South Africa’s new government brings Black and white together. It’s also reviving racial tensions

South Africa’s new government brings Black and white together. It’s also reviving racial tensions

South African Président Cyril Ramaphosa, right, greets opposition Democratic Alliance (DA) leader, John Steenhuisen, left, at the first sitting of Parliament since elections, in Cape Town, South Africa, Friday, June 14, 2024. | Photo Credit: AP In a country where racial segregation was once brutally enforced, South Africa’s new coalition government has brought a Black … Read more

Aman Wadud: Assam’s advocate fighting the National Register of Citizens (NRC)

Aman Wadud: Assam’s advocate fighting the National Register of Citizens (NRC)

Lawyer Aman Wadud wants to be the voice of his people and change the narrative. | Photo Credit: Special arrangement When the first list of the National Register of Citizens (NRC) was released in Assam in 2018, it excluded 4 million residents. They had to reapply to be included and submit their biometrics. That day, … Read more

‘Judges should never hold back from publicly defending their independence’

‘Judges should never hold back from publicly defending their independence’

Albie Sachs, African National Congress leader, architect of Constitution of South Africa & author A leader of African National Congress and one of the architects of the Constitution of South Africa, author Albie Sachs is a leading voice for democracy and human rights in the world. As a young lawyer in Cape Town at 21, … Read more