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human rights
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Is The ANC Being Sneaky With Latest Land Expropriation Bill Draft?
24 Jan 2020 by Carrie / No Comments
The controversial land expropriation bill is up for public comment, and you only have until the end of January to have your say.
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Is SA The Next North Korea? SA Votes Against UN Internet Freedoms Resolution – Sides With China And Russia
05 Jul 2016 by Jasmine Stone / 5 Comments
We’re catching some serious heat around the world for a resolution we just voted down ,and if you look a little closer it isn’t pretty.
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They’ve Got Footage Of Gaddafi’s Son Being Smacked In The Face [Video]
04 Aug 2015 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
You probably wouldn’t be surprised to find out that the sons of Libya’s former leader Muammar Gaddafi aren’t all that popular. Here’s the video evidence.
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This Interactive Sochi Olympics Calendar Is What You’ll Be Using To Stay Up To Speed
30 Jan 2014 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
If you aren’t planning on boycotting the Sochi Olympics this year amidst the many human rights issues and PR disasters, then feel free to bookmark this interactive calendar. This little thing allows you to sort the Sochi goings-on by sport and date. But don’t be duped by the Yank time zones.
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Outrage Over Chinese Beggars In Cages At Religious Festival [GALLERY]
20 Sep 2012 by Jasmine Stone / 3 Comments
In order to keep them from “ruining the experience for visitors”, organisers of the annual temple fair in Nanchang, China, have ordered beggars to stay in purposely built cages. Those beggars not willing to comply with this are simply banished from the city by officials. The zoo-like structures are so small that adults are unable to stand up inside them. Have a look in the gallery below for more detailed images.
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Argentina Approves World’s Most Progressive Transgender Bill Of Rights
11 May 2012 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
Suddenly Obama’s declaration that people of the same sex should be allowed to marry seems a little stale. Argentina has just approved a gender rights bill that will allow all adult citizens to change their legal sex at will — without undergoing surgery or hormone replacement therapy.
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Red Cross Debating Whether Or Not Virtual Killing Violates International Humanitarian Laws
08 Dec 2011 by Jasmine Stone / 2 Comments
There’s a Red Cross committee presently debating whether or not people playing war video games should be subject to the same humanitarian laws as people involved in real wars with real people and real weapons. So far as I can tell they’re doing this entirely seriously.
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Hungary Have Outlawed Homeless People
01 Dec 2011 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
A new bit of legislation has just come into force in Hungary, in an attempt to deal with the large number of homeless people in Budapest. The regulation makes it a punishable offense to be homeless; the offense is punishable by a fine just under ZAR 5 000. Because, you know, that makes sense.
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Zimbabwe Torture Camp Exposed
08 Aug 2011 by Jasmine Stone / 1 Comment
“There was a lot of screaming.” The BBC is reporting that Zimbabwean police and military are recruiting civilians to illegally dig for diamonds for them. The report also mention a torture camp, run by Zimbabwe’s security forces, operating in the country’s rich Marange diamond fields.
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Sao Paolo Judge Approves Brazil’s First Gay Marriage
29 Jun 2011 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
After New York, every subsequent gay marriage approval is going to seem less exciting, but this is still a thing. Judge Fernando Henrique Pinto ruled that two men could convert their civil union into a full marriage, a right that’s been lobbeyed for since the Supreme Court recognized same-sex civil unions in May, but stopped short of approving marriage.
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Saudi Authorities Censor Protest Coverage
25 May 2011 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
Manal al-Sharif, organizer in the Saudi Right-to-Drive campaign, was arrested on Sunday after posting a video of herself driving, while urging women to take part in a “drive-in” protest on June the 17th. Since then, the event’s Facebook page has been deleted, and a fake Sharif Twitter account has claimed that the campaign was off.
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