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Press Releases 2018, Your Rights

Christian hate speech and defamation: Witchcamp 2018

November 3, 2018admin

Any discussion on or about religion in South Africa must begin with an acknowledgement of an absolute rule – all religions are to be regarded as equal before the law! This Constitutional rule was most recently reiterated in 2017, when the South
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Press Releases 2018

SAPRA supports the Civil Union Amendment Bill

September 22, 2018October 8, 2018admin

In February 2008, the South African Pagan Rights Alliance was designated by the Department of Home Affairs as a religious organisation in terms of section 5 (1) and (2) of the Civil Union Act (Act 17 of 2006), and appoints its own
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Advocacy against witch-hunts, Press Releases 2018

Witchcraft accusations and the Media

August 15, 2018August 15, 2018adminLeave a comment

A consideration of the ethical responsibility of journalists when reporting on accusations of witchcraft in South Africa. Download a free .pdf copy Accusations of witchcraft are not protected under the constitutional rights to freedom of religion, belief and opinion, or expression. An
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Press Releases 2018, Your Rights

Free speech? Freedom of expression, and its limitations

August 8, 2018August 8, 2018adminLeave a comment

International discussions and debates on the merits of limitless (free) speech, and whether or not speech that incites harm should be protected or banned from social media, is currently trending on social and corporate media sites. In South Africa, chapter 2 section
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Advocacy against witch-hunts, Press Releases 2018, Remember their Names

Witchcraft accusations require SAPS intervention

June 19, 2018adminLeave a comment

SAPRA frequently receives e-mails from concerned individuals alleging that their mother, or family member, has been accused of witchcraft, by members of their community. It is important to remember that accusations of witchcraft are almost never based on evidence, and invariably lead
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Press Releases 2018

SAPRA Annual General Meeting 2018

June 18, 2018June 18, 2018adminLeave a comment

South African Pagan Rights AllianceAnnual General Meeting 28 April 2018 Download AGM Agenda AGENDA IntroductionFollow this annual general meeting at https://www.facebook.com/events/161890641047771/ Director’s Report Matters Arising from AGM 2017 Chief Executive Officer’s Report CRL Rights Commission proposal on regulation of religion Advocacy against witch-hunts
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Press Releases 2018

Hate Speech Bill: Objection to religious exemption amendment

June 7, 2018June 7, 2018adminLeave a comment

An amendment to the ‘Prevention and Combating of Hate Crimes and Hate Speech Bill‘, called a ‘religious exemption’ clause (in s3(2)(d) of the Bill), will allow “the bona fide interpretation and proselytising or espousing of any religious tenet, belief, teaching, doctrine or
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Press Releases 2018

Repeal of section 6 of the Civil Union Act

April 23, 2018April 23, 2018adminLeave a comment

Speaker of the National Assembly New Assembly Building, Parliament Street, Cape Town P O Box 15, Cape Town 8000   E-mail: speaker@parliament.gov.za         cc: cdudley@parliament.gov.za     Notice 96 of 2018 – Civil Union Amendment Bill, 2018    
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Press Releases 2018

Proposal to regulate religion opposed by COGTA

February 19, 2018February 19, 2018adminLeave a comment

The proposal by the Commission for the Promotion and Protection of the Rights of Cultural‚ Religious and Linguistic Communities (CRL Rights Commission) to license and regulate religion, religious organisation and leaders, has not been endorsed by the Parliamentary Portfolio Committee on Cooperative Governance
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