Aug 16, 2021 | Abuse, human rights, Training
As we celebrate this Women’s Month, we exult the remarkable women who are trailblazers in their respective fields – occupying their spaces and setting the standard. In South Africa, 9 August is Women’s Day and the month of August is National Women’s...
Jul 14, 2021 | Abuse, human rights, Violence
Our country is burning. With anger and fear mostly. Not with the power of our convictions or with a passion to do good or with passion for things we care about but burning with pure anger and fear. And its contagious. It’s a new pandemic of panic which is fueled by...
Jun 16, 2021 | human rights, Uncategorized
“Boom, bang, ka-boom!” As a peaceful protest is met with gunshot sounds and the crowd’s cries echo through the air of Soweto. It is June 16, 1976 , the first day of the Soweto Uprising. Inspired by the Black Consciousness Movement, Tsietsi Mashinini led tens of...
May 4, 2021 | Freedom Day, human rights
Now hear me out first. Art is an expression derived from human creativity and imagination. When we hear art, we first picture visual imagery which evokes emotional power. Only after do we attach art to its other forms such as music, dance and literature. What has art...
Mar 1, 2021 | human rights
Human rights exist, as embodied in the Universal Declaration of Human Rights and the entire body of international human rights law. They are recognized—at least in principle—by most nations and form the heart of many national constitutions. Yet the actual situation in...