Human Rights Violations in South Africa

The discrimination against sexual orientation is protected under the analogous ground of s.15 (1) of Charter. In this case, an Act created a distinction on the analogous ground against gays, lesbians and other disadvantage groups and resulted in disadvantage. The s.15 (1) of Charter guarantee equal protection and benefits before and under the law without discrimination but in this case the human right law did not equally benefited or protected the gays and lesbians. Furthermore, if there is any law that discriminate some individuals or groups of people, the equality rights protects them from that discrimination. For instance, without the equality rights, people like Vriend would not have received equal treatment. It is also relevant because the SCC had set the precedents for lower courts and decision prevent further discrimination against

All humans have the same rights and are treated equally. Human rights are meant for everyone, no matter what their race, religion, ethnicity, nationality, age, sex, political beliefs, intelligence, disability, sexual orientation or gender identity. Our basic human rights are:

Human rights appear to be the first of the basic requirements in South Africa constitution. Human dignity, the achievement of equality and the advancement of human rights and freedoms. Is the result of the transition from apartheid to democracy. Then, in 1994 elections, a new constitution was written in consultation with the public as well as elected public representatives. The major reasons why South African has the highest/better country that goes by its constitution is that the final constitution that was established honors several principles for individual rights and along with federal system. Just like it say in the text “The final constitution includes perhaps the World’s most comprehensive list of guaranteed individual rights, along with a federal system and many watchdog agencies to protect the rights of cultural and other minorities” (Shively P 224). Which basically establishing a society based on democratic values, social justice and fundamental human rights.

The Bill of Rights lists the rights and responsibilities of South Africans aswell as affirms the values of dignity, freedom and equality.

The fight to protect human rights has been ongoing since the creation of law. The question of what constitutes as a human right has been raised time and time again to redefine laws in order to accommodate groups who have had their rights violated. From women’s rights to the rights of coloured people in America, social movements have been an integral part of creating change for the betterment of society. Today, the world faces yet another movement: the campaign for gay rights and the legalization of same-sex marriage.

The People’s Republic of China with a population 1.3 billion, is the third largest country in the world and has a land size of 960,000 square kilometres. It is a rapidly growing economy, with living standards being raised every year. However, human rights violations are still a part of daily life in some part of China and can still be seen in the present time. The most controversial issues include discrimination, right to live and not to be subject to torture, freedom of religion, opinion, to fair public hearing, rights to family and the right of movement. (The Consulate General of The People's Republic of China, 2003),(Infoplease, 2009)

Rape and sexual abuse remains a plague to society but the issue was once never addressed. When slavery was still legal in the United States, so was the rape of African American women: “It was common and legal for African American women who had been enslaved to be raped by White men” (n.d., History

Love is looked upon as a beautiful thing but within beauty lies darkness in South Africa. There is an unspoken violence against women going on within the communities of south Africa that is now coming to light; domestic violence. Husbands, not strangers or men with guns, are now the biggest threat to women in post-conflict South Africa, according to a report by the International Rescue Committee. Attacked beaten, abused, killed these are sometimes words to describe domestic violence. Domestic violence is defined as acts of physical, sexual and emotional violence inflicted against a woman by her intimate partner, spouse or lover. Domestic violence is far from new and is a never ending cycle of abuse. Most may think violence against women comes from a stranger or man the woman doesn’t know but instead in most cases it is caused by a loved one. In Fact globally, about every 1 in 3 women will experience violence during her lifetime, most of the time by an intimate partner. (Baleta 580) This type of violence is definitely gender based as majority of women experience domestic violence compared to men. Domestic Violence is a worldwide issue but today the focus is on Domestic violence against women in South Africa. Spreading all across South Africa domestic violence is happening to women at an alarming rate. A woman is killed by an intimate partner every eight hours in South Africa and over 65% of women have been assaulted according to a study

Communitarian beliefs have a pronounced emphasis on the importance of communities, this is evident in their laws that state an individual has to belong to a religious or ethnic community. ”They also hold the belief that individual rights are not as important as the rights of the community.” (Joudry, 2015). Considering South Africa’s importance on human rights protection, these core beliefs of communitarian would clash and cause inconsistencies with South Africa’s core beliefs. The United Nations High Commission of Human rights has stated that human rights is essential to sustainable development (ohchr,2017). This highlights how the communitarians focus on the

Many of the contemporary issues in South Africa can easily be associated with the apartheid laws which devastated the country. The people of South Africa struggle day by day to reverse “the most cruel, yet well-crafted,” horrific tactic “of social engineering.” The concept behind apartheid emerged in 1948 when the nationalist party took over government, and the all-white government enforced “racial segregation under a system of legislation” . The central issues stem from 50 years of apartheid include poverty, income inequality, land ownership rates and many other long term affects that still plague the brunt of the South African population while the small white minority still enjoy much of the wealth, most of the land and opportunities

Human rights are universal rights that we are entitled to. It is a freedom that is guaranteed based on the principle of respect for an individual. As mentioned in the preamble of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, human rights are a “recognition of the inherent dignity and of the equal and inalienable rights of all member of the human family is the foundation of freedom, justice, and peace in the world” (Kent, page 80). When asked what our rights are, we tend to get different answers and meanings. Some people recite the rights that they know; but let’s face it, not everyone knows all of the rights that they truly have. The rights we have consist of many things such as the right of having an adequate food supply. The right to

Oppression is at the root of many of the most serious, enduring conflicts in the world today. Racial and religious conflicts; conflicts between dictatorial governments and their citizens; the battle between the sexes; conflicts between management and labor; and conflicts between heterosexuals and homosexuals all stem, in whole or in part, to oppression. It’s similar to an article in south africa that people have with racial segregation between black and white . Many people need to know that indiviual have their own rights in laws and freedom . Everyone should have an equal rights and better community . A black person would be of or accepted as a member of an African tribe or race, and a colored person is one that is not black or white. The Department of Home Affairs (a government bureau) was responsible for the classification of the citizenry. Non-compliance with the race laws were dealt with harshly. All blacks were required to carry ``pass books ' ' containing fingerprints, photo and information on access to non-black areas. The apartheid in South Africa which was in effect from 1948 until 1994 was not only a racist policy which greatly affected the quality of life of minorities in the country for the worse but was a outright crime against humanity. It include with civil right that violence verses non-violence that the government could or

Human rights describe equal rights and freedom for everybody by the fact of being human and without distinction of any kind of race, color, sex, language, religion, political or other opinions. However, many people have always suffered from the lack of them throughout history. In fact, the lack of human rights has a lot of effects on people lives.

In modern day Africa homosexuality is illegal for gay men in 29 countries and for lesbians in 20 countries making homophobia a widespread epidemic. This legal status of homosexuals in

Before 1994 South Africa was a country based on Apartheid rules and regulations. The Parliament was the highest legislative body and it interpreted laws as it pleased, mostly in favour of ‘white Christians’. Any other race or religion was treated in an unfair and sometimes inhumane way. These laws were mainly based on Roman-Dutch law and influenced by English law.