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‘Where are human rights for the landless?’ asks EFF: Sharpeville Massacre commemorations across SA

Africa

UN decries ‘summary executions’ of children by M23 in DR Congo

World

UN says former Bangladesh govt behind possible ‘crimes against humanity’

NPA pleased with progress in 1993 Highgate Hotel massacre inquest

Courts

NPA confirms dates for formal inquest into 1993 East London mass shooting

World

Nearly 2 000 LGBTQ couples wed as Thai same-sex marriage law comes into force

EDITOR'S CHOICE

South Africa WATCH: Ramaphosa describes US funding cut to SA as a ‘wake-up call’, says ‘it’s their money’

Betway PSL Embarrassment for Safa as they can’t pay salaries on time

South Africa UPDATE: Two suspects linked to Soshanguve shooting arrested

Courts Kwinana ‘collapsed and cannot breathe properly in the cells’, argued her lawyer

News Taxpayers to fund bail for minor offences to ease prison overcrowding

News

‘Enemy is next door’: DR Congo town dreads advancing rebels

World

184 killed in Haiti capital violence over weekend: UN

World

Dirco monitoring Syria after opposition takes Damascus as Bashar al-Assad flees country [VIDEO]

Gift of the Givers flooded with support after ‘terrorism’ allegations

Government must uphold disability rights, not ignore them

Lawyers for Human Rights slam Proteas for playing Afghanistan

World

UN rights chief warns of ‘dystopian future’ if world doesn’t change course

World

Myanmar armed group says 11 civilians killed in junta air strikes

World

Pro-Turkey Syria forces detain journalist working for AFP

World

Myanmar crisis: UN fears repeat of 2017 atrocities against Rohingyas

World

UN warns of ‘unacceptable’ level of violence against aid workers

World

Israeli and Huthi strikes ‘possible war crimes’ – Human Rights Watch

UN says rights offices in Yemen stormed by Huthi rebels

Amnesty says Ethiopia failing to halt rights violations

Lawyers for Human Rights condemns assassination attempt on Coreth Naudé

El Salvador children tortured, imprisoned in gang crackdown: HRW

SAHRC mourns death of human rights champion Dr Zonke Majodina

SAHRC condemns recent attacks against the elderly

World

UN experts say Gaza children dying in Israel’s ‘starvation campaign’

World

UN expert warns of looming ‘genocidal violence’ in Myanmar

World

Japan’s top court rules forced sterilisation law unconstitutional

World

Cambodia sentences green campaigners for ‘plotting’ over activism

‘Disregard for human rights’ – Frozen IDs still not unblocked by home affairs

Health

Hunger crisis: SAHRC urges state of disaster in Eastern Cape [VIDEO]

Human Rights Commission probes mining activities in Limpopo

Africa

Namibian court strikes down law criminalising same-sex relationships