South Africa: ANC Youth League President issues apology following conviction for hate speech.

HIV AIDS Policy Law Rev

Faculty of Law, Queen's University, Kingston, Ontario.

Published: October 2011

In June 2011, fifteen months after he had been found guilty of hate speech and discrimination, African National Congress (ANC)Youth President Julius issued a formal apology and agreed to pay a R50,000 (CAN$7,120) fine that was part of the conviction.

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