In South Africa, freedom of speech is increasingly under ... frequently weaponize laws like the Equality Act and Hate Speech Bill to silence dissent. While racist rhetoric against white farmers ...

Cape Town — The National Assembly has finally passed the bill introduced five years ago that would criminalise hate speech and ... Alliance (DA), Freedom Front Plus, African Christian Democratic ...

South Africa's Constitution's Bill of Rights is a precious lodestar to guide us into a more just and peaceful future. The Marikana massacre in 2012 saw police fire on mineworkers, killing 34 and ...

“This legislative measure gives effect to South Africa’s ... “The Bill of Rights gives everyone the right to dignity and gives everyone the right to freedom and security of the person ...

In the past, these laws were applied in a manner which stifled journalistic freedom and ... Hate Crimes and Hate Speech Bill [B9B-2018]. The Free Speech Union of South Africa (FSU SA) has ...

The National Assembly has passed the Prevention and Combating of Hate crimes and Hate Speech Bill, which aims to clamp down on various forms of “hate speech” in South Africa. The bill was ...

This process, which pushes existing boundaries of knowledge or reason, evidently requires academic freedom ... Speech Bill, puts it on a collision course with academic freedom. South Africa ...

This year, the country marks 31 years since the dismantling of apartheid, and Freedom Day on April ... of some of the freedoms in its Bill of Rights, the South Africa of today is a far cry from ...

South African President Cyril Ramaphosa signed into law a bill that will allow ... the BBC report states. The Freedom Front Plus party, which defends the rights of South Africa's White minority ...

A recent report from the international collaboration Future of Free Speech ... report's section on South Africa and will continue to monitor the trends in this country. A new bill working its way ...

A hate crime bill ... rights, but the subjective nature makes it difficult to set a precedent. The proposed law’s goal is to try to prevent hate crimes and hate speech throughout South Africa.