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Amnesty International  Report 2012


The 2012 Annual Report on
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Blog: South Africa's townships still not safe for gay, lesbian and ...
5 October 2012

An activist in KwaThema township describes how the murder of lesbians in her community provoked anger and fear.

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Amnesty International | South Africa: Marikana Inquiry must be ...
26 September 2012

The powers and ability of the Commission of Inquiry appointed to investigate the deaths of 44 people near Lonmin's Marikana mine in August must be clarified to ...

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South Africa: Amnesty International encouraged by initial steps to ...
21 September 2012

AMNESTY INTERNATIONAL. PUBLIC STATEMENT. AI Index: AFR 53/005/2012. 21 September 2012. South Africa: Amnesty International encouraged ...

Public Statement       AFR 53/005/2012

South Africa: Protect economic, social and cultural rights for all ...
1 September 2012

Postcard       AFR 53/004/2012

South Africa: Judge must oversee probe into mine protest deaths ...
17 August 2012

A judge must oversee any investigation into the deaths of 34 people after South African police opened fire on protesting miners at the Marikana mine complex.

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Landmark ruling confirms South Africa cannot deport people at risk ...
27 July 2012

Court says a State that has abolished the death penalty cannot hand over an individual to another State if there is a risk of the death penalty being used.

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Amnesty International | South Africa: Police arrests are a ...
21 June 2012

The arrests in South Africa of members of a police unit allegedly linked to numerous unlawful killings and incidents of torture is a breakthrough in fighting impunity ...

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South Africa: Police arrests are a positive step in the fight ...
21 June 2012

The arrests in South Africa of members of a police unit linked to unlawful killings and torture is a breakthrough in fighting impunity for human rights violations ...

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Report 2012: No longer business as usual for tyranny and injustice ...
24 May 2012

Amnesty International releases its flagship yearly report documenting the state of the world's human rights.

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