UN rights chief urged comprehensive approach to sexual violence in South Africa
February 10, 2013
UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Navi Pillay expressed shock and sadness on Friday concerning the brutal rape and murder of 17-year-old Anene Booysen in South Africa. Pillay urged South Africa to take a stronger approach to prevent the ongoing sexual violence incidents against tens of thousands....... [more] 
South Africa high court ruled that same-sex marriages must be recognized
December 1, 2012
On December 1, 2005, the South African Constitutional Court ruled that it is unconstitutional to prohibit same-sex couples from marrying, giving Parliament one year to amend the 1961 Marriage Act. To comply with the ruling, the South African legislature enacted the Civil Union Act, requiring that m....... [more]
US Voting Rights
October 2, 2012
The right to vote has been a contentious issue in the US since the inception of the country. There was no specific right to vote or qualifications to vote drafted into the US Constitution. Each state was left to develop individual standards on how to run their voting and election processes. During t....... [more]
Ivory Coast initiates post-election violence reconciliation commission
September 28, 2012
On September 28, 2011, the Ivory Coast government launched a Truth and Reconciliation Commission to resolve conflicts from the post-election violence that took place at the beginning of 2011. More than 3,000 people were killed following the election of President Alassane Ouattara. Rights groups call....... [more]
Despite Claims, ICC Prosecution of Bush, Blair Would Be Illegal
September 13, 2012
JURIST Guest Columnist Jesse Oppenheim, Brooklyn Law School Class of 2013, offers legal context to Archbishop Desmond Tutu's recent opinion in The Observer...On August 28, word leaked out that Archbishop Desmond Tutu had pulled out of an international summit in South Africa because he refused to sha....... [more]
South Africa court found ANC party leader guilty of 'hate speech'
September 12, 2012
On September 12, 2011, a South Africa court found the African National Congress (ANC) president, Julius Malema, guilty of hate speech for singing a protest song. The song referred to farmers and whites in general, although Malema claimed that the words were not meant to be taken literally, but rathe....... [more]
South Africa prosecutor withdraws murder charges against striking miners
September 3, 2012
A South African prosecutor on Monday announced that the government had withdrawn murder charges against 270 miners who were participating in a strike when police officers shot and killed 34 participants. The miners were charged with murder last week under an old South African law that deems the stri....... [more]
South Africa judge took office as UN human rights commissioner
September 1, 2012
On September 1, 2008, South African judge Navanethem Pillay assumed the role of UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, replacing departing commissioner Louise Arbour. Prior to Pillay's appointment, she had served on both the International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda (ICTR) and the International Cri....... [more]
South Africa prosecutors investigating former Madagascar president
August 7, 2012
South African prosecutors told reporters on Monday that they are investigating the former president of Madagascar for possible crimes against humanity. A spokesperson for the office of the prosecutor said that recent information about former president Marc Ravalomanana had led their office to believ....... [more]
South Africa court convicts extremist group leader of high treason
July 26, 2012
The North Gauteng High Court at Pretoria in South Africa on Thursday convicted of high treason the leader of an extremist group responsible for nine bombings in Johannesburg's Soweto township in 2002. Mike du Toit, leader of the white supremacist group Boeremag, has been on trial for nine years and....... [more]
South Africa minister elected first female leader of African Union
July 16, 2012
South African politician Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma on Monday was elected the first female leader of the African Union (AU). Dlamini-Zuma, 63, is the South African Minister of Home Affairs. She was voted into office on Sunday evening after she successfully challenged the incumbent candidate, Jean Ping....... [more]
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