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Amnesty calls for the safety of Zimbabweans

As Zimbabwe’s political climate remains uncertain, Amnesty International has asked the Zimbabwean military to ensure the safety and security of all people in Zimbabwe, regardless of their political allegiance and to refrain from any actions that disregards respect for human rights. This following the house arrest of President Mugabe by the military this week, with reports of a possible transitional government taking over power. Speaking to VOC, researcher at Amnesty […]

17 November 2017

Opinions

No reason to celebrate India’s independence.

OPINION by Ibrahim Vawda Palestinians are being killed by the militarized terrorist of Zionist Israel as well as the illegal Egyptian government terrorists in their hundreds. Palestinian properties and land worth billions of dollars are confiscated for future illegal settlement construction. On the other hand, India just kills Kashmiris as part of its sadistic strategy to silence them for seeking a sovereign, independent state. Kashmir was invaded and annexed by […]

15 August 2017

International News

Palestinian prisoners’ committee: 80% of hunger strikers’ demands met by Israel

A day after hundreds of Palestinians held in Israeli prisons suspended a 40-day mass hunger strike, more details emerged on Sunday regarding the outcome of negotiations between hunger strikers and the Israel Prison Service (IPS), with a Palestinian Committee of Prisoners Affairs official saying that 80 percent of the strike’s demands were met, though an IPS spokesperson denied the claim. After the strike ended in the early hours on Saturday […]

29 May 2017

Opinions

Why advocate for Palestinian rights?

OPINION by Marthie Momberg Why do civilians campaign publicly on the relentless matter of Israeli oppression of all Palestinians? Is it not a waste of time, an “irresolvable deadlock”, and a “disastrously confused situation”? Why willingly expose oneself to violence in its many forms? Why be involved in this struggle rather than in any of the many other causes in the world? Why focus on the exploitation of Palestinians and […]

15 May 2017

Local

Executive ‘disregarded’ people of SA in ICC withdrawal

The executive disregarded the people of South Africa when it decided to withdraw from the International Criminal Court, the DA argued in the High Court in Pretoria on Monday. “Government had to involve the public in such a fundamental matter involving human rights,” advocate Steven Budlender told the court. Budlender argued that the executive was in such a rush to withdraw from the ICC’s founding treaty, the Rome Statute, that […]

5 December 2016

Human rights

Amnesty calls for the safety of Zimbabweans

No reason to celebrate India’s independence.

Palestinian prisoners’ committee: 80% of hunger strikers’ demands met by Israel

Why advocate for Palestinian rights?

Executive ‘disregarded’ people of SA in ICC withdrawal

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