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South Africa: It Is a Case of Wait and See Until ConCourt Decides On Hate Speech Ruling - Legal Expert
News24Wire, 2 December 2019
It is important for the Constitutional Court to give a proper interpretation of the law arising from the case of former diplomat Jon Qwelane's opinion on same-sex marriage, a legal… Read more »
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South Africa: Act's Hate Speech Provision Hard to Understand, Says Supreme Court of Appeal
Daily Maverick, 3 December 2019
The Supreme Court of Appeal last week declared unconstitutional the hate speech provision contained in the Promotion of Equality and Prevention of Unfair Discrimination Act. The… Read more »
Rewrite Vague Hate Speech Definition - South African Court
The Supreme Court of Appeal has ordered Parliament to rewrite the "vague, overbroad" law meant to protect against discrimination after overturning a High Court ruling that found former diplomat Jon Qwelane guilty of hate speech when he expressed his opinion on same-sex relationships.
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The Equality Court has ruled against the South African National Editors' Forum in an application to interdict the Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF) party from intimidating, harassing ... Read more »
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The Equality Court has ruled that the gratuitous display of the flag used during the apartheid era constitutes hate speech and incites hatred against black people in terms of the ... Read more »
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Jon Qwelane, former newspaper columnist and ambassador to Uganda, has been found guilty of hate speech by a high court and ordered to offer the LGBT community an unconditional ... Read more »
