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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.
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.