How Iran Discriminates Against The Baha’i Minority
On 2 November international civil society alliance Civicus hosted an event that showcased the persecution faced by the Baha'i people by the Islamic theocracy...
Chinese South Africans Take “Hate Speech” Case To Equality Court
The Equality Court has heard The Chinese Association's (TCA) legal case against 12 respondents accused of hate speech, harassment and unfair discrimination. The case...
Bloodbath In Gaza: ‘The only thing that makes Israelis stronger than...
In the wake of the surge in violence in Gaza when protests turned deadly on 14 May, Doctors Without Borders (MSF) shares the human face...
Hundreds of migrants detained after mass arrests in Tripoli
Tuesday, January 11, 2022 — “More than 600 migrants, asylum seekers and refugees, peacefully demonstrating for relocation, protection, and evacuation from Libya were arrested and...
OR Tambo Airport Asks Muslim Women To Remove Hijab At Airport
A group of Muslim women travelling from Johannesburg to Cape Town have raised complaints that they were treated unfairly by security due to the...
A Sanctuary For Traumatised LGBTI Asylum Seekers
The most important thing for LGBTIQ+ asylum seekers and refugees faced with stigma and discrimination in foreign countries is to have their voices heard.
That...
Hey Renaldo, a selfie is a selfie, not an invitation
On Wednesday, the DA’s proportional representation councillor for Nelson Mandela Bay Renaldo Gouws posted a Facebook status calling out women who post “sexually suggestive...
#CoffinAssault perpetrators are only sorry they were caught
In August 2016, Theo Jackson and Willem Oosthuizen forced Victor Mlotshwa into a coffin and threatened to set it alight. Their attack was caught...
Five women’s rights campaigns you need to support
Women's Month is about commemorating the queens among us and fighting for the equality women deserve. To celebrate the work women are doing to...
The Stigmas Of Sex Work “To Be Blessed And Slaying”
Over the last three years a new tagline of a type of sex work has populated much of social media under the name of...
In their own words: reflections on the #JulyUnrest
July 2022 marks a year since the 2021 July Unrest. It was a time of intense unrest, and violence sparked by many different factors....
At Gender-Based Violence Summit, Ramaphosa Calls For “Tangible Solutions”
"The murder of womxn* in this country is corroding the soul of our nation," President Cyril Ramaphosa said. He was addressing a room filled...
Competing Petitions Launched Following Zodwa Wabantu’s Anti-Gay Rant
Following the outcry by the queer community to get Zodwa Wabantu’s reality TV show cancelled in response to the reality star’s homophobic and transphobic...
“The Only Democratic Thing About The Congo Is In The Name”
President Joseph Kabila has overstayed his welcome in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). The Congolese have been protesting his brutal reign despite violent...
