Ben Winks is an independent advocate specialising in constitutional and international law, and a visiting researcher at the University of Johannesburg.
Ten years ago, South Africans watched in horror as major news outlets broadcast blow-by-blow footage of the brutal killing of Andries Tatane. The 33-year-old maths and science teacher from Ficksburg in the Free State had been leading a peaceful community protest against water shortages and other government failures.
We watched him being pummelled with batons by half a dozen armoured policemen and shot in the chest from less than 2m away with a shotgun round of rubber pellets. We then watched him bleed, stumble, collapse and take his last breath. He left behind a wife, two children and a community clamouring for answers and accountability.
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PHR Statement on Escalating Violence Engulfing Israel and the Occupied Palestinian Territories
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In response to continued reports of excessive force being used in the Occupied Palestinian Territories resulting in injuries and deaths, and reported attacks on and denials of access to health care, Physicians for Human Rights has issued the following statement: Physicians for Human Rights (PHR) is deeply alarmed by the rapidly deteriorating situation engulfing Israel and the Occupied Palestinian Territories, causing death and destruction. The current crisis, which began when Palestinian families were threatened with imminent forcible removal from their homes in Sheikh Jarrah by Israeli police and military, further escalated to include indiscriminate and excessive use of force and interference with the delivery of emergency medical care to injured Palestinian civilians.