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UN commission concludes Israel is committing genocide in Gaza, as flotilla challenges blockade
In its report, the United Nations Independent International Commission of Inquiry cited citing mass killings, starvation, forced displacement, denial of medical care and…
South Africa’s legacy of sheltering war criminals can no longer be ignored
Politics have come in the way of South Africa upholding its commitment to international criminal justice as the ANC reconsiders its 2016 threat to leave the international…
JSC interviews with candidates for chief justice set for early February
After the February interviews and deliberations, the Judicial Service Commission will submit a report to President Cyril Ramaphosa
Ramaphosa calls for public nominations for new chief justice
The president has named a panel of experts to help him draw up a shortlist of candidates in an unprecedented move that opens the appointment to consultation
Q&A Sessions: Judge Navi Pillay, a woman of many firsts
Judge Navi Pillay talks to Athandiwe Saba about being the daughter of a bus driver, a little girl who swore at school, and the pressure of being a leading woman in the world…
South Africa and the ICC: It’s not too late to change course
Remaining in the International Criminal Court would demonstrate real commitment to victims of the gravest crimes
Governments’ clampdown on NGOs must end – Navi Pillay
It is important that progressive public interest litigation be widely understood for what it is, a mechanism for holding power to account.
Atrocities outpace human rights
Outgoing UN rights champion lays bare hostility to peacemakers.
More attacks feared as Russia arms Mali
Russia has revealed it is supplying guns to Mali’s government, while French troops have discovered a massive homemade bomb in Gao, north of Mali.
UN human rights chief ‘outraged’ at ‘pandemic of sexual violence’ in SA
Following the rape of Anene Booysen, UN human rights chief Navi Pillay has called on authorities to do more to tackle a "pandemic of sexual violence".
Shocking rise in Syria’s death toll
Human rights commissioner reveals blood-letting is a third more than previously estimated.
Pillay calls for an end to sanctions against Zimbabwe
UN rights chief Navi Pillay has urged the West to suspend sanctions on Zimbabwe and its president to give the country a chance to implement reforms.
Zanu-PF courts top UN official
Activists say the hosting of the United Nations’ Navi Pillay is an attempt to sugar-coat Zimbabwe’s poor human rights record.
UN rights chief touches down in Zim
SA’s Navi Pillay, the UN high commissioner for human rights, has arrived in Zimbabwe on her first mission to the troubled Southern African nation.
Zim’s justice minister rubbishes violence claims
Zimbabwe’s justice minister has rejected allegations that the country has state-sponsored violence, and vowed not to recognise gay rights.