June 27, 2023
“This Government is Failing Me Too”
South Africa Compounds Legacy of Apartheid for Older People
South Africa
In 2024, the African National Congress that had governed the country for 30 years, lost its parliamentary majority. While the elections were peaceful, the lead up to the elections was marred by an increase in anti-immigrant hate speech scapegoating foreign nationals for the economic hardships experienced in the country. South Africa is in the top six countries with the highest femicide rates worldwide and sexual violence remains an enduring and endemic nightmare for women in South Africa.
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July 5, 2022
The Forever Mines
Perpetual Rights Risks from Unrehabilitated Coal Mines in South Africa
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November 24, 2021
South Africa: Broken Promises to Aid Gender-Based Violence Survivors
Improve Shelter Funding; Increase Access for Sex Workers, LGBT, Undocumented Survivors
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September 17, 2020
“They Have Robbed Me of My Life”
Xenophobic Violence Against Non-Nationals in South Africa
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November 20, 2024
Submission to the Working Group on Discrimination Against Women and Girls
To Inform the Working Group's Upcoming Report on the Gendered Dimensions of Care and Support Systems
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May 6, 2024
South Africa: Toxic Rhetoric Endangers Migrants
Stop Scapegoating Foreign Nationals Ahead of Elections
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February 1, 2024
Why a Basic Income Grant Would Benefit Everyone
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November 20, 2023
South Africa Mulls Major Immigration Overhaul
Home Affairs Department’s Proposals Would Undermine Refugee Rights
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October 27, 2023
South Africa: Submission to the UN Committee on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination
111th Session
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September 28, 2023
Xenophobia Rears its Ugly Head in South Africa
Foreigners Scapegoated for Country’s Problems
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September 17, 2023
Access to Justice Remains Elusive for Mqhekezweni Women
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September 7, 2023
South Africa at the G20 — it’s about more than just the ‘vibes’