Human rights in South Africa are protected under the constitution. The 1998 Human Rights report by Myles Nadioo noted that the government generally respected...

Contributing to the establishment of human rights system in Africa are the United Nations, international law and the African Union which have positively influenced...

people in South Africa have the same legal rights as non-LGBT people. South Africa has a complex and diverse history regarding the human rights of LGBT...

South Africa contains the Bill of Rights, a human rights charter that protects the civil, political and socio-economic rights of all people in South Africa...

The South African Human Rights Commission (SAHRC) was inaugurated in October 1995 as an independent chapter nine institution. It draws its mandate from...

limited roles in society. Gender discrimination in South Africa was based on traditional communal practices, where women were denied rights such as land...

The African Charter on Human and Peoples' Rights (also known as the Banjul Charter) is an international human rights instrument that is intended to promote...

as a result of protests against the Apartheid regime in South Africa. South African Human Rights Day was declared a national holiday when the ANC was...

commemorated as Human Rights Day, and is a public holiday. On 21 March 1960, police opened fire at a peaceful demonstration in Sharpeville, South Africa, against...

Intersex people in South Africa have some of the same rights as other people, but with significant gaps in protection from non-consensual cosmetic medical...