South Africa
Despite South Africa’s strong constitutional protections for human rights, public confidence in the government’s willingness to tackle human rights violations, corruption and respect for the rule of law has eroded. The government has failed to ensure an estimated half-a-million children with disabilities have access to a quality education. Concerns remain about police brutality, the treatment of migrants, refugees, and asylum seekers, and recurring outbreaks of xenophobia violence. South Africa continues to play an important but inconsistent role in advancing the rights of lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender people. Its commitment to human rights and international justice in its foreign policy practice remains in question.
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AfricaWhen I met a Zimbabwean truck driver, Tinei Takawira, in Durban last year, he was recovering from life-threatening injuries. He told me that on 25 March 2019, a man who was part of a protesting group of locals knifed him in the stomach, in broad daylight as the police looked on. The police did not apprehend the attackers or help him get medical care.
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“Complicit in Exclusion”
South Africa’s Failure to Guarantee an Inclusive Education for Children with Disabilities
News
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Witness: Being a Scapegoat for South Africa’s Ills
How Xenophobia Has Robbed One Young Girl of Her Sense of Belonging
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South Africa: Widespread Xenophobic Violence
Implement National Action Plan; Hold Attackers Responsible
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South Africa Should Press Zimbabwe to End Repression
Human Rights Abuses Under ZANU-PF Have Soared During Country’s Crisis
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Caster Semenya Loses Appeal for Equal Treatment
Swiss Court Upholds Regulations Biased Against Women Athletes
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Stories of South Africa’s Powerful Women Doing Extraordinary Things
From Fighting Apartheid to Demanding Equality for Women and LGBT People
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Challenging Injustice on South African Youth Day
Remembering the Soweto Uprising Amid New Calls for Reform
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Human Rights Watch Submission to the UN Special Rapporteur on Violence Against Women
Submitted on May 22, 2020
