Tag: Human Rights

The National Union of Metalworkers of South Africa (Numsa) in the Western Cape has asked the African Union to intervene ...

A city in eastern Congo has rallied in support of Denis Mukwege, the Congolese Nobel Laureate who received death threats ...

The South African Federation of Trade Unions has called on government to take a firm stance against Zimbabwe's leaders, following ...

Police had to use shock grenades to disperse protesters outside the Zimbabwean Embassy in Pretoria on Friday. The protest was ...

President Cyril Ramaphosa has appointed Dr. Sydney Mufamadi and Baleka Mbete as his Special Envoys to Zimbabwe, following recent reports ...

Britain will list on Monday the first foreign nationals to face asset freezes and visa bans for alleged human rights ...

South Africa’s constitution is rated amongst the best in the world with clauses protecting the rights of the vulnerable people ...

People living with disabilities say it's a struggle to find a job even if you have tertiary qualifications. Some believe ...

The Human Rights Commission says the state is still falling far short of meeting its human rights obligations to protect, ...

Leaders at the African Union summit in Ethiopia have admitted that the human rights violations in the continent are on ...

The role of South Africa in defending and advancing human rights across Africa has taken centre stage during a panel ...

Central African Republic may be getting safer, according to new figures from the United Nations (UN) that show a sharp ...

A UN special rapporteur, who concluded that Jamal Khashoggi's death at the Saudi consulate in Istanbul was "an extrajudicial execution" ...

Rights organisation Amnesty International South Africa says the level of xenophobic attacks in the country is unacceptable.

FIFA must put human rights at the heart of any decision to increase the number of Middle East countries hosting ...

The Human Rights Watch's 2019 World Report paints a bleak picture of human rights on the African continent.

Burundi's military says it will ask for a proportionate number of soldiers to be withdrawn from each African Union member ...

South Africa’s decision to abstain on a United Nations General Assembly committee vote to condemn all human rights violations in ...

The United States has spoken out against Tanzanian moves to cut back human rights and civil liberties, including arrests and ...

The UN's human rights chief on Thursday demanded respect from Burundi after its ambassador threatened to prosecute the authors of ...