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Universal Declaration of Human Rights

The national dialogue is neither national nor a dialogue – but it can become that (Part One)

South Africa

The national dialogue is neither national nor a dialogue – but it can become that (Part One)

By Raymond Suttner

The NHI — unwelcome to the government and rejected by private health

Op-eds

The NHI — unwelcome to the government and rejected by private health

By Jeff Rudin

Zimbabwe on right side of history as it prepares to abolish the death penalty

South Africa

Zimbabwe on right side of history as it prepares to abolish the death penalty

By Lucia Masuka

Zimbabwe’s ‘insult law’ is being weaponised to silence critics of Zanu-PF government

Op-eds

Zimbabwe’s ‘insult law’ is being weaponised to silence critics of Zanu-PF government

By Njabulo Ncube

The voices and the visions behind the 1948 Universal Declaration of Human Rights

World

The voices and the visions behind the 1948 Universal Declaration of Human Rights

By Steven LB Jensen

Universal Declaration of Human Rights at 75 - time to move beyond the politics of a ‘bygone age’

South Africa

Universal Declaration of Human Rights at 75 - time to move beyond the politics of a ‘bygone age’

By Steven Jensen

Ten ideas for the renewal of human rights to meet global challenges

World

Ten ideas for the renewal of human rights to meet global challenges

By David Griffiths

Enlist today: Why SA's human rights movement needs you now

South Africa

Enlist today: Why SA's human rights movement needs you now

By Mark Heywood

Winner: Gauteng Department of Health’s Babita Deokaran

South Africa

Winner: Gauteng Department of Health’s Babita Deokaran

By Ufrieda Ho

UN General Assembly 2022: Here’s a chance for SA to stand up for human rights, not thieves and war criminals

South Africa

UN General Assembly 2022: Here’s a chance for SA to stand up for human rights, not thieves and war criminals

By Mark Heywood

The ICC deserves the continued support of SA and all other peace-loving nations

South Africa

The ICC deserves the continued support of SA and all other peace-loving nations

By Richard Goldstone and Paul Hoffman

International Human Rights Day, 2019 — a wake-up and a warning

South Africa

International Human Rights Day, 2019 — a wake-up and a warning

By Mark Heywood