The South African Human Rights Commission has issued a damning critique of the state of human rights in the country.South Africa’s commitment to human rights was of great concern‚ with many groups suffering from abuses of human rights‚ including women‚ children‚ prisoners‚ indigenous persons‚ non-nationals and protesters‚ the commission said in a statement sent to the United Nations Human Rights Commission‚ released to the media.“South Africa’s commitment to upholding its obligations under international law is dubious‚” the commission said. “Just last year‚ the South African government overrode a decision of a High Court‚ as well as a request of Justice Cuno Tarfussor‚ a judge of the International Criminal Court‚ to arrest Sudanese President‚ Omar Al-Bashir. These occurrences are worrying for a human rights institution seeking to promote the domestic harmonization of international laws and standards in South Africa.”It further pointed out that racism was widespread across South Afri...
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