The apex court must decide if the elections can be free and fair amid the pandemic. EFE-EPA/Yeshiel Panchia August 31, 2021 Postponing South Africa’s local elections: what the Constitutional Court must decide Elmien du Plessis, North-West University; Petronell Kruger, University of the Witwatersrand, and Safura Abdool Karim, University of the Witwatersrand The right to free and fair elections may be undermined if political parties cannot campaign due to COVID-19 restrictions by the state.
Shutterstock April 16, 2020 Five ways New Zealanders’ lives and liberties will be heavily controlled, even after lockdown eases Alexander Gillespie, University of Waikato Until NZ is no longer in a state of emergency, authorities have exceptional powers over people’s lives – from telling people to stay home, to potentially making vaccinations or testing mandatory.
A suffrage parade. Library of Congress, Prints & Photographs Division June 2, 2021 When lesbians led the women’s suffrage movement Anya Jabour, University of Montana In 1911, lesbians led the nation’s largest feminist organization. They promoted a diverse and inclusive women’s rights movement.