apartheid
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Last year, ECB chair Richard Thompson described the Taliban's oppression of women and girls as "gender apartheid".
From BBC ● Oct. 12, 2026
Pillay’s career includes challenging apartheid in South Africa and serving on the International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda, where she helped establish legal precedents recognizing sexual violence as an act of genocide.
From Salon ● Oct. 10, 2026
From there, he traced a line through the Civil Rights Movement and Black opposition to apartheid in South Africa.
From Slate ● Oct. 6, 2026
Born in South Africa to Lithuanian Jewish immigrants, Nathan “Natie” Kirsh, 94, early on served small businesses during apartheid that sought affordable goods through his wholesale distribution business.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 30, 2026
The campaign to improve conditions in prison was part of the apartheid struggle.
From "Long Walk to Freedom" by Nelson Mandela
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