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South Africa: National Assembly Passes Bill to Criminalise Hate Speech and Hate Crimes
allAfrica, 15 March 2023
The National Assembly has finally passed the bill introduced five years ago that would criminalise hate speech and hate crimes. Read more »
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Govt of SA, 3 February 2023
The Ministry of Justice rejects, with contempt, comments made by the Democratic Alliance in a media statement where the DA falsely accuses the Deputy Minister of having allegedly… Read more »
South Africa Passes Bill Criminalising Hate Speech, Hate Crimes
The national assembly of the South African government has passed the Prevention and Combating of Hate Crimes and Hate Speech Bill, introduced five years ago, that would criminalise hate speech and hate crimes.
The bill was passed despite fierce debate and concerns from some opposition parties that it could impact the freedom of speech. Deputy Justice Minister John Jeffery said that existing laws had proven ineffective in stemming what he believed to be an increase in crimes motivated by hate.
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5 July 2017
South African Court's Fuck White People Ruling
- Author:
- Dean Hutton
- Publisher:
- Dean Hutton
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Case number: EC02/2017 In the matter between Cape PARTY (Kaapse Party) and IZIKO - South African National Gallery. The case was brought as a result of ... see more »
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The Supreme Court of Appeal has ordered Parliament to rewrite the "vague, overbroad" law meant to protect against discrimination after overturning a High Court ruling that found ... Read more »
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The Equality Court has ruled that the gratuitous display of the flag used during the apartheid era constitutes hate speech and incites hatred against black people in terms of the ... Read more »
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It is not surprising that the Chief Magistrate of Cape Town earlier this week ruled that the work of art by Dean Hutton, which includes a repetition of the phrase "Fuck White ... Read more »
