AfriForum brings further international attention to hate speech and discrimination against minorities in South Africa at United Nations
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AfriForum brings further international attention to hate speech and discrimination against minorities in South Africa at United Nations

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The civil rights organisation AfriForum handed in a report today in person at the offices of the United Nations’ Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination (CERD) in Geneve, Switzerland. This report forms part of AfriForum’s established and growing international awareness campaign. AfriForum today also took part in the fifteenth session of the United Nations…

AfriForum releases report on ANC failures and federal solutions
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AfriForum releases report on ANC failures and federal solutions

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The civil rights organisation AfriForum today released a report on ANC failures and federal solutions. The report highlights government failures over the last couple of years which include key service delivery areas such as energy provision, policing, education and transport infrastructure. The author of the report, Reiner Duvenage, Campaign Officer for Strategy and Content at…

AfriForum granted leave to appeal against Kill the Boer hate speech case ruling
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AfriForum granted leave to appeal against Kill the Boer hate speech case ruling

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The Equality Court today granted leave to appeal in the civil rights organisation AfriForum’s Kill the Boer hate speech case against the EFF, Julius Malema and Mbuyiseni Ndlozi. This application comes after the Equality Court declared in August that the chant Kill the Boer is not hate speech. Ernst van Zyl, Campaign Officer for strategy…

South African court condones communist movement’s chant that calls for the killing of minority farmers and Westerners
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South African court condones communist movement’s chant that calls for the killing of minority farmers and Westerners

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The South African civil rights organisation AfriForum’s Chief Executive for International Relations, Dr Ernst Roets, is in the USA to place the spotlight on the shocking recent South African court ruling declaring that the chant “Kill the Boer, kill the farmer” does not constitute hate speech. The word “Boer” is used interchangeably with “Afrikaner” to…

AfriForum informs UN about problems and solutions in South Africa
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AfriForum informs UN about problems and solutions in South Africa

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The civil rights organisation AfriForum submitted two submissions to the United Nations (UN) on its work. Firstly, AfriForum submitted a written submission for the 51st regular session of the UN Human Rights Council, which will take place from 12 September to 7 October. This submission focuses on the problems caused by government failure and the…

AfriForum to appeal ruling in Malema and EFF “Kill the Boer” case
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AfriForum to appeal ruling in Malema and EFF “Kill the Boer” case

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AfriForum will appeal the verdict of the “Kill the Boer” chant hate speech case. The Equality Court has today declared that the chant “Kill the boer” is not hate speech. Ernst Roets, Head of Policy and Action at AfriForum, says that this ruling creates a very dangerous precedent. The disturbing message sent with this judgment…

Civil rights organisation AfriForum publishes new report documenting how minority communities continue to be persecuted in South Africa
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Civil rights organisation AfriForum publishes new report documenting how minority communities continue to be persecuted in South Africa

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Minority communities in South Africa are experiencing new levels of discrimination and persecution. A new report by the civil rights organisation AfriForum and the think tank Opinor details how this is taking place. The report is a follow-up of the 2020 The World Must Know report, published by AfriForum. The report was published as part…

Prominent South African politician testifies that he may call for slaughtering of white people
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Prominent South African politician testifies that he may call for slaughtering of white people

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One of the most influential politicians on the African continent, and particularly in South Africa, Julius Malema, testified today that he might someday call for the slaughtering of white people in South Africa. The civil rights organisation AfriForum’s hate speech case against Malema, the president of the Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF), Mbuyiseni Ndlozi, another leader…

AfriForum and Solidarity serves court papers on national state of disaster
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AfriForum and Solidarity serves court papers on national state of disaster

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AfriForum and Solidarity will today respectively serve court documents in the North Gauteng High Court in Pretoria in which the organisations request the courts to declare the continuation of the current state of disaster invalid. In its arguments, AfriForum states that there is currently no disaster and hence no need for a state of disaster….

National state of disaster must end; legal action is coming – Solidarity Movement
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National state of disaster must end; legal action is coming – Solidarity Movement

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The Solidarity Movement, including Solidarity and AfriForum, took a stand today by declaring that no further reasons exists for the current state of disaster, which has been in operation for about 22 months, to remain in force. This comes after the state of disaster was extended again by the government.  According to Solidarity Movement Chairperson…

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