South Africa

Human Rights in REPUBLIC OF SOUTH AFRICA

South Africa pledges to make HIV and AIDS a priority | Amnesty ...
1 December 2008

To mark World AIDS Day on Monday, 1 December 2008, AmnestyInternational has welcomed signs of the South African government'schange of direction.

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South Africa: Survivors still at risk
10 November 2008

Women’s lives in South Africa continue to be scarred by violence or the threat of violence in under-policed, unsafe communities and in their homes. The physical ...

Document       AFR 53/015/2008

En Sudáfrica,las sobrevivientes de la violencia sexual luchan ...
10 November 2008

Document       AFR 53/015/2008

South Africa: Nowhere to Shelter
10 November 2008

Domestic violence remains a pervasive problem for women in South Africa. Laws have been passed to protect women’s right to be free from domestic violence. However ...

Document       AFR 53/017/2008

South Africa: No Transport, No Treatment
10 November 2008

Women in South Africa, particularly black women, are disproportionately affected by poverty, unemployment and the HIV pandemic. Where transport costs prevent rural ...

Document       AFR 53/016/2008

South Africa: Displaced at risk as camps close | Amnesty ...
7 October 2008

Amnesty International today said that those displaced by May’s xenophobic violence in South Africa face serious threats to their safety, as the last remaining camps ...

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South Africa: "Talk for us please": Limited Options Facing ...
12 September 2008

In May 2008 a wave of violent attacks against individuals, identified on the basis of their perceived nationality, ethnicity or migrant status, led to the displacement ...

Report       AFR 53/012/2008

Solidarity with Zimbabwe ahead of SADC meeting | Amnesty ...
15 August 2008

Nearly 80 organisations, including a number of Amnesty International'sAfrican sections, have come together to show solidarity with the peopleof Zimbabwe.

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South Africa: Fear that closure of camps will result in human ...
14 August 2008

AMNESTY INTERNATIONAL. PUBLIC STATEMENT. AI Index No: AFR 53/010/2008. Date: 14 August 2008. South Africa: Fear that closure of camps ...

Document       AFR 53/010/2008

South Africa: Displaced people should not be forcibly removed from ...
23 July 2008

Amnesty International today condemned the forcible removal by police of more than 700 people, including refugees and asylum-seekers, from the Glenanda ("Rifle Range ...

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