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SAHRC: Adam Catzavelos wants to settle hate speech case out of court
Businessman Adam Catzavelos faced three separate matters relating to his racist remarks including in the Equality Court and in Greece.
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Equality Court to hear racism case against Angelo Agrizzi
The case, initiated by the Human Rights Commission, comes after Agrizzi admitted at the state capture commission of inquiry earlier this year that he was a racist.
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SAHRC: Adam Catzavelos has hate speech case to answer to in Equality Court
In the video, Adam Catzavelos used the K-word to refer to black people while on holiday on a Greek island in 2018.
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FXI worried about precedent court ruling on BLF slogan sets
The Equality Court ruled on Monday that the BLF must remove its slogan 'Land or death' from all it's platforms within a month because it was hate speech.
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Facebook bans conspiracy theorists, controversial black activist
Facebook said those being banned had violated policies against dangerous individuals and organisations.
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Facebook's flood of languages leave it struggling to monitor content
The language deficit complicates Facebook’s battle to rein in harmful content and the damage it can cause, including to the company itself.
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SAHRC chair: Malema is not exonerated from wrongdoing
The commission received complaints about separate statements made over a period of three years by Julius Malema and his EFF colleague Godrich Gardee.
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UN chief launches global push against hate speech
Guterres announced the effort, which will be led by his special adviser on genocide prevention Adama Dieng, at the UN Human Rights Council.
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Mosques seek Twitter ban on Dutch populist Geert Wilders
The Turkish Islamic Cultural Federation (TICF) sent the letter on Friday seeking a permanent ban of the Twitter of Mr. Geert Wilders.
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[OPINION] Anti-racism is exhausting work that must be done
Lisa Joshua Sonn says being colour blind, promoting an unreal atmosphere of equality and ‘let’s just move on’ is not working.
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Religious leaders to challenge Hate Speech Bill
A group of Christian leaders says the proposed bill will stop them from preaching that homosexuality is wrong.
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Hate crimes bill to hold perpetrators accountable - Masutha
Justice Minister Michael Masutha says this law is just one component of efforts to stamp out racism in SA.
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Fighting prejudice: Masutha announces hate crime bill
Minister Masutha says the bill demonstrates SA’s commitment to eradicating such conduct from society.
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Cabinet approves Hate Speech Bill for public comment
The bill aims to curb racist utterances & other criminal conduct motivated by bias, prejudice or intolerance.
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ANC welcomes court’s ruling in Penny Sparrow case
Sparrow compared black people to “monkeys” in a Facebook post earlier this year.
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Penny Sparrow's hate speech hearing expected to begin in KZN
The ANC took legal action against her after she compared black people to monkeys on Facebook.
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OPINION: There should be no monkeying about with hate speech
Heidi Matisonn asks when does a public figure’s depiction in the media become hate speech?
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Facebook, Twitter, YouTube, Microsoft back EU hate speech rules
EU governments have been trying to get social platforms to crack down on rising online racism.
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OPINION: Heightened assertiveness needed in tackling racism
Ahmed Kathrada says existing legislation against racism must be strengthened.
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Cabinet outlines State’s position on hate speech draft bill
Cabinet has also discussed the furore over High Court Judge Mabel Jansen.
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First on EWN: Magistrate targeted in alleged racist attack in PTA
The magistrate says the windows of his BMW were smashed after a young white male called him the k-word.
