The right to claim asylum is a universal human right.

H uman Rights Day is celebrated every year on December 10 to honor the adoption of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR) in 1948. This important day reminds us of the basic freedoms and ...

The Trump administration’s first 100 days in office have been a relentless barrage of actions that violate, threaten, or ...

Amnesty’s goal was to serve as an advocate for victims and prisoners of conscience, and to stand apart from the polarized ...

The Constitution Hill Human Rights Festival delivers a free music and film festival, and a march through Joburg. Here are all the details.

In 2025, South Africa celebrates 31 years of freedom and democracy. Photo: Engin Akyurt: www.pexels.com. Today, March 21, is a public holiday known in South Africa as Human Rights Day. The South ...

As South Africa prepares to mark Human Rights Day on March 21, it is an opportunity to reflect on the importance of upholding the values embedded in our Constitution. As we commemorate this day in ...

The weather service has issued a yellow level 2 warning for disruptive rainfall leading to localised flooding of susceptible formal and informal settlements and roads over the southern parts of the ...

President Donald Trump's top diplomat Marco Rubio on Tuesday unveiled a restructuring of the US State Department that will ...

Crucially, a country’s decision to become party to a treaty, even one that imposes some limitations on its freedom of action, ...

When it comes to human rights violations as grave as those in ... held to mark the anniversary of the Tibetan National Uprising Day in New Delhi, India on 10 March 2023. (Photo by Kabir Jhangiani ...