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Human Rights

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
Show full spectrum of LGBTI rainbow
Analysis
/ 8 December 2016

Show full spectrum of LGBTI rainbow

Greater efforts need to be made to reflect all experiences of the LGBTI community.

By Kagure Mugo
​It’s time to revisit the right to assisted suicide and euthanasia
Analysis
/ 28 November 2016

​It’s time to revisit the right to assisted suicide and euthanasia

There is certain utility in having a living will but it remains legally inert, writes Neil Kirby.

By Staff Reporter
Swaziland: Promise to respect human rights must move from paper to action
Analysis
/ 17 October 2016

Swaziland: Promise to respect human rights must move from paper to action

As the new chair of SADC, this is a golden opportunity for the Swazi leadership to show it will uphold the commitments made.

By Shireen Mukadam
​#AIDS2016: When last did you hear South African President Jacob Zuma say, ‘HIV’?
Article
/ 18 July 2016

​#AIDS2016: When last did you hear South African President Jacob Zuma say, ‘HIV’?

The country’s political commitment to the fight against HIV cannot be judged solely by the accomplishments of a few government departments.

By Staff Reporter
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Article
/ 4 July 2016

​The Global North has to stop telling LGBTI people in the Global South what to do, and start listening

As horrifying as the Orlando massacre was, it was no more terrifying than the reality faced by LGBTI people across the African continent.

By Staff Reporter
Gigaba describes home affairs officials’ treatment of LGBTI people as ‘inhumane, malicious’
Article
/ 7 June 2016

Gigaba describes home affairs officials’ treatment of LGBTI people as ‘inhumane, malicious’

Home Affairs Minister Malusi Gigaba met with representatives of LGBTI advocacy groups on Tuesday, and said he was "shocked" by what he heard.

By Staff Reporter
SPIKE, DOUBLE: Internet freedom: why access is becoming a human right
Analysis
/ 6 June 2016

SPIKE, DOUBLE: Internet freedom: why access is becoming a human right

Lowering mobile data costs and offering free internet are some of the ways to increase accessibility to online spaces, writes Indra de Lanerolle.

By Indra De Lanerolle
Doublespeak in country of the abused
Africa
/ 2 May 2016

Doublespeak in country of the abused

The Gambia’s justice minister is to talk about human rights at the Pan-African Parliament.

By Staff Reporter
Deaths in detention heighten Gambians’ distress
Africa
/ 2 May 2016

Deaths in detention heighten Gambians’ distress

Barely 24 hours after opposition leader’s arrest he was reportedly in a coma and without medical attention.

By Staff Reporter
UK sex workers’ rights case collapses after five years
Article
/ 31 March 2016

UK sex workers’ rights case collapses after five years

After having their brothel raided in 2011, three women planned to argue for the right of sex workers to work together in safety.

By Nazia Parveen
Pakistan grants paraplegic man stay of execution
Article
/ 27 November 2015

Pakistan grants paraplegic man stay of execution

Abdul Basit, whose legs were paralysed after he contracted meningitis in prison, has been granted a stay of execution.

By Ben Quinn
Diplomatic fracas brews over NGO Freedom Now
Article
/ 13 August 2015

Diplomatic fracas brews over NGO Freedom Now

South Africa says ‘no’ to the United Nations accreditation of a United States organisation that aids prisoners of conscience.

By Mmanaledi Mataboge
SA business slammed for rights abuses
Article
/ 1 April 2015

SA business slammed for rights abuses

The SAHRC has for the first time exposed human rights violations across multiple local sectors.

By Chantelle Benjamin 1
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