Human Rights

'Climate Apartheid' Between Rich and Poor Looms, UN Expert Warns

A UN expert has warned of a possible "climate apartheid", where the rich pay to escape from hunger, "while the rest of the world is left to suffer".Even if current targets are met, "millions will be impoverished", said Philip Alston, the...

Joburg Post·almost 5 years ago

Why Central Banks Need to Take Human Rights More Seriously

Many central banks are rethinking their approach to the environmental and social impact of their operations. This is because their decisions can affect access to housing, healthcare, education, work, to adequate food and water and the se...

Joburg Post·over 4 years ago

Egypt Must End Rights Abuses of Political Prisoners: Amnesty

Amnesty International has called on Egyptian authorities "to immediately end cruel and inhumane conditions" of political detainees, who have been on hunger strike at a notorious maximum-security prison outside Cairo. In a statement publi...

Ali Younes·over 4 years ago

South Africa has failed to champion human rights in the world. But that’s changing

The story of democratic South Africa and its approach to human rights in the rest of the world is a tale of woe. For two-and-a-half decades, its foreign policy mostly failed to defend internationally – and quite often contradicted – t...

Eduard Jordaan ·almost 3 years ago

Seize the Power: Exploring the intersection of Art and Activism at the Basha Uhuru Creative Uprising

The Basha Uhuru Creative Uprising is an annual festival in South Africa that celebrates art, culture, and human rights. Hosted at Constitution Hill in Johannesburg, the festival provides a platform for activists, artists, and social just...

Lindelwa Masuku·about 1 year ago

Uganda's controversial bill: What it means for the country's LGBTQ+ community

The passing of the bill to criminalise identifying as LGBTQ+ in Uganda has sparked widespread concern and criticism from LGBTQ+ organisations around the world. The bill, which imposes the death penalty on some offenses and up to 20 years...

Lindelwa Masuku·about 1 year ago