Human Rights Day
latest news & developments
Do not narrate Sobukwe out of history
Some analyses suggest South Africa’s human rights framework is “normatively robust but substantively fragile”, marked by a growing gap between constitutional ideals and social…
The Bill of Rights at 30: Turning Human Dignity into Reality
Human Rights Day highlights a widening gap between legal protections and everyday experience, raising urgent questions about dignity, accountability and whether South Africa’s…
Editorial: Sharpville 69 deserve more than this
Saturday, 21 March, marks 66 years since 69 people were killed and close to 200 others injured when police opened fire on marchers in Sharpeville on this date in 1960. All things…
Strength in exile: West African defenders building Hope across borders
With greater support for protection systems, human rights defenders can overcome the many obstacles that have been thrown in their path
Trump ends SA’s HIV and TB research grants
Cancellation letters, which end millions of rands of South African universities’ US-government funded HIV and TB research grants with immediate effect, started to roll in over…
Human Rights Day: Who is accountable?
The Constitution says it is not only government but all of us – individuals, NGOs and businesses – who must ensure our rights are protected
In wake of US cuts, SA must step up to protect LGBTIQ+ rights in Africa
The suspension and withdrawal of US support for people’s rights in Africa is a setback
What is ‘right’ in human rights?
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
Ubuntu and a human rights culture remains our lodestar
Although much has been achieved in 30 years of democracy, the 1960 Sharpeville Massacre reminds us that we must strive to ensure all people’s rights are achieved
Disable the ‘thugocratic’ machine by backing whistleblowers
The lives of people who try to stop or expose corruption are in danger, as evidenced by the assassination of corruption investigators Cloete Murray and his son Thomas
Ramaphosa says the EFF abused rights by ‘compelling’ people to protest
The president conceded the country could not claim to respect human rights if it did not ensure equal access to land, housing, food, water, healthcare and education
South Africa’s market-led democracy undermines human rights
Deepening economic democracy through human rights-centred economic and social policy frameworks
Cold case haunts Bucs star Chippa Chauke’s family
His family suspects a cover-up after the Bucs star was murdered in Soweto after he was questioned by the police
Operation Dudula, Afrophobia and the quest for human rights
The ongoing Afrophobic behaviour in our country is misdirected anger and frustration at the fact that black South Africans still have to make do with welfare crumbs
Investing in nutrition is a crucial step in improving children’s rights
Extending the child support grant into pregnancy will play a vital role in combating stunting and improving the prospects of children in South Africa