August 25, 2022
Nigeria: Nigeria's Efforts to Help Victims of Trafficking Are Failing. We Found Out Why
Most countries have anti-trafficking laws, policies and programmes to prevent human trafficking. There are also international treaties to address the problem. Yet it's still… Read more »
August 23, 2022
South Africa: What Russian Visit Says About South Africa's Commitment to Human Rights in the World
South Africa's foreign policy is aimed at contributing to democracy, human rights and justice in the world. Yet its conduct often suits autocrats and despots. This is why defence… Read more »
August 17, 2022
Africa: Academic Freedom and Democracy in African Countries - the First Study to Track the Connection
There is growing interest in the state of academic freedom worldwide. A 1997 Unesco document defines it as the right of scholars to teach, discuss, research, publish, express… Read more »
August 16, 2022
South Africa: People With Intellectual Disability Have a Right to Sexuality - but Their Families Have Concerns
Many South Africans living with intellectual disability don't have opportunities to be part of community life. They may lack the opportunity to learn, work or enjoy leisure… Read more »
August 11, 2022
South Africa: Marikana Massacre - South Africa Needs to Build a Society That's Decent and Doesn't Humiliate People
On 16 August mine workers, activists and no doubt a few politicians will gather on the now infamous rock outcrop near the former Lonmin Platinum mine in Marikana, North West… Read more »
Tunisia: Former President Bourguiba Did a Lot for Tunisian Women. But Was He Their Emancipator?
Tunisia's National Women's Day is often associated with Habib Bourguiba, the country's first president, who pursued the policy of state feminism. Bourguiba ruled the country for 30… Read more »
August 10, 2022
Africa: What's Wrong With the Fourth Industrial Revolution
The "Fourth Industrial Revolution" is a term coined in 2016 by German economist Klaus Schwab. It's used to describe the technology revolution that the world is going through. But… Read more »
August 08, 2022
South Africa: Lilian Ngoyi - an Heroic South African Woman Whose Story Hasn't Been Fully Told
Despite her key role in the struggle against apartheid in South Africa, details about Lilian Ngoyi's life remain sparse. The short paragraphs on her legacy repeat a few well-worn… Read more »
August 04, 2022
Africa: Racism in South Africa - Why the ANC Has Failed to Dismantle Patterns of White Privilege
One of the sources of social discontent in post-apartheid South Africa is the legacy of white racism. This toxic legacy is evident in racialised poverty and inequality. Read more »
July 12, 2022
Africa: US Abortion Restrictions Are Unlikely to Influence International Trends, Which Are Largely Becoming More Liberal
The Supreme Court's June 24, 2022, ruling that overturned Roe v. Wade is already having profound effects across the United States, from Florida to Wisconsin. And the ruling also… Read more »
July 22, 2022
East Africa: Moving the Maasai - Tanzania Is Repeating Kenya's Colonial Past
Images of distressed members of the Maasai community being forcibly moved from their homes, beaten and harassed by police and the army in northern Tanzania in June set social media… Read more »
July 20, 2022
South Africa: Religion and State Need to Be in Balance to Protect Democracy in South Africa
The relationship between religion and the law is often complicated. It is sometimes even conflicted. At the heart of the matter lies the tension between freedom of belief and… Read more »
July 12, 2022
Africa: What Does It Mean to Be a 'Person'? Different Cultures Have Different Answers
Opponents and proponents of abortion rights often frame their positions in terms of two fundamental values: "life" or "choice." Read more »
July 04, 2022
Africa: Do Humanitarian Agencies Help Refugees Become Independent? Evidence From History
When 5.3 million Ukrainians entered the EU between February and June 2022, alongside life-saving emergency assistance came similarly crucial support: the right to stay and work in… Read more »
June 29, 2022
South Africa: The Right to Die - Unpacking an Ethical Dilemma
Sean Davison, the euthanasia activist and co-founder of DignitySA, recently completed a sentence of house arrest in South Africa for his role in the deaths of three people. He said… Read more »
June 26, 2022
Africa: Homosexuality and Africa - a Philosopher's Perspective
Most African countries are constitutional democracies that afford extensive rights and freedoms to their citizens, and safeguard their dignity. Read more »
Africa: Is Being Gay Un-African? A Philosopher's Perspective
Most African countries are constitutional democracies that afford extensive rights and freedoms to their citizens, and safeguard their dignity. Read more »
June 22, 2022
Kenya: How Nairobi Police Failures Let People Get Away With Murder
At least one person gets killed every two days in Kenya's capital city, Nairobi. Most of these cases either go unreported or are never resolved. Only 94 murder cases were… Read more »
June 21, 2022
South Africa: Vigilantism in South Africa Carries Historical Imprints of Past Violence Against Black People
South Africa's history of discrimination, racial segregation and extralegal violence has influenced patterns of violence today. Colonial and apartheid governments ruled through… Read more »
June 20, 2022
Nigeria: Sex Workers in Nigeria Deserve Fair Treatment From the Media
In most African societies today, social, cultural, economic and political forces continually place women in the back seat. While there is much focus on the physical abuse of women,… Read more »
June 02, 2022
Africa: Should We Protect Nature for Its Own Sake? for Its Economic Value? Because It Makes Us Happy? Yes #AfricaClimateCrisis
As spring phases into summer in North America, with trees flowering and birds migrating, nature seems abundant. In fact, however, the Earth is losing animals, birds, reptiles and… Read more »
June 05, 2022
Africa: The Award-Winning African Documentary Project That Goes Inside the Lives of Migrants
For far too long the west has been telling stories about and talking on behalf of Africa. However, a new slate of 25 documentary films by African filmmakers called Generation… Read more »
May 16, 2022
Rwanda: LGBT Rights Are Protected On Paper, but Discrimination and Homophobia Persist
"From today, I no longer want to be called your mother, if you don't want to change you can leave my house and come back when you are a transformed person, when you are a man."… Read more »
Kenya: LGBTI Refugees Seeking Protection in Kenya Struggle to Survive in a Hostile Environment
Kenya is now the second biggest refugee hosting country in Africa. Of its over half a million refugees, over a thousand from neighbouring African states have sought asylum on the… Read more »
Africa: Xenophobia Does Not Tell the Full Story of Migration in South Africa
The dominant story of migration in South Africa is that of xenophobia. The subject is regularly in the news with the focus on both incendiary political rhetoric and acts of… Read more »