13 March 2017

The Seshego Equality Court in Limpopo has ruled that a high school principal has violated the rights of a transgender pupil.

The South African Human Rights Commission (SAHRC) lodged the complaint with the court in November after the pupil complained of unfair discrimination and harassment.

13 March 2017

The Seshego Equality Court in Limpopo has ruled that a high school principal has violated the rights of a transgender pupil.

The South African Human Rights Commission (SAHRC) lodged the complaint with the court in November after the pupil complained of unfair discrimination and harassment.

14 March 2017

Former journalist and ambassador to Uganda Jon Qwelane's absence from his hate speech court case indicates delinquency and disrespect for the Constitution.

This was among the submissions made by the South African Human Rights Commission when it made closing arguments in the matter on Tuesday at the High Court in Johannesburg.

14 March 2017

In an article published last year, struggle stalwart Ahmed Kathrada said that “the fight for non-racialism, equity and equality is not short-term work, but generational work. It requires united effort, and a lifetime of commitment…”

14 March 2017

The intention behind former Uganda ambassador Jon Qwelane's 2008 newspaper column‚ said to amount to hate speech‚ is irrelevant – what matters is meaning.

This was among the submissions made by the South African Human Rights Commission when it made closing arguments in Qwelane's hate speech matter on Tuesday at the High Court in Johannesburg.

14 March 2017

Johannesburg – The promotion of hate speech was evident in South Africa's former ambassador to Uganda Jon Qwelane's 2008 column, the High Court in Johannesburg heard on Tuesday.

15 March 2017

Bloemfontein - Institutions of higher learning need to adopt a broader approach to ensure they are fully transformed.

This is according to the chairperson of the SA Human Rights Commission (SAHRC), Bongani Majola, who was speaking at the launch of the Free State Centre for Human Rights at the University of Free State (UFS) on Tuesday evening.

15 March 2017

The Psychological Society of South Africa (PsySSA) has rejected all arguments former ambassador to Uganda Jon Qwelane has put before the courts in defence of his homophobic column.

16 March 2017

According to government, drug use, alcohol abuse and unemployment are prime drivers of gang violence in the Western Cape. But people living in the Cape Flats paint a more complex picture of the circumstances and family gang life.

16 March 2017

The South African Human Rights Commission (SAHRC) will look into allegations that the Ekurhuleni metro is violating the human rights of the residents of the N12 informal settlement after failing to move them to more suitable land almost seven years after they were unlawfully removed from Bapsfontein.