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| Exposing inequality via the Courts - 1 February 2012 |
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The Foundation for Human Rights, in partnership with the Department of Justice and Constitutional Development (DOJ&CD), has launched a series of workshops around the country, to raise awareness of South Africa’s Promotion of Equality and Prevention of Unfair Discrimination Act 4 of 2000 (PEPUDA). The workshops will provide a guide to the Equality Act, what it encompasses, where the courts exist, which cases apply, and how to go about accessing these rights.
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| Sixteen Days of Activism - 7 December 2011 |
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Many fine principles and noble ambitions have steered the creation of a new democratic South Africa, many of which are now enshrined in the Constitution. |
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| List of Projects funded by FHR - 25 November 2011 |
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The Foundation for Human Rights has a history of supporting diverse organizations advancing women’s rights, and the 16 Days of Activism for No Violence against Women and Children is one of our focus campaign areas. FHR is funding 31 projects being implemented by a wide range of organizations that are adding their voices to the 2011 national campaign. |
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| Voices Against Abuse tours communities - 24 November 2011 |
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The subject of abuse may be an unlikely theme for an afternoon or evening at the theatre. But the alarmingly high incidence of sexual and domestic violence in South Africa needs ongoing attention and the stage provides the perfect platform for that spotlight.
“Voices Against Abuse”, a powerful two-hander play funded by the Foundation for Human Rights as part of its support for the 16 Days of Activism for No Violence against Women and Children campaign, and written and directed by acclaimed theatre director and actor Jerry Mofokeng, will open at the Market Theatre on 24 November, on the eve of the campaign. |
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| The burden of being 'illegal' - 11 November 2011 |
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In her welcome address to the two-day workshop in the city, Yasmin Sooka, executive director of the Foundation for Human Rights, referred to the 2008 xenophobic attacks in which many foreign nationals were among more than 60 people killed and hundreds injured. |
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