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State Under Review:South AfricaSouth AfricaRegional groupAfrica GroupPolitical groupAUCommonwealthSource Of Reference:CroatiaCroatiaRegional groupEEGPolitical groupEUIssue:
- Violence against women / gender-based violence
Type:RecommendationSession:41st session, November 2022Status:AcceptedContents:Ensure that all cases of gender-based violence are thoroughly investigated and perpetrators prosecuted.
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State Under Review:South AfricaSouth AfricaRegional groupAfrica GroupPolitical groupAUCommonwealthSource Of Reference:CzechiaCzechiaRegional groupEEGPolitical groupEUIssue:
- Discrimination based on sexual orientation
- Training for state personnel on sexual rights issues
- Women's and / or girls' rights
- Discrimination based on gender identity
Type:RecommendationSession:41st session, November 2022Status:AcceptedContents:Increase funding provided to law enforcement and strengthen its sensitization and skills training aimed at preventing torture, xenophobia and discrimination against women, foreigners and LGBT persons.
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State Under Review:South AfricaSouth AfricaRegional groupAfrica GroupPolitical groupAUCommonwealthSource Of Reference:National ReportIssue:
- HIV and AIDS
Type:Review DocumentationSession:27th Session May 2017Status:N/AContents:By 2030, the NDP aims to have raised the life expectance of South Africans to at least 70 years; having produced a generation of under-20s that is largely HIV-free; ... [Para 38] -
State Under Review:South AfricaSouth AfricaRegional groupAfrica GroupPolitical groupAUCommonwealthSource Of Reference:BotswanaBotswanaRegional groupAfrica GroupPolitical groupAUCommonwealthIssue:
- Gender equality
Type:CommentSession:1st session, April 2008Status:Not Followed up with a RecommendationContents:South Africa's record in promoting gender equality provides inspiration to the subregion... -
State Under Review:South AfricaSouth AfricaRegional groupAfrica GroupPolitical groupAUCommonwealthSource Of Reference:National ReportIssue:
- Birth registration
Type:Review DocumentationSession:27th Session May 2017Status:N/AContents:Challenges that the Government is grappling with include:
Early registration of birth: Effective civil registration requires universal early registration of birth in order to safeguard the identity and status of each South African, and the accuracy of our National Population Register. Late Registration of Birth presents risks. Since 2010, the Government has intensified its efforts to entrench Early Birth Registration (EBR) and to end late registration of birth. EBR also ensures that children are provided with access to health care, access to immunisation, and enrol in school at the right age. South Africa has made great strides in EBR in recent years. South Africa notes the observations of the CRC Committee regarding administrative and practical obstacles in obtaining birth registration, including punitive measures for late birth registration and the CRC’s recommendations regarding birth registration to ensure full conformity with the Convention. Renewed efforts will be made to address the concerns.
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State Under Review:South AfricaSouth AfricaRegional groupAfrica GroupPolitical groupAUCommonwealthSource Of Reference:BrazilBrazilRegional groupGRULACPolitical groupOASOEIIssue:
- International human rights instruments
Type:RecommendationSession:1st session, April 2008Status:Unclear ResponseContents:Ratify ICESCR.ExplanationSouth Africa appreciates and welcomes this recommendation. The Government is currently looking at the appropriate structure which can be used as an "implementing agent" to coordinate the various rights resorting under this important instrument. The Government's position is very clear that the enjoyment of civil and political rights is meaningless unless these rights are inextricably linked to economic, social and cultural rights.ImplementationNational Report Annex 1:
The Foreword to the present Report signed by the President confirms the primacy of the ratification of these Covenants by the South African government.
Undoubtedly, and by constitutional imperatives, South Africa places a premium on economic, social and cultural rights and hence the ratification of the ICESCR and its Optional Protocol is of high importance. The internal government processes are advancing and it is envisaged that with the collaboration of all government actors, including oversight parliamentary committees, the South African government should be in a position to ratify the ICESCR and its Optional Protocol as soon as possible.
UN Compilation:
Para 2) UNICEF noted that South Africa had not ratified ICESCR, although having signed it in 1994. The Special Rapporteur on the right to food recommended that the Government ratify that Convention.
Stakeholder Summary:
Para 15) International Commission of Jurists (ICJ) recommended that South Africa become a party to ICESCR; OP-CAT; CED and ICRMW; and that it sign, with a view to ratification, the third Optional Protocol to CRC.
Para 16) Amnesty International (AI) the Community Law Centre (CLC) and the Institute for Human Rights and Business (IHRB) 26 recommended ratification of ICESCR and its Optional Protocol. -
State Under Review:South AfricaSouth AfricaRegional groupAfrica GroupPolitical groupAUCommonwealthSource Of Reference:UN CompilationIssue:
- HIV and AIDS
Type:Review DocumentationSession:41st session, November 2022Status:Not Followed up with a RecommendationContents:CESCR recommended that the Government ensure that all people in need of life-saving treatment had access to affordable medicines, particularly antiretroviral drugs. [Para 41]
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State Under Review:South AfricaSouth AfricaRegional groupAfrica GroupPolitical groupAUCommonwealthSource Of Reference:Stakeholder SummaryIssue:
- Violence against women / gender-based violence
- Empowerment of women
Type:Review DocumentationSession:41st session, November 2022Status:Not Followed up with a RecommendationContents:JS4 recommended to redouble efforts to create a National Council on Gender-Based Violence and Femicide, implement a government-mandated curriculum for frontline workers, tackle the case backlog, and adopt a broader social approach. .... JS17 recommended to ... establish programs that empower women to become economically independent. [Para 54]
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State Under Review:South AfricaSouth AfricaRegional groupAfrica GroupPolitical groupAUCommonwealthSource Of Reference:UN CompilationIssue:
- Marginalized groups of women
- Women's and / or girls' rights
- Rights of same-sex desiring persons
- Transgender persons' rights
Type:Review DocumentationSession:41st session, November 2022Status:Reference AddressedContents:CEDAW ... recommended that the Government raise awareness among women, including women belonging to ethnic minorities, women with disabilities, migrant women, and lesbian, bisexual and transgender women, about available legal remedies, and ensure that Equality Courts were accessible in rural areas. [Para 10]
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State Under Review:South AfricaSouth AfricaRegional groupAfrica GroupPolitical groupAUCommonwealthSource Of Reference:PhilippinesPhilippinesRegional groupAsia-Pacific GroupPolitical groupASEANIssue:
- International human rights instruments
Type:RecommendationSession:27th Session May 2017Status:Unclear ResponseContents:Ratify OP-ICESCRExplanationRecommendation noted.
‘Noted’ recommendations are those which South Africa is in the process of considering and cannot commit to at this stage. -
State Under Review:South AfricaSouth AfricaRegional groupAfrica GroupPolitical groupAUCommonwealthSource Of Reference:TurkeyTurkeyRegional groupWEOGPolitical groupOICIssue:
- HIV and AIDS
Type:RecommendationSession:27th Session May 2017Status:AcceptedContents:Increase its efforts in addressing the HIV epidemic -
State Under Review:South AfricaSouth AfricaRegional groupAfrica GroupPolitical groupAUCommonwealthSource Of Reference:CzechiaCzechiaRegional groupEEGPolitical groupEUIssue:
- Gender equality
- Violence against women / gender-based violence
Type:RecommendationSession:27th Session May 2017Status:AcceptedContents:Step up its fight against gender-based discrimination and violence, uproot its social acceptability and increase efforts for the protection of its victims and redress for violations of their rights, as well as efforts on accountability of perpetrators -
State Under Review:South AfricaSouth AfricaRegional groupAfrica GroupPolitical groupAUCommonwealthSource Of Reference:IrelandIrelandRegional groupWEOGPolitical groupEUIssue:
- Violence against women / gender-based violence
- Domestic violence
- Harmful practices based on cultural / traditional values
Type:RecommendationSession:27th Session May 2017Status:Unclear ResponseContents:Work to eradicate harmful cultural or traditional practices against women and girls by conducting educational campaigns, encouraging reporting of cases and publically denouncing such practices; by urgently providing an adequate budget for the implementation of key measures of the Domestic Violence Act; and by strengthening the systematic and comprehensive collection of disaggregated data related to the incidence of all forms of violence against women, including femicide and intimate partner violence, and by using this data to inform its policy responses and monitoringExplanationRecommendation noted.
‘Noted’ recommendations are those which South Africa is in the process of considering and cannot commit to at this stage. -
State Under Review:South AfricaSouth AfricaRegional groupAfrica GroupPolitical groupAUCommonwealthSource Of Reference:TurkeyTurkeyRegional groupWEOGPolitical groupOICIssue:
- Birth registration
Type:RecommendationSession:27th Session May 2017Status:Unclear ResponseContents:Amend legislation and regulations in order to ensure universal birth registration for children born in its territoryExplanationRecommendation noted.
‘Noted’ recommendations are those which South Africa is in the process of considering and cannot commit to at this stage. -
State Under Review:South AfricaSouth AfricaRegional groupAfrica GroupPolitical groupAUCommonwealthSource Of Reference:UN CompilationIssue:
- Intersex persons' rights
- Violence against women / gender-based violence
- Violence on the basis of sexual orientation
- Violence on the basis of gender identity
Type:Review DocumentationSession:27th Session May 2017Status:NeglectedContents:The Special Rapporteur on violence against women and the country team recommended that South Africa consider enacting hate crime legislation that addressed both the hate dimension of crimes and the sexual orientation of lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and intersex victims of gender-based violence. [Para 13] -
State Under Review:South AfricaSouth AfricaRegional groupAfrica GroupPolitical groupAUCommonwealthSource Of Reference:UN CompilationIssue:
- Intersex persons' rights
- Training for state personnel on sexual rights issues
- Human rights defenders
- HIV and AIDS
- Violence on the basis of sexual orientation
- Violence on the basis of gender identity
Type:Review DocumentationSession:27th Session May 2017Status:NeglectedContents:The Human Rights Committee was concerned about reports of threats, intimidation, harassment, excessive use of force and physical attacks by private individuals and police forces (...) against lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and intersex persons and against HIV activists. It also noted with concern reports that law enforcement officers were not demonstrating due diligence in their efforts to ensure accountability for such violations and recommended that South Africa take all measures necessary to protect the rights of human rights defenders and ensure that police officials received adequate training to protect such defenders. [Para 31] -
State Under Review:South AfricaSouth AfricaRegional groupAfrica GroupPolitical groupAUCommonwealthSource Of Reference:UN CompilationIssue:
- Maternal health / morbidity / mortality
Type:Review DocumentationSession:27th Session May 2017Status:NeglectedContents:The Committee on the Rights of the Child recommended that South Africa improve data collection on maternal deaths, including those occurring outside of health facilities, and that it obtain technical guidance from OHCHR on the application of a human rights-based approach to the implementation of policies and programmes to reduce preventable maternal morbidity and mortality. [Para 44] -
State Under Review:South AfricaSouth AfricaRegional groupAfrica GroupPolitical groupAUCommonwealthSource Of Reference:UN CompilationIssue:
- Adolescent sexual activity
Type:Review DocumentationSession:27th Session May 2017Status:Reference AddressedContents:The Human Rights Committee recommended that South Africa amend the Children’s Act with the aim of prohibiting virginity tests on children, irrespective of their age. [Para 58] -
State Under Review:South AfricaSouth AfricaRegional groupAfrica GroupPolitical groupAUCommonwealthSource Of Reference:Stakeholder SummaryIssue:
- Gender equality
- Women's and / or girls' rights
Type:Review DocumentationSession:27th Session May 2017Status:NeglectedContents:South Africa should pursue legislative measures to address gaps in the normative framework for women’s rights and gender equality. [Para 66] -
State Under Review:South AfricaSouth AfricaRegional groupAfrica GroupPolitical groupAUCommonwealthSource Of Reference:ChadChadRegional groupAfrica GroupPolitical groupAUOICOIFIssue:
- International human rights instruments
Type:RecommendationSession:13th session, June 2012Status:AcceptedContents:Ratify ICESCR.ExplanationThere is heightened awareness and commitment on the part of government to step up its national program of ratification of these instruments. The President of the Republic in his foreword to the 2nd South African UPR Report has reiterated this commitment.ImplementationNational Report Annex:
ICESCR ratified in 2015 and came into force on 12 April 2015.
UN Compilation:
Para 2) The United Nations country team noted the ratification by South Africa of the International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights in 2015...
Stakeholder Summary:
Para 2) The South African Human Rights Commission (SAHRC) indicated that the Government had ratified ICESCR in 2015... -
State Under Review:South AfricaSouth AfricaRegional groupAfrica GroupPolitical groupAUCommonwealthSource Of Reference:FranceFranceRegional groupWEOGPolitical groupEUOIFIssue:
- Discrimination based on sexual orientation
- Discrimination based on gender identity
- Violence on the basis of sexual orientation
- Violence on the basis of gender identity
Type:RecommendationSession:13th session, June 2012Status:AcceptedContents:Develop programs to prevent discrimination based on sexual orientation and gender identity, to punish violence of this kind and ensure that victims receive appropriate support.ExplanationA Policy Framework on Combating Hate Crime, Hate Speech and Unfair Discrimination is at an advanced stage of finalisation. This is currently serving in the Top Structures of government where after it will be taken on an intensive national consultative process. Consequently these processes will inform national legislation which is expected to be promulgated within the 2013-2014 Parliamentary calendar. The development of this policy integrates international norms and standards. At the International level, South Africa has successfully piloted a resolution on Human Rights, Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity at the 17th Session of the HRC calling for non-discrimination in this regard. In a seminal case law a South African judge has recently sentenced four 18 year olds to an effective jail term of 18 years for the rape of a lesbian woman.ImplementationNational Report Annex:
PARTIAL IMPLEMENTATION
In order to improve handling of rape cases by Police the SAPS makes use of specialized investigative units called Family Violence, Child Protection and Sexual Offences Units (FCS). FCS investigators receive specialised training in dealing with sexual offences investigations and cases involving children addition to training as investigators. SAPS has developed the Human Rights in Policing Learning Programmes and has been conducting training on same from 1998 to all law enforcement officials.
The SAPS has developed National Instructions on the Domestic Violence Act and the Criminal Law (Sexual Offences and Related Matters) Amendment Act in order to provide clear policy directives for the police in support of members to improve service delivery to victims. The NPA (facilitated by SOCA), in line with Act 32 of 2007 also developed directives for prosecutors on how best to deal with sexual offences in the criminal justice system.
Capacity building and training of the SAPS members is an on-going process commencing in basic training. The SAPS engages in public awareness and education campaigns with the purpose of creating a greater awareness of the relevant legislation and government‘s commitment to eradicating violence.
A number of new policy frameworks were also introduced and implemented, including the Child Justice National Policy Framework, the Restorative Justice National Policy Framework (including forming linkages with traditional justice), the Social Crime Prevention Strategy and the Diversion Accreditation Framework. Government has also adopted a Plan of Action to combat violence against women and children.
Nationally, there are 176 established FCS units attached to all police clusters within SAPS. This has resulted in lengthy convictions, achieved through the dedicated work of detectives and prosecutors.
Resourcing and establishing victim-friendly rooms at police service points are on-going. There are currently more than 900 Victim Friendly Facilities rendering victim support services in place and it is envisaged that this will be rolled out to all police stations.
South Africa has dedicated sexual offences courts. These dedicated services use intermediaries, audio-visual equipment and specialised training, among other measures. The NPA’s Sexual Offences and Community Affairs (SOCA) Unit developed comprehensive training manuals which are updated annually to be in line with the latest developments in law for specialist prosecutors and also an integrated training manual for stakeholders at our TCCs.
A National Task Team (“NTT”) was established by the Department of Justice and Constitutional Development (DoJ&CD) to counter the continued discrimination based on sexual orientation and gender identity against members of the LGBTI community. The DoJ&CD launched the National LGBTI Programme and issued terms of reference for a National Intervention Strategy to address violence based on gender and sexual orientation. The DoJ&CD also issued terms of reference for the rapid response team to fast track cases in the criminal justice system in a bid to endorse the government’s commitment to combat discrimination against LGBTI persons.
When the NTT was re-established in May 2013, the DoJ&CD together with representatives from National Human Rights Institutions and civil society organisations set out to achieve a number of tasks. These included, amongst others, to develop a National Intervention Strategy to respond to, and prevent, gender and sexual orientation-based violent crimes perpetrated against LGBTI persons and to develop an Inter-sectoral Implementation Plan. The NTT undertook to strengthen government’s ability to respond to LGBTI needs and to strengthen the capacity of CSOs to deliver related services.
The draft NAP and the accompanying consultations around the country have also raised awareness.
Attempts have also been made to increase awareness of the Equality Courts, which hear cases of discrimination.
The National Task Team is driven and guided by the Constitution which promises equality and dignity on the basis of sexual orientation.
An inter-sectoral communication plan outlining a number of public education and communication initiatives has also been developed. This seeks to popularise inter-sectorial interventions aimed at addressing the violence committed against LGBTI persons, to promote partnerships amongst government, civil society, business and the media in the fight against gender based violence and to encourage communities to report these crimes. A television advert was made to convey a national message to South Africans to promote equality, dignity and freedom protected under the Constitution. The television advert was first flighted during the launch of the LGBTI Programme in April 2014. With SABC, 13 million people were reached through the LGBTI TV advert, a further 10 million people through eTV and community radio reached a further 6.1 million people.
The DoJ&CD has developed the Prevention and Combating of Hate Crimes and Hate Speech Bill. Cabinet in October 2016 approved the publication for public comment of the Bill. The Bill creates the offences of hate crimes and hate speech and seeks to put in place measures to prevent and combat these offences. A hate crime is committed if a person commits any recognised offence, that is a common law or statutory offence (referred to as the “base crime or offence”) and the commission of that offence is motivated by unlawful bias, prejudice or intolerance.
The prejudice, bias or intolerance towards the victim of the hate crime would be because of one or more of the following characteristics, or perceived characteristics, of the victim or the victim’s next of kin: Race, gender, sex, ethnic or social origin, colour, sexual orientation, religion, belief, culture, language, birth, HIV status, nationality, gender identity, intersex, albinism and occupation or trade. -
State Under Review:South AfricaSouth AfricaRegional groupAfrica GroupPolitical groupAUCommonwealthSource Of Reference:AustriaAustriaRegional groupWEOGPolitical groupEUIssue:
- Violence on the basis of sexual orientation
- Violence on the basis of gender identity
Type:RecommendationSession:13th session, June 2012Status:AcceptedContents:Publically denounce crimes committed against LGBTs and to conduct thorough investigations into and prosecutions of these attacks.ExplanationA Policy Framework on Combating Hate Crime, Hate Speech and Unfair Discrimination is at an advanced stage of finalisation. This is currently serving in the Top Structures of government where after it will be taken on an intensive national consultative process. Consequently these processes will inform national legislation which is expected to be promulgated within the 2013-2014 Parliamentary calendar. The development of this policy integrates international norms and standards. At the International level, South Africa has successfully piloted a resolution on Human Rights, Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity at the 17th Session of the HRC calling for non-discrimination in this regard. In a seminal case law a South African judge has recently sentenced four 18 year olds to an effective jail term of 18 years for the rape of a lesbian woman. -
State Under Review:South AfricaSouth AfricaRegional groupAfrica GroupPolitical groupAUCommonwealthSource Of Reference:PortugalPortugalRegional groupWEOGPolitical groupEUOEIIssue:
- HIV and AIDS
Type:RecommendationSession:13th session, June 2012Status:AcceptedContents:Closely collaborate with UNICEF and UNAIDS in order to implement programmes aimed at reducing the cases of Mother-to-Child HIV Infections.ExplanationSouth Africa hosts the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights: Regional Office for Southern Africa (OHCHR: ROSA). All the relevant United Nations Agencies, Programmes and Funds are also accredited to South Africa and work collaboratively with government under the guidance of the UNDP to advance the governments programmes towards achieving its national priorities. These include, amongst others: UNICEF, UNFPA, UNIFEM, UNAIDS, UNWOMEN, UNHCR, IOM, UNFAO, UNODC. South Africa has recently (September 2012) renewed its Country Programme Documents with UNICEF, UNAIDS and UNFPA in accordance with the Basic Cooperation Agreement with the UN aimed at intensifying international cooperation between the country and the UN to achieve all the health related MDGs.ImplementationNational Report Annex:
FULL IMPLEMENTATION
The rollout of programmes is closely linked with the on-going work of relevant UN agencies such as WHO, UNFPA, UNICEF, UNAIDS and UNWOMEN.
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State Under Review:South AfricaSouth AfricaRegional groupAfrica GroupPolitical groupAUCommonwealthSource Of Reference:National ReportIssue:
- HIV and AIDS
Type:Review DocumentationSession:1st session, April 2008Status:N/AContents:The Department of Public Service and Administration in terms of its Employee Health and Wellness programmes, focus as follows on the improvement of issues pertaining to human rights:
ii. DPSA is coordinating the Government's response to the National Strategic Plan 2007-2011 on HIV&AIDS. In this regard, 250 government officials have been trained on Mainstreaming of HIV&AIDS as according to the UNDP curriculum on HIV&AIDS Mainstreaming. All Government departments will be updating their HIV&AIDS plans to be mainstreamed, costed, and monitored and evaluated.
iii. DPSA has introduced a progressive medical AIDS Scheme that is 100% subsidized for the lowest 5 levels of employees in the Public Service. This is a voluntary extension of the social security for the poorest and most vulnerable workers employed by Government.
v. The DPSA is improving the capacity of government departments to Cost, Mainstream, Monitor and Evaluate HIV&AIDS policies and programmes. [Para 31] -
State Under Review:South AfricaSouth AfricaRegional groupAfrica GroupPolitical groupAUCommonwealthSource Of Reference:UN CompilationIssue:
- Gender equality
Type:Review DocumentationSession:12th session, October 2011Status:Reference AddressedContents:... CEDAW noted with satisfaction the establishment of the Women's Empowerment and Gender Equality branch within that Ministry, but was concerned about the Ministry's weak institutional capacity. [Para 8]