The Middle East Report

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24 October 2025 | 11:05 CAT 2-minute read Trump’s Gaza Plan Ignores Occupation Realities as Global Double Standards Deepen As the Trump administration touts its new 20-point plan to “end the Gaza war,” analysts warn it is yet another attempt to reframe Israel’s...

Joburg informal traders turn to court as city clean up clamps down

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23 October 2025 | 10:33 CAT 4-minute read In the heart of Johannesburg’s central business district (CBD), a group of informal traders has taken the Socio‑Economic Rights Institute of South Africa (SERI) and the City of Johannesburg to the High Court, seeking a halt to...

The Asia Pacific Report

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23 October 2025 | 07:55 CAT 3-minute read Kyrgyzstan’s Golden Dilemma: Balancing Resource Wealth, Rights, and Transparency Kyrgyzstan, a small landlocked nation surrounded by China, Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan, and Tajikistan, is often celebrated for its alpine beauty and...

The Africa Report

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21 October 2025 | 12:07 CAT 3-minute read Kenyan democracy champion praised as student of justice; Madagascar faces military transition In this week’s Africa Report, Ayesha Kajee—founder of the South-African campaign group Right to Know and former board member of...

SAHRC report reveals up to 43% uptake of recommendations, but major gaps persist after 2021 July unrest

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21 October 2025 | 11:52 CAT 2-minute read In Johannesburg this week, the South African Human Rights Commission (SAHRC) released an update on its investigations into the violence that swept through KwaZulu-Natal and Gauteng in July 2021, revealing that although state...