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Author: Sikhander Coopoo
Sikhander Coopoo
Humxn rights defender based in the Eastern Cape. A Black, queer, Muslim intersectional feminist. He serves on the Gender and Sexuality Alliance and writes in his personal capacity, advocating for queer, feminist, and pro-poor African futures.
On 6 October 2026, the Equality Court in Gqeberha handed down a judgment that many of us have waited years to read. It concerns a business in Gqeberha. It concerns a sign that read “LGBTQ not welcome at LaGardi. Save our children.” It concerns a WhatsApp group of almost 700 people with the motto “Evil will advance no further”. Judge BM Pakati found that Dawood Lagardien’s sign and the WhatsApp group he created and ran amounted to hate speech, unfair discrimination and harassment under the Equality Act. He must apologise in public. He must pay R200,000 to an organisation that…
A constitutional analysis examining whether the proposed draft charter protects religion, culture and tradition without undermining dignity, equality and individual rights.
Human rights defender Sikhander Coopoo examines how the draft African charter on family sovereignty and values could reshape Africa’s human rights landscape.
One year after the murder of Muhsin Hendricks, Sikhander Coopoo reflects on grief, legal silence, and the growing fear among queer Muslims in South Africa.
In this opinion piece, Sikhander Coopoo examines how South Africa’s anti-rights movement operates as a coordinated ecosystem that threatens equality, dignity and survival.