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Human Rights Commission welcomes ruling on former SA diplomat and homophobe Jon Qwelane

18 August 2017

Human Rights Commission welcomes ruling on former SA diplomat and homophobe Jon Qwelane

ANA Reporter

CAPE TOWN, August 18 (ANA) - The South African Human Rights Commission (SAHRC) on Friday hailed the ruling in the high court in Johannesburg declaring a 2008 anti-gay newspaper column by former SA ambassador to Uganda, Jon Qwelane, as hate speech as a victory for the protection of the rights of members of the LGBTI community.

Source: The Namibia Press Agency
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