Nelson Mandela called him a ‘Hero’. South African Jurist Edwin Cameron’s Statement re Harms of Magdalen College Head Representing Anti-Marriage-Equality Cayman Islands
Statement by Edwin Cameron, Chancellor of Stellenbosch University The President of Magdalen prosecutes a homophobic case to deny LGBTIQ persons in the Cayman Islands equal rights. I express my distress and dismay that Ms Dinah Rose QC, the new President of Magdalen, is lead counsel on behalf of the government …
Opinion: “The Death of Free Speech and the Beginnings of American Tyranny”
Former President Ronald Reagan said that freedom is never more than one generation from extinction. He also said that fascism would come to us from the Left. And here we are. If readers may think that somehow this time and this country is different or immune to that prediction, they …
Opinion: “China’s Human Rights Report Card for 2020”
The Human Rights Watch, in its 2021 iteration of annual publication ‘World Report’, began its observation on China as ‘the Chinese government’s authoritarianism was on full display in 2020’. According to the report, the human rights movement in China suffered through its ‘darkest period’ since the ‘1989 massacre which marked …
Opinion: “Twin Guardians of Civilizations”
The twin ideals of Democracy and Science have been century-long rallying cries for generations of Chinese intellectuals. The 1919 May 4th Movement called for the arrival of Mr. Democracy (德先生) and Mr. Science (赛先生) in China, then ravaged by tyranny, obscurantism and imperialism. Yet the dream of liberal democratic transformation of the …
Opinion: “Are We Immune to The Suffering of Children Now?”
All children need to be loved. But there’s one other vital thing they must receive, if they are to grow up healthy and happy. A sense of safety. Children need to believe that they are secure and protected: safe, in other words. They need order, predictability, the assurance that the …