Human Rights
South Africa refuses to support initiative to restrict deadly asbestos trade
A proposal by a dozen African states would list chrysotile asbestos under global treaty on hazardous substances
By Jim teWaterNaude and Leslie London
Opinion | 14 March 2017
Presidency refuses to accept memo from anti-xenophobia protest
South Africans and immigrants march together to Union Buildings
News | 9 March 2017
Child petrol smugglers spend their money on computer games
Mozambican children ferry petrol in canoes to Zimbabwe and spend their earnings in internet cafés
By Ray Mwareya
News | 9 March 2017
We are giving up our privacy, say researchers
Most South Africans don’t realise how much information they are giving away
News | 8 March 2017
Young leaders call on president to take action against xenophobia
Open letter to President Jacob Zuma and Minister Malusi Gigaba
By 2016 Mandela Washington Fellows
Opinion | 28 February 2017
Home Affairs sued over sex description
Three transgender women and their spouses seek to compel Home Affairs to amend the national population register, their birth certificates, and issue new IDs.
By Ray Mwareya
Brief | 23 February 2017
Why South Africa can still withdraw from the International Criminal Court
And what you can do to stop it
Law | 23 February 2017
Victory for Denneboom Station traders
Lawyers for Human Rights commended both the new mall developers and the City of Tshwane for engaging with the traders
Law | 13 February 2017
Landmark Marikana case begins: 60,000 people’s homes at stake
City asked to buy or expropriate land occupied in Philippi East
News | 8 February 2017