Human Rights

Sex workers speak of rape, corruption and harassment by police

Human Rights Watch calls for decriminalisation

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News | 12 August 2019

“The black poor majority on farms are feeling the rot of this system”

Farm workers and farm dwellers protest to demand rural reforms

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News | 12 July 2019

Courts should not refuse bail to immigrants without good reason

Being foreign does not justify a refusal of bail

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Opinion | 26 June 2019

Court ruling will legalise dependents of asylum seekers

Scalabrini Centre hails court order as life-changing for refugees

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Brief | 20 June 2019

Prisoner denied access to laptop for studies takes authorities to court

Correctional services say his computer is a security risk

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News | 20 June 2019

Sex workers thank Ramaphosa

President had promised to safeguard their human rights

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News | 5 June 2019

Freedom of expression under threat, new campaign warns

SLAPP suit adversaries to fight it out in Cape High Court

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News | 29 May 2019

A woman was taking selfies on a Sea Point bench. She was arrested and locked in a cell overnight

The “vehicle-breaking” equipment in Esethu Mcinjana’s handbag was a gate remote

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News | 23 May 2019

Farm workers accuse Department of Labour of neglect

Eastern Cape workers slam government for failing to uphold labour laws

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News | 11 April 2019