The decision to cancel an address on human rights to the American Bar Association by former president FW De Klerk has been met with mixed responses from some South Africans
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The former president was expected to deliver a virtual talk on minority rights, racism and the rule of law, on July 1. reported that some South African opposition parties decried the ABA’s invitation to De Klerk.
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