel a resurgence in forced HIV testing

More than three decades ago, HIV activists fought against mandatory testing. Now an old battle is finding new life.

By Michaela Clayton
​Cry, Nigeria, my beloved country
Article
/ 25 July 2017

​Cry, Nigeria, my beloved country

That a country so blessed with abundance can so cruelly betray its poor and vulnerable is nothing short of a tragedy.

By Idowu Omoyele
Mothers pit prayer against killings
Article
/ 7 July 2017

Mothers pit prayer against killings

‘We’ve come to pray in this park because this is where the bodies of our children are always dumped, in the veld’

By Carl Collison
Femicide needs its own laws
Article
/ 7 July 2017

Femicide needs its own laws

The crimes must be investigated and prosecuted in a particular way

By Palesa Lebitse
​Rights group fights for coloured people at UN session
Article
/ 28 March 2017

​Rights group fights for coloured people at UN session

Camissa has taken its discrimination argument to the UN Human Rights Council.

By Govan Whittles
South Africa has a model Bill of Rights. But it doesn’t seem that way
Article
/ 21 March 2017

South Africa has a model Bill of Rights. But it doesn’t seem that way

As South Africa marks Human Rights Day, it’s a good time to reflect on the problems it faces in making constitutional rights a reality

By Sandra Liebenberg
​The Swazi and Mozambican migrant scholars of Mpumalanga’s border towns
Article
/ 14 March 2017

​The Swazi and Mozambican migrant scholars of Mpumalanga’s border towns

Children rent rooms in South Africa so that they can get an education – and a meal a day.

By Prega Govender
Love thy neighbour: LGBTI activists descend on Grace Bible Church
Article
/ 29 January 2017

Love thy neighbour: LGBTI activists descend on Grace Bible Church

So much for brotherly love: One security guard is said to have derisively commented,"Love will conquer your sin."

By Carl Collison
​A murder spurs queer activists to spread a message of love
Article
/ 19 December 2016

​A murder spurs queer activists to spread a message of love

Their anti-violence message was broader than the LGBTI community – and spread in the face of hate.

By Carl Collison
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