Web pages about "South Africa"
South Africa must protect those at risk of "xenophobic" attack - 23 May 2008
Amnesty International has called on the South African government to protect the human rights of people at risk of violent attacks and displacement from their homes on the basis of their perceived ethnic origins or status as "foreigners" or asylum-seekers.UN examines human rights in member countries - 7 April 2008
All UN member states are facing a rigorous examination of their human rights records.South Africa: Rural women the losers in HIV response - 18 March 2008
Amnesty International today revealed the extent of the impact of HIV and AIDS on poor rural women in South Africa with a major new report about the overwhelming challenges facing rural women in the midst of the severe HIV epidemic affecting the country.South Africa: Rural women the losers in HIV response - 18 March 2008
Rural women living with HIV in circumstances of poverty in South Africa face discrimination in relationships and in communities because of their gender, HIV status and economic marginalization.