International

Separate prisons a victory for LGBTI inmates in Thailand

11th August 2016 Equal Times 0

Nachacha Kongudom was detained on account of her political activities, having taken part in a protest rally marking the first anniversary of the 2014 coup d’état. This student activist was sent to a male prison, despite her plea to be sent to a women’s prison, for fear of being harassed for being transsexual. In response to her petition, the authorities stated that, by law, she was still a man, and there is no document in Thailand identifying trans women as female.

Protestors vow to continue to put pressure on Mugabe

11th August 2016 Bernard Chiguvare 0

Two recent protests at the Zimbabwe Consulate have given a political voice to Zimbabweans based in South Africa.
Zimbabweans that include students from the University of Cape Town, University of Western Cape, Cape Peninsula University of Technology and Stellenbosch University marched twice this month to the Zimbabwe consulate to handover petition to the Consulate General.

Remembering Rana Plaza – 3 years on!

25th May 2016 Mzi Velapi 0

Three years after the horrific incident that left more than a thousand dead and thousands more injured, the  implementation and enforcement of health and safety in the workplace is still not receiving proper attention.

Greece on a knife’s edge

18th October 2015 Michael Blake 0

When NO meant YES In a referendum on the 5 July 2015, 62% of the Greek people rejected the latest proposed bail-out deal between the […]

Kentex factory burns down

1st June 2015 Elitsha reporters 0

On 14 May, a spark ignited an inferno at the Kentex footwear factory situated in Valenzuela City, on the outskirts of Manila. Due to the […]

Nike facing firestorm

1st June 2015 Elitsha reporters 0

Nike is facing a social media firestorm over its Law Enforcement Appreciation Day promotion, which offered 30% discounts to police officers and other law enforcement […]

A South African in Palestine

1st June 2014 Corbin August 0

I recently had the opportunity to participate in an ecumenical programme, which entailed spending a period of 3 months in the Occupied Palestinian Territories (OPT’s) […]