Listen: How homonyms can trigger horrific memories
The following advert uses humour to highlight how homonyms can trigger horrific memories especially in a South African context.
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Invitation to a PRESS CONFERENCE, From State Capture to a Police State: The Application of Human Rights Precepts to the Emergence of a Return to a Police State in South Africa
Invitation to a PRESS CONFERENCE, From State Capture to a Police State: The Application of Human Rights Precepts to the Emergence of a Return to a Police State in South Africa
INOVAS joins victims and survivors in marking UN International Day in Support of Victims of Torture on 26 June
INOVAS, within the framework of UN International Day in Support of Victims of Torture, condemns torture as a degrading act, currently practiced by states and governments across the world. INOVAS considers torture an abhorrent crime that is an affront to human dignity, that should be criminalised so that its prepetrators are prosecuted. It is a … Read more
INOVAS calls for UN to Act to Stop the Sheikh Jarrah Evictions in East Jerusalem and to the Grassroots Resistance in the Occupied Palestinian Territories
We, the undersigned human rights defenders, civil society organisations and victims’ associations comprising the International Network of Victims and Survivors of Serious Human Rights Abuses (INOVAS) strongly condemn the Israeli government’s ongoing aggression towards Palestinian residents of East Jerusalem’s Sheikh Jarrah district. We stand in solidarity with the decades-long Palestinian struggle against the Israeli occupation … Read more
INOVAS Stands with The Protest Movement in Colombia Demanding Social Justice, Human Rights and Peace
We, the undersigned human rights defenders, civil society organisations and victims’ associations comprising the International Network of Victims and Survivors of Serious Human Rights Abuses (INOVAS), strongly condemn the ongoing repressive conduct of the Colombian government in the face of legitimate protests by the Colombian people calling for social justice, human rights and peace.
Khulumani Notification 1 January 2021: FALSE AND/OR CRIMINALLY FRAUDULENT MISREPRESENTATION
FALSE AND/OR CRIMINALLY FRAUDULENT MISREPRESENTATION Since 27 April 2019, any claim by MS S R GUNN, MS J A SEIDMAN and MS N BONASE, “the dismissed and expelled individuals”, to be members of and/or to represent Khulumani Support Group is false and, depending on circumstances, could constitute criminally fraudulent misrepresentation. Following dissatisfaction voiced by Khulumani … Read more
Submission from the Civil Society Peace Team on the deployment of the SANDF and SAPS in efforts to manage an effective lockdown to protect citizens from a potential COVID-19 catastrophe
Statement crafted for the President’s Consultative Meeting of 17 April 2020 with the assistance of the Khulumani Support Group We understand the decision of the President to deploy members of the South African Police Services (SAPS) along with members of the South African National Defence Force (SANDF) to ensure compliance of citizens with the measures … Read more
Remembering the Sharpeville & Langa Massacres: 21 March 2020 – a reflection on how much more has to be attended to
The South African Truth and Reconciliation Commission broke new ground internationally in being the first Truth Commission to provide human rights hearings for victims of the crimes associated with the oppressive apartheid regime. The victims’ hearings were broadcast by the SABC across the entire country. This was important because for the first time, white South … Read more
Attack on the Casual Workers’ Advice Office in Germiston – how you can help
Khulumani learned with deep concern of the Monday 2 September 2019 attack on one of our partners with whom we have been pursuing the Unpaid Benefits Campaign – the Casual Workers’ Advice Office in Germiston, Johannesburg. The GroundUp article describes what happened in the afternoon and evening of last Monday. We cannot imagine who could … Read more
Birthday wishes to National Director Dr Marjorie Jobson
Aluta Doctor Marje standing firm with no fear or favour to the struggle of victims of the gross violation of human rights May your day be as happy like the sun rise cutting through the dark to share a new dawn to South African Rainbow Nation Walk where there is no path and created new … Read more