By Lee-Yandra Paulsen The Department of Justice and Constitutional Development is currently hosting the National Conference on Human Rights in South Africa, commemorating “Three Decades of Respect for and Promotion of Human Rights” until March 20th, 2024, leading up to Human Rights Day. In an interview with Ramadan AM on[…]
South Africa has come a long way since the end of apartheid in 1994, but the country still faces many challenges in protecting human rights. Despite constitutional guarantees of human rights, many South Africans still face discrimination and inequality on a daily basis. One of the most pressing problems facing[…]
INTERNATIONAL The Israeli army forces have arrested 490 Palestinians, including 76 children and 12 women during the month of November, according to Palestinian Human Rights organisations. The Commission for Detainees and Ex-Detainees Affairs, the Palestinian Prisoners Club, Addameer Prisoner Support and Human Rights Association and the Wadi Hilweh Information Centre[…]
INTERNATIONAL A lawyer for Hatice Cengiz has accused Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman of attempting to “manipulate” the US court system, after the administration of US President Joe Biden declared in recent documentation that the Saudi royal should be given immunity in a lawsuit accusing him of the murder of Jamal Khashoggi.[…]
INTERNATIONAL Iran’s Army Ground Forces Commander said, on Wednesday, that “rioters” would have no place in the Islamic Republic if the country’s Supreme Leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, ordered a tougher crackdown on nationwide protests, the semi-official Mehr news agency reported, Reuters reports. “… should he decide to deal with them, rioters will no longer[…]
INTERNATIONAL Qatar’s foreign minister has condemned what he called “hypocrisy” from those criticising the country over alleged human rights abuses ahead of its hosting of the World Cup later this month. Mohammed bin Abdulrahman Al-Thani told Le Monde on Thursday that “attacks” were being made by a minority of people, with critical European countries amongst those[…]
LOCAL The UN General Assembly has elected South Africa, Algeria, Bangladesh, Belgium, Chile, Costa Rica, Georgia, Kyrgyzstan, Maldives, Morocco, Romania and Vietnam to the Human Rights Council for a three-year term starting on January 1 2023. Germany and Sudan also won second terms on the Geneva-based body, but South Korea[…]
INTERNATIONAL The spread of surveillance technology across the Middle East and North Africa often lacks regulation and transparency, leading to human rights abuses against refugees and asylum seekers, according to a new report released on Wednesday. The Business and Human Rights Resource Centre, an international NGO that tracks over 10,000[…]
INTERNATIONAL Three people have been killed when Turkish raids struck outposts in northern Syrian operated by government forces and the Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF), according to a British-based war monitor. The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said the three killed were wearing Syrian army uniform. Several other fighters were[…]
United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) says the United Arab Emirates has shown progress on human rights and is in the first place of MENA list. According to UNDP’s 2021-2022 Human Development Report, during the era of post-Covid recovery, the UAE has had an opportunity to boost development in the region.[…]
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