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Edwin Cameron

Justice Edwin Cameron is inspecting judge of prisons. This article was written with contributions from Sohela Surajpal is his research associate.

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Sex workers and moral stigmatisation — where criminal law has no place

24 January 2023

Sex workers and moral stigmatisation — where criminal law has no place

By Edwin Cameron

5 min

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Prisons watchdog needs sharper teeth to demonstrate effectiveness and commitment

28 November 2022

Prisons watchdog needs sharper teeth to demonstrate effectiveness and commitment

By Edwin Cameron

5 min

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After 40 years of AIDS, equality remains central to quelling a still-potent epidemic

WORLD AIDS DAY OP-ED

1 December 2021

After 40 years of AIDS, equality remains central to quelling a still-potent epidemic

By Edwin Cameron

6 min

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South Africa's prisons are crowded with ‘lifers’, at great cost to our economy and even human rights

10 November 2021

South Africa's prisons are crowded with ‘lifers’, at great cost to our economy and even human rights

By Edwin Cameron

9 min

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Covid-19: Why we need to vaccinate prisoners now

25 May 2021

Covid-19: Why we need to vaccinate prisoners now

By Edwin Cameron

9 min

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O brother, where art thou? South Africa’s xenophobic violence and fear of the Other

DM168 PHOTO ESSAY

28 March 2021

O brother, where art thou? South Africa’s xenophobic violence and fear of the Other

By Edwin Cameron

6 min

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Violence in prisons is increasing, and the prisons watchdog needs more power to stop it

4 September 2020

Violence in prisons is increasing, and the prisons watchdog needs more power to stop it

By Edwin Cameron

5 min

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Enemies of the nation: How the ‘war on drugs’ has failed South Africa

19 August 2020

Enemies of the nation: How the ‘war on drugs’ has failed South Africa

By Edwin Cameron

6 min

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Warren Goldstein misses opportunity to bring light and healing to fraught issue of Israel/Palestine

2 July 2020

Warren Goldstein misses opportunity to bring light and healing to fraught issue of Israel/Palestine

By Edwin Cameron

2 min

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Covid-19 and the perils of over-incarceration

24 April 2020

Covid-19 and the perils of over-incarceration

By Edwin Cameron

5 min

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Our prisons are failing – they need to become correctional facilities

3 March 2020

Our prisons are failing – they need to become correctional facilities

By Edwin Cameron

4 min

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How we internalise stigma and shame

GROUNDUP: OP-ED

4 December 2019

How we internalise stigma and shame

By Edwin Cameron

7 min

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