PEN SA recently attended a panel discussion on the Prevention and Combatting of Hate Crimes and Hate Speech Bill, which was co-hosted by the UCT Student Representative Council (SRC) and the South African Liaison Office (SALO) and featured as the...
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PEN SA board member, Prof Pierre de Vos, spoke to PEN SA Research Associate, Rowan Morar, about the implications of the Prevention and Combating of Hate Crimes and Hate Speech Bill for the right to freedom of expression. Prof de...
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On 20 November 2018 PEN SA attended a multi-stakeholder dialogue on the Prevention and Eradication of Hate Crimes and Hate Speech Bill convened by the Southern Africa Liaison Office’s (SALO). Deputy Minister of Justice and Constitutional Development, Hon John Jeffery, was...
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PEN SA Africa Pulse is a weekly round-up of news concerning cases of freedom of expression and the freedom of the press in Africa. John Vlismas, a South African comedian, says that freedom of speech is a big issue Freedom...
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PEN SA made comments on the Hate Speech and Hate Crimes Bill, which you can read here, and invited PEN SA members to send us their own comments on the bill. Below is a submission by Harvey Tyson, the former...
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