At least six human rights organisations in Swaziland had written to the newspaper to demand an apology ‘for this gross lapse in judgment
in publishing such hateful views and take positive measures to make sure such a
mistake does not happen again’.
Critics said the article by Qalakaliboli Dlamini published in the Times Sunday was inaccurate,
incited violence against women and amounted to hate speech.
But, Martin Dlamini, the Times managing editor, writing in his own newspaper today (14
December 2012), dismisses the critics and gives his own justification for
publishing the article.
He said the newspaper was against violence.
He added, ‘We also subscribe to the rights of individuals
to express their opinions within boundaries that do not encroach on the rights
of others.’
Martin Dlamini supported assertions, demonstrated by
critics to be factually inaccurate, made by Qalakaliboli Dlamini that women were
more likely to beat up men than the other way round. ‘Let us be honest with
each other, women are the biggest abusers in the world.’ Qalakaliboli Dlamini
wrote in his original article.
See also
HUMAN RIGHTS GROUPS TAKE ON ‘TIMES’
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