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Outcry continues after torture of San elder |
08 March 2013 |
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Zimbabwe police raid Radio Dialogue |
01 March 2013 |
It is time for SADC and South Africa, in particular, to denounce the crackdown on civil society groups by Zimbabwe’s totally partisan, pro-ZANU-PF police. In the latest raid, police have searched the premises of the Bulawayo-based Radio Dialogue and confiscated 180 short wave radios - as well as interrogating one of the... |
SA to investigate mass rapes in Zimbabwe |
26 February 2013 |
In a remarkable turn-around, South Africa’s National Prosecuting Authority (NPA) and the South African Police Service (SAPS) have formally agreed to open an investigation into widespread rape perpetrated in the lead-up to Zimbabwe’s 2008 presidential elections – a landmark decision that was made in response to a legal... |
DRC peace deal is just the start |
26 February 2013 |
A group of prominent Congolese and international NGOs have called on countries in the Great Lakes region, along with their international partners, to ensure that the Peace, Security and Cooperation Framework Agreement signed in Addis Ababa is given the political backing necessary to bring an end to war in the eastern... |
EU eases sanctions as Zim police raid ZESN |
19 February 2013 |
Yet another CSO targeted by security forces
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Extra disability rights law courses in SADC |
19 February 2013 |
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Swazi police break up prayer meeting |
18 February 2013 |
In Swaziland it is usually sensible to ignore the words of those in power, especially when they are preaching peace and dialogue, and concentrate on their deeds.
Take this weekend for example. Giving his annual State of the... |
SA president must hand over Zim report |
15 February 2013 |
In a stunning victory for the right to access to information and the persistence of South Africa's Mail & Guardian newspaper and yet another legal defeat for the South African authorities, a High Court judge has ordered the presidency to hand over a report into the 2002 Zimbabwe elections to the M&G – and... |
CHR human rights course enters 14th year |
14 February 2013 |
Advocate Pansy Tlakula, the Chairperson of the South African Independent Electoral Commission (IEC), who is also the African Commission’s Special Rapporteur on Freedom of Expression and Access to Information in Africa, recently addressed aspiring human rights students from across the African continent. This was... |
Zimbabwe sets date for referendum |
14 February 2013 |
After years of delays and disagreements, it looks as if the three main political parties in Zimbabwe have decided on a timetable – holding a constitutional referendum in March followed by presidential and parliamentary elections perhaps as early as July. Given that it has taken 4 ½ years since the signing of the... |
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The torture of a Khomani San elder in South Africa has seen Indigenous Peoples rights activists vent their anger and disbelief that such an incident could take place...