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‘HIV testing was compulsory. If you didn’t test, they wouldn’t treat

WEBThe struggle to survive pregnancy and death in a land of plenty and poverty hasn’t changed much in the past five years — there are lives to prove it. Busisiwe lives …

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Global: Human rights defenders and health workers who face …

WEBAmnesty International is dedicated to the protection of human rights. Home › News › Press Statement › Global: Human rights defenders and health workers who face …

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Why are women still being denied access to safe and legal …

WEBThis International Day of Action for Women’s Health we call on the South African government to put law into practice and ensure that all women have access to …

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Covid-19: Pandemic restrictions magnified

WEBAmnesty International is dedicated to the protection of human rights. Marginalised groups, including LGBTI+ people, sex workers, people who use drugs, and …

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SOUTHERN AFRICA: ALARMING RISE IN THE NUMBER OF GIRLS …

WEBAuthorities across Southern Africa must immediately take action to protect girls’ rights to health, information, education, equality and to live freely from gender …

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South Africa: Civil society organisations condemn Gauteng health

WEBIn April 2023, the Gauteng High Court upheld the right of all pregnant and lactating women, and children under 6, irrespective of nationality and documentation …

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Sub-Saharan Africa: The state of human rights in 2020

WEBPandemic hits those shackled by oppression hardest thanks to decades of inequalities, neglect and abuse It lays bare massive systemic inequality with …

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South Africa: Covid-19 can no longer be an excuse for human …

WEBThe almost two years of the Covid-19 pandemic has had a devastating effect on human rights, especially social, economic and cultural rights, Amnesty …

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South Africa: Proposed amendment to health

WEBThe proposed amendment to health regulations relating to the surveillance and the control of notifiable medical conditions risks breaching human rights guaranteed …

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SOUTH AFRICA: EARLY PREGNANCY IS A CRISIS AFFECTING

WEBEarly pregnancy is a social, health and economic issue affecting children in South Africa, Amnesty International South Africa said on Women’s Day. There has been …

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Early Pregnancy: The Real Maternity Issue

WEBEarly pregnancy in South Africa is a crisis. In South Africa, between April 2017 and September 2021, the number of births to young and adolescent girls between 10 and 14 …

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Barriers to Safe and Legal Abortion in South Africa

WEBThe South African Government has a number of legal obligations – internationally and locally. One such legal obligation is to ensure the implementation of …

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South Africa: Collective Voices against Health Xenophobia

WEBThe Collective Voices against Health Xenophobia condemns Operation Dudula’s recent illegal attacks on patients at Jeppe Clinic in Johannesburg that not only …

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Barriers to Safe and Legal Abortion in South Africa

WEBThe World Health Organisation (WHO) is clear that access to safe abortion is a key step for avoiding maternal deaths and injuries.1 In contrast, restrictive access to abortion …

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South Africa: It is time to vote for human rights

WEBAmnesty International is dedicated to the protection of human rights. It is crucial for political parties and candidates contesting elections to commit to ensure that …

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Israel/OPT: Urgent call for an immediate ceasefire by all parties to

WEBAmnesty International is issuing an urgent call for an immediate ceasefire by all parties in the occupied Gaza Strip and Israel to prevent further loss of civilian lives …

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South Africa: Women most severely affected by service delivery …

WEBThis Women’s Day, Amnesty International South Africa is calling on the government to prioritise improving access to basic services. Women and girls are most severely …

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South Africa: Government must put school safety at the core of its

WEBIn response to the ongoing debate on whether to keep schools open, Shenilla Mohamed, Executive Director of Amnesty International South Africa, said: “Amnesty …

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Letter to Minister of Health

WEB2. As per the Regulations Made under the Disaster Management Act (‘the Regulations’), as amended on 25 March 2020, 26 March 2020, 02 April 2020, and 16 April 2020,

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Get rid of the stink! Eradicate pit toilets in our schools now!

WEB*Figures were updated on 13 September 2023, based on information provided by the Department of Basic Education in its Education Facility Management System (EFMS) …

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Government must urgently act on eradicating pit toilets after …

WEBIn response to reports of the death of a four-year-old girl whose body was found inside a pit toilet at a school in the Eastern Cape, Shenilla Mohamed, Executive …

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South Africa: Eradicate inhumane pit latrines and ensure safe and

WEBAs we observe World Toilet Day, Shenilla Mohamed, Executive Director of Amnesty International South Africa said: “The government must eradicate all pit latrines …

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