PRESS FREEDOM DAY 2016: CHALLENGES TO MEDIA FREEDOM IN SOUTH AFRICA World Press Freedom Day on 3 May 2016 marks twenty five years since the adoption of the Windhoek Declaration on Promoting an Independent and...
This is a joint statement of civil society organisations committed to upholding human rights and seeking social justice in South Africa. It was delivered at the gates of Parliament on Tuesday 26 April 2016....
Memorandum to Department of Justice: Demands to Stand Against Surveillance and Fix RICA! 26 April 2016 On 30 March 2016, a report by the United Nations Human Rights Committee came down hard on South...
Today the Minister of State Security David Mahlobo delivered the State Security Agency (SSA) budget vote. It’s a long speech, with lots of things worth mentioning, but what does it actually tell us about...
R2K notes that Parliament’s Joint Standing Committee on Intelligence has agreed to shortlist and interview candidates for Inspector General of Intelligence in public meetings. This is a welcome commitment towards a more transparent process....
Join Right2Know Gauteng for a picket against surveillance of our communications at the Office of Interceptions Centre (OIC). This is part of a broader campaign against communications surveillance. DATE: 27 April 2016 (Freedom day)...
Join Right2Know KZN for a picket in support of the Angolan 19 – and freedom of expression in southern Africa. DATE: Tuesday 3 May (World Press Freedom Day) TIME: 9h00 – 11h00 PLACE: Angolan Embassy, Durban, KZN...
Join Right2Know Campaign Cape Town TV and the SOS Coalition for a launch of the Channel Free initiative and a discussion on the representation and role of women in South Africa’s media. The Channel Free...
Join Right2Know Western Cape for Summit exploring freedom of expression, hate speech, surveillance, and the Right to Recall. DATE: Monday 2 May 2016 TIME: 14h00 – 16h000 PLACE: Community House, 41 Salt River Rd, Salt River,...
R2K strongly condemns the attack of two Citizen journalists and two members of the Amadiba Crisis Committee by a group of Xolobeni thugs on Saturday. The journalists were assigned to cover the funeral of...
