JASS Southern Africa

Defending Rights in Hostile Contexts: Insights from Southern Africa

This report summarizes the insights from a dialogue between grassroots activists, HRDs, lawyers, journalists and donors on the shifting political and power dynamics, and how to rethink strategies, and improve activist safety in Zimbabwe and South Africa.
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Power analysis, Violence, Women human rights defenders
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JASS launches the Women Crossing the Line Fund

In celebration of legacies and collective leadership, you’re invited to cross the line with JASS. Make a donation today!
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Stronger and Safer: 2019 at a Glance

In this booklet, we spotlight JASS' key accomplishments across Mesoamerica, Southern Africa, and Southeast Asia in 2019. Check out stories from the frontlines of change!
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Treatment Literacy Manual

OBOL leaders created the first-ever grassroots feminist treatment literacy manual and educational initiative that meets women’s needs while helping everyone.
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Power analysis, HIV/AIDS, Sex & sexuality
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Meet JASS' Next Executive Director

The JASS Board of Directors is thrilled to announce our next Executive Director: Shereen Essof!
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South Africa: Where lie the solutions to violence?

Are there links between attacks on African immigrants and the killings of LGBTI people and women in South Africa? JASS Southern Africa's Phumi Mtetwa talks about the connections between xenophobia and misogyny, and the importance of community organising and cross-border solidarity.
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Power analysis, Violence, Women’s human rights
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JASS Annual Report 2018

Check out how women crossed many lines for justice, equality and peace in 2018!
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Feminist movement-building, Women human rights defenders, Alliance-building
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JASS Movements Newsletter July 2019: We all Belong

“We have seven territories in dispute: body, land, nature, memory, history, worldview, and the state. We have a lot to do.”
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Mining ≠ Development: “We’re not going to eat minerals”

The reflections in this story offer a glimpse of the failed promise of mining as an economic development strategy for people, and underscore the need for local communities and justice activists to define and reclaim the meaning of “development.”
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Dealing with conflict, Economic justice, Violence
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Fighting for Abortion Access amid Bans & Gag Rules

In recent months, abortion bans have dominated the headlines. But these battles are not only happening in the U.S. We talked to colleagues and allies about abortion rights in Nicaragua, Mexico, the Philippines, and Zimbabwe – and what that means for people who need to access the full range of reproductive care.
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Gender equality, Sex & sexuality, Women’s human rights
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