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Corporate Liability: From Apartheid Crimes to Marikana - Video Interview with Dr. Marjorie Jobson

In this video, Dr. Marjorie Jobson, Director of the Khulumani Support Group, provides an update of The South African Apartheid Litigation case that has been on going since November 2012. She is interviewed by Fazila Farouk of The South African Civil Society Information Service (SACSIS).

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Victim re-empowerment is in the hands of victims themselves. In becoming the active participants in their own lives, in a supportive environment, victims are progressively transformed into victors.

Tuesday, 25 September 2012 13:59

Short report on participation in Students for Law and Social Justice Conference, Habonim Campsite, Onrus, Western Cape

Written by khulumani.net

The annual national seminar of Students for Law and Social Justice took place over the Heritage Day long weekend and focused on Cross Examining our Constitutional Democracy: Does Your Vote Really Count?

Khulumani's National Director, Dr. Marjorie Jobson, was invited to speak on the possibilities of interaction between Chapter 9 institutions and civil society movements serving to strengthen South Africa. She highlighted the possibiltiies of Chapter 9 institutions providing alternative mechanisms for citizens to litigation for placing issues on the national agenda and of the possibilities of citizens working with Chapter 9 institutions for deepening the participatory and direct aspects of democratic practice.

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Chapter_9_institutions_and_Civil_Society_Movements_-_Marjorie_Jobson_-_September_2012.ppt

Thursday, 20 September 2012 08:18

Khulumani Members will participate in the Saturday, 22 September 2012 Solidarity Visit to Marikana Communities

Written by khulumani.net

On Saturday, September 22, 2012, Khulumani Support Group will be participating in a large delegation that will be meeting with community members in and around the mining operations at Marikana in North West Province to discuss and take forward constructive actions to address the crises that are affecting poor communities in Marikana and across South Africa. These crises include crises in accessing food, basic health care and education for children.

For Khulumani, its participation is an expression of the continuing struggles of the organisation and its membership since its founding in 1995 by survivor victims of gross violations associated with the political struggle in the country.

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Organisations_supporting_the_Marikana_Solidarity_Campaign_call_for_action_to_address_the_growing_humanitarian_crisis_in_Marikana_Final_.pdf

Friday, 07 September 2012 09:15

Growing relationship between Khulumani Gogos and Australian Mamas

Written by khulumani.net

The inaugural group of Gogos in the East Rand and some of their children

On Sunday, 9 September 2012, Khulumani's Australian partners are holding a film screening of Madagascar 3 as a fund-raiser for the Gogos and Mamas Group on the East Rand of Johannesburg.

A truly generative partnership has been growing between a group of Khulumani Gogos on the East Rand and a group of Australian Gogos and Mamas from Sydney, who meet regularly in support of a partnership that links both groups in a range of very interesting projects.

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The Gogos and Mamas Group Flyer

Thursday, 06 September 2012 08:08

Report on Submissions to the Public Hearings on the Torture Bill

Written by Sharon Vermaak, SANTOC Coordinator

SANTOC's oral submission went well on September 4, 2012. Valdi from the Trauma Centre, Nomfundo from CSVR and Brian from Khulumani Support Group, all made outstanding presentations.

What set SANToC apart from the peers who presented was Brian’s account of the torture he had experienced under the apartheid regime and how he is still living through the symptoms of this torture today. Brian handled all the difficult questions he received with grace.

See statement on SANToC's submission here. Find the other submissions attached below.

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Tuesday, 04 September 2012 14:53

SANTOC makes oral submissions on the Draft Bill to Prevent and Combat Torture in Parliament today

Written by khulumani.net

After a ten-year delay in enacting domestic legislation to criminalise torture in South Africa, the Draft Bill to Prevent and Combat Torture comes before the Portfolio Committee on Justice and Constitutional Development in Parliament today. Since the ratification of the United Nations Convention Against Torture (UNCAT) by the South African government on International Human Rights Day, 10 December 1998, the state has failed to date to domesticate UNCAT with the result that torture has yet to be criminalised in South Africa.