RULE OF LAW MUST PREVAIL: South Africa Has a Constitutional…
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HISTORIC VICTORY FOR LGBTQIA+ RIGHTS AS THE COURTS RULE…
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The Hate Crimes Working Group (HCWG) expresses its grave concern…
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STATEMENTSouth African Hate Crimes Working Group (HCWG)31 March…
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HATE CRIMES WORKING GROUP stands in solidarity with all…
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A historic moment as the first INHS conference to be hosted in the Southern Hemisphere, brought together scholars, legal experts, pyschologists, policy makers and activists.
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Imam Muhsin Hendricks murdered in a suspected hate crime.
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The Hate Crimes Working Group (HCWG) welcomed the passing of…
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The Hate Crimes Working Group is hiring a part-time co-ordinator.…
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THE HATE CRIME WORKING GROUP WELCOMES THE PASSAGE OF THE PREVENTION…
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Today is World Refugee Day.
In 1951 the United Nations Refugee…
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To view the original Statement, please CLICK HERE.
The Hate…
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Prontuit: Landskap – Juan Nel van die Hate Crimes Working Group…
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The Scalabrini Centre have produced this great video which can…
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The Psychological Society of South Africa (PsySSA) is shocked…
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South Africa was…
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On June 23, 2016, the world was forever changed. A referendum…
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Police brutality as a hate crime
Police brutality against minorities,…
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This is an article originally published in the New Age: www.thenewage.co.za
The…
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This Human Rights Day
Cape Town’s first Pop-up Pride to proclaim
‘LGBTI…
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SOUTH AFRICA HAS A CONSTITUTIONAL DUTY TO PROTECT EVERYONE FROM XENOPHOBIC VIOLENCE
Press Release: Victory against Hate Speech
Public Statement on Rising Xenophobia, Hate Crimes and Vigilantism in South Africa
Statement Against Violence in Ku Gompo
HCWG Condemns Acid Attack in Tzaneen
HATE CRIMES WORKING GROUP STATEMENT OF SOLIDARITY AND URGENT CALL FOR GOVERNMENT INTERVENTION TO STOP OPERATION DUDULA’S HARASSMENT OF FOREIGN NATIONALS AT PUBLIC HEALTH FACILITIES
The 2024 International Network for Hate Studies (INHS) Biennial Conference
Statement from the Hate Crimes Working Group on the Assasination of Imam Muhsin Hendricks
Passing of the Prevention and Combating of Hate Crimes and Hate Speech Bill: A Crucial Step, But Challenges Remain
We are hiring a co-ordinator!
Media Statement: Attack on Constitutional Laws
Media Statement: Passage of the Prevention & Combating of Hate Crime & Hate Speech Bill
HCWG addresses Parliament on long-awaited hate crimes law
HCWG dismayed at Qwelane hate speech judgment by Supreme Court of Appeal
HCWG Press Statement on Xenophobia
World Refugee Day
A Briefing Note: Criminalise Hate Crimes, not Hate Speech!
Prontuit: Landskap – Juan Nel van die Hate Crimes Working Group
Let’s Face It – LGBTI Rights ARE Human Rights
Postponement of Qwelane hate speech case, eight years later, is a denial of justice
National Action Plan to combat Racism, Racial Discrimination, Xenophobia and Related Intolerance
Brexit, South Africa and Legal Redress
Police brutality as a hate crime
Race Bill Must Become Law Soon
Let’s Face it Campaign