September 18
South Africa: South Africa Strengthens the Right to Education
Advancing the Right to Early Education at Home and Abroad Read more »
May 06
South Africa: Toxic Rhetoric During Run-Up to South Africa's Polls Endangers Migrants
Candidates in South Africa’s forthcoming general elections have been scapegoating and demonizing foreign nationals, risking stoking xenophobic violence, Human Rights Watch… Read more »
December 05, 2023
Africa: Does Israel's Treatment of Palestinians Rise to the Level of Apartheid?
In September, Tamir Pardo, who headed the Mossad, Israel's national intelligence agency, under Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu from 2011 to 2016, said that Israel is imposing… Read more »
November 20, 2023
Africa: Proposed Immigration Laws Undermine Rights of Refugees
Home Affairs Department's Proposals Would Undermine Refugee Rights Read more »
September 28, 2023
Africa: Xenophobia Rears Its Ugly Head in South Africa
South Africa has been grappling with sporadic and sometimes lethal xenophobic harassment and violence against African and Asian foreign nationals living in the country, including… Read more »
September 07, 2023
South Africa: South Africa At the G20 - It's About More Than Just the 'Vibes'
President Cyril Ramaphosa visits India for the Group of 20 meeting this week. South Africa seems to be riding high after hosting a BRICS Summit with India's leader, Narendra Modi,… Read more »
June 27, 2023
South Africa: Older People Lack Basic Care, Support
Put Law Into Practice So All Can Live With Dignity Read more »
December 21, 2022
South Africa: South Africa Should Bring its Nationals Home From Syria - Human Rights Watch
"I'm an 'accidental terrorist,'" Khadija, a 54-year-old South African woman, told me with a rueful laugh. She was seated in a battered tent in Roj, a detention camp on a windswept… Read more »
December 14, 2022
South Africa: South African Leadership Makes Moves to Decriminalize Sex Work
The South African government has finally moved to decriminalize sex work as part of its efforts to combat increased reports of abuse against women, including gender based violence… Read more »