Hate crimes
Hate crimes rose against Black, Asian Americans in 2020: FBI
In a year that saw huge Black Lives Matter protests which helped force a reckoning on racism, reports of hate crimes against Black Americans rose 40 %, from...
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Justice dept dealing with 42 cases of hate crime
The task team, which includes civil society organisations and police, said it had been tracking pending cases in the criminal justice system involving crimes committed against queer people and the broader community.
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Justice Dept: We are boosting efforts to probe why LGBTQIA+ attacks on the rise
Government and civil society groups have met to discuss the hate crimes.
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Justice dept: Societal attitudes towards LGBTQ+ community must change
Deputy Minister of Justice John Jeffery hosted a media briefing on 1 July 2021 where he encouraged freedom when it came to sexual orientation and also acknowledged that societal attitudes would have to change if hate crimes were to be curbed in the country. #LGBTQI+ #Homosexuality #DepartmentofJustice
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Civil society groups, govt to meet over rising attacks on LGBTQI+ community
Deputy Minister of Justice John Jeffery said that they would be meeting with civil society organisations on Thursday to get a better understanding of why there seemed to be a spike in hate crimes aimed at the LGBTIQ+ community.
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KZN police arrest suspect for murder of lesbian woman Anele Bhengu
The 21-year-old lesbian woman was murdered on Sunday in an apparent hate crime.
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LGBTQI+ people will be marching for the right to live this Youth Day
One of the men last seen with Anele Bhengu allegedly committed suicide on Tuesday.
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Outrage as Aubrey Boshoga's killing suspected to be another LGBTQI+ hate crime
Activists and allies of the LGBTQI+ community have condemned this incident which comes just a few weeks after the total tally of murdered LGBTI persons this year rose to 10.
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A silent genocide: Activists angered after fourth LGBTQIA+ murder in 2 months
In the latest incident, a woman was killed in Khayelitsha last weekend.
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MATUBA MAHLATJIE: I am the older queer man I wanted to see as a child
Matuba Mahlatjie says he cannot believe it's only now in 2021 that he is reflecting on the past trauma of having nowhere to belong.
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The Broken Rainbow Podcast: Homeless while queer - the search for a safe home
As the country’s queer community continues to live in fear in light of the recent attacks against them, being homeless means that the struggle for survival is greater due to being not safe.
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WC MEC Fritz: I won’t rest until attacks against LGBTQIA+ community addressed
The most recent incident in Cape Town is the murder of 22-year-old Lonwabo Jack who was found stabbed to death just over a week ago.
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Fritz vows to bring issues affecting LGBTQIA+ community to the fore
This is in the wake of several suspected hate crimes against members of the LGBTQIA+ community.
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Arrest in Lonwabo Jack's murder case welcomed
Police on Wednesday apprehended a 17-year-old boy in connection with the murder of 22-year-old Lonwabo Jack.
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'We're not just letters' - LGBTIQ+ community demands justice after attacks
Members of the LGBTIQ+ community have called on President Cyril Ramaphosa and the South African government to actively work towards protecting members of the community. This comes after a number of attacks and murders on gay people in recent weeks.
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Gay rights activists call on government, SAPS to investigate hate crimes
This after Lonwabo Nolte was stabbed to death over the weekend. Queer Lives Matter's, Kamva Gwana, believed that this was a homophobic attack.
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Dozens of LGBTQIA+ members march to Parly against suspected hate crime murders
Andile 'Lulu' Ntuthela was murdered in the Eastern Cape and his body was found last month.
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Brutal murder of Durban gay man leaves LGBTQ+ community living in fear
According to media reports, 34-year-old Sphamandla Khoza from Ntuzuma was stabbed and had his throat slit in a suspected hate crime.
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Police boss vows to address hate crimes against LGBTQIA+ community
This comes amid increasing levels of murder and rape against members of the gay community in South Africa with no way to classify these crimes.
