Joan Van Niekerk
latest news & developmentsForced to face up
Child witnesses are often made to confront their assailants, write Anita Funke and Sandiso Phaliso.
Rights groups upset by age of criminal capacity
Child rights organisations on Wednesday intensified calls for Parliament to increase the age at which a child can be held responsible for criminal conduct to 12, saying the…
Sex tourism takes hold in South Africa
In South Africa, the rising phenomenon of sex tourism is often overlooked.
Civil society: Gender and human rights
Aninka Claassens, Helene Combrinck, Zubeda Dangor, Zohra Dawood, Vuyiseka Dubula, Pregs Govender, Fatima Hassan and more …