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Jurisprudential Guides Notes
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July 28, 2022, the Chairperson identified the following Refugee Appeal Division decision as being a
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Decision TC1 05038 – The proper interpretation of the ‘generalized risk’ exception to protection found at subparagraph 97(1)(b)(ii) of the Act, in claims for protection involving allegations of gang-targeting or other acts of criminality.
On
December 22, 2020, the Chairperson identified the following Refugee Appeal Division decision as being a
Jurisprudential Guide.
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Decision MB8-00025 – This Jurisprudential Guide addresses, in applying Article 1E of the Refugee Convention, whether members should consider allegations of risk in a country of residence if they conclude that a refugee claimant has the rights and obligations which are attached to the possession of nationality in that country.
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July 6, 2018, the Chairperson identified the following Refugee Appeal Division decision as being a
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Decision TB7-19851 – Nigeria – This Jurisprudential Guide addresses internal flight alternatives in major cities in south and central Nigeria for claimants fleeing non-state actors.
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The country documentation referenced in each of these decisions has been included in s.16 of the updated National Documentation Packages published on July 10, 2018.
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Decision TB7-01837 – Pakistan – Whether the treatment experienced by Ahmadis in Pakistan amounts to persecution, whether state protection is available and whether there is a viable internal flight alternative.
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Decision MB6-01059/60 – India – Availability of an internal flight alternative in India for claimants from Punjab.
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Decision TB6-11632 – China – Analysis of the efficacy of the Chinese national computer network known as the Golden Shield Project and its impact on whether a person wanted by the authorities can exit China via an airport using a genuine passport.
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The country documentation referenced in each of these decisions has been included in s.16 of the updated National Documentation Packages published on July 20, 2017.
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SOUTH AFRICA
List of Documents
1.
General Information and Maps
Source:
United Nations. Cartographic Section.
Date of Document:
February 2007
Accessed Date:
16 October 2012
Title:
Afrique du Sud - Lesotho. L'Encyclopédie en ligne.
Accessed Date:
16 October 2012
Title:
South Africa. The World Factbook.
Source:
United States. Central Intelligence Agency.
Date of Document:
12 December 2017
Accessed Date:
18 December 2017
Title:
Country Policy and Information Note. South Africa: Sexual orientation and gender identity. Version 1.0.
Source:
United Kingdom. Home Office.
Date of Document:
July 2017
Accessed Date:
18 December 2017
Title:
Country Policy and Information Note. South Africa: Background information, including actors of protection and internal relocation. Version 1.0.
Source:
United Kingdom. Home Office.
Date of Document:
December 2017
Accessed Date:
18 December 2017
Title:
South Africa. Country Reports on Human Rights Practices for 2016.
Source:
United States. Department of State.
Date of Document:
3 March 2017
Accessed Date:
8 March 2017
Title:
South Africa. Amnesty International Report 2016/2017: The State of the World's Human Rights.
Source:
Amnesty International
Accessed Date:
18 December 2017
Title:
South Africa. World Report 2017: Events of 2016.
Source:
Human Rights Watch
Date of Document:
January 2017
Accessed Date:
18 December 2017
Title:
South Africa. Freedom in the World 2017.
Accessed Date:
18 December 2017
Title:
Concluding observations on the initial report of South Africa
Source:
United Nations. Human Rights Committee.
Date of Document:
27 April 2016
Accessed Date:
1 December 2016
Title:
Report of the Working Group on the Universal Periodic Review: South Africa
Source:
United Nations. Human Rights Council.
Date of Document:
18 July 2017
Accessed Date:
18 December 2017
Title:
National report submitted in accordance with paragraph 5 of the annex to Human Rights Council resolution 16/21: South Africa
Code:
A/HRC/WG.6/27/ZAF/1
Source:
United Nations. Human Rights Council.
Date of Document:
11 April 2017
Accessed Date:
18 December 2017
Title:
Alternative Report Submission to the Human Rights Committee in Response to South Africa's Initial Report and Replies to the List of Issues Under the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights
Source:
African Policing Civilian Oversight Forum
Date of Document:
March 2016
Accessed Date:
5 December 2016
Title:
Consideration of reports submitted by States parties under articles 16 and 17 of the International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural rights. Initial reports of States parties due in 2017. South Africa.
Date of Document:
7 June 2017
Accessed Date:
18 December 2017
Title:
Civil and Political Rights Report 2016/17
Source:
South African Human Rights Commission
Date of Document:
March 2017
Accessed Date:
18 December 2017
3.
Identification Documents and Citizenship
Accessed Date:
19 December 2016
Title:
Requirements and procedures for a foreign spouse of a citizen to acquire South African citizenship (2009-September 2013)
Source:
Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada
Date of Document:
12 September 2013
Accessed Date:
29 November 2013
Keywords:
citizenship; legislation; marriage
Title:
Citizenship. Paralegal Manual 2015.
Source:
The Black Sash; Education and Training Unit
Date of Document:
November 2015
Accessed Date:
1 December 2016
Title:
Requirements and procedures to acquire citizenship, by naturalization and by birth; whether it is a requirement for one or both parents of the applicant for citizenship by birth to have either permanent residency status or citizenship and if this...
Source:
Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada
Date of Document:
13 September 2013
Accessed Date:
29 November 2013
Keywords:
children; citizenship; identity documents; legislation
Title:
Information on identity numbers, including significance of the digits and the legal status for which they are issued; whether they are issued to visitors; whether a new identity number is issued when the legal status of a person changes, particularly...
Source:
Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada
Date of Document:
13 September 2013
Accessed Date:
29 November 2013
Keywords:
identity documents; legislation
Title:
Circumstances under which the Department of Home Affairs issues passports to non-citizens; information contained in the passports (2012-August 2015)
Source:
Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada
Date of Document:
2 September 2015
Accessed Date:
24 November 2015
Keywords:
identity documents
Title:
Information on the immigration status of a minor who was born in South Africa to foreign parents who are officially recognized as refugees (2007-April 2015)
Source:
Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada
Date of Document:
1 June 2015
Accessed Date:
24 November 2015
Title:
Immigration Act, 2002. Immigration Regulations.
Date of Document:
22 May 2014
Accessed Date:
1 December 2016
Title:
South African Citizenship Act 88 of 1995
Accessed Date:
24 November 2014
Keywords:
children; citizenship; legislation; marriage
Title:
Regulations on the South African Citizenship Act, 1995
Date of Document:
28 December 2012
Accessed Date:
18 December 2017
Title:
Know your new smart ID Card
Source:
South Africa. Department of Home Affairs.
Accessed Date:
18 December 2017
Title:
South Africa Reciprocity Schedule
Source:
United States. Department of State.
Accessed Date:
18 December 2017
4.
Political Activities and Organizations
Title:
Analysing South Africa's 2014 Election Results
Source:
Institute for Security Studies
Date of Document:
June 2014
Accessed Date:
24 November 2014
Keywords:
election; political activities; political opposition; political organizations; statistics
Title:
Republic of South Africa. Election for National Assembly of 7 May 2014.
Source:
International Foundation for Electoral Systems. Election Guide.
Accessed Date:
2 November 2015
Keywords:
election; political organizations; statistics
Title:
I. Political Transformation. Bertelsmann Stiftung, BTI 2016 — South Africa Country Report.
Source:
Gütersloh: Bertelsmann Stiftung
Accessed Date:
1 December 2016
Title:
At the heart of discontent: Measuring public violence in South Africa. ISS Paper 292.
Source:
Institute for Security Studies
Date of Document:
May 2016
Author:
Lizette Lancaster
Accessed Date:
1 December 2016
5.
Gender, Domestic Violence and Children
Title:
South Africa. Social Institutions and Gender Index 2014.
Source:
Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development
Accessed Date:
27 November 2014
Keywords:
children; crime; domestic violence; family law; female genital mutilation; freedom of assembly; freedom of expression; freedom of movement; gender equality; gender-based violence; human rights activists; institutional efficacy; judicial efficacy; labour; legal system; legislation; marriage; political activities; religion; sexual violence; social services; trafficking in persons; warrants
Title:
Frequency of sexual violence against white women by black men, including rape; protection available to white women victims of sexual assault, and whether they face discrimination from authorities (2011-May 2013)
Source:
Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada
Date of Document:
23 May 2013
Accessed Date:
25 November 2013
Keywords:
crime; gender-based violence; institutional efficacy; minorities; police efficacy; race; sexual violence
Title:
Aluta continua: Police accountability and the Domestic Violence Act, 1998. South African Crime Quarterly No. 59.
Source:
Institute for Security Studies; University of Cape Town. Centre of Criminology.
Date of Document:
March 2017
Accessed Date:
18 December 2017
Title:
Chapter 5: Gender Based Violence. SADC Gender Protocol 2015 Barometer, South Africa.
Accessed Date:
10 November 2015
Keywords:
children; domestic violence; family law; gender equality; gender-based violence; institutional efficacy; legislation; police efficacy; sexual minorities; sexual violence; social services; statistics
Title:
Domestic violence, including legislation, state protection and support services available to victims; ability of women to relocate to Cape Town (2014-May 2015)
Source:
Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada
Date of Document:
25 May 2015
Accessed Date:
17 November 2015
Keywords:
children; domestic violence; gender-based violence; legislation; sexual violence; social services
Title:
Report of the Special Rapporteur on violence against women, its causes and consequences on her mission to South Africa
Source:
United Nations. Human Rights Council.
Date of Document:
18 November 2016
Accessed Date:
19 December 2017
Title:
Gender-Based Violence (GBV) in South Africa: A Brief Review
Source:
The Centre for the Study of Violence and Reconciliation
Date of Document:
April 2016
Accessed Date:
5 December 2016
Title:
Mapping local gender-based violence prevention and response strategies in South Africa
Source:
The Centre for the Study of Violence and Reconciliation
Date of Document:
April 2016
Accessed Date:
5 December 2016
Title:
Family Law and Violence against Women. Paralegal Manual 2015.
Source:
The Black Sash; Education and Training Unit
Date of Document:
November 2015
Accessed Date:
5 December 2016
Title:
South Africa. 27th Session of the Universal Periodic Review United Nations Human Rights Council.
Source:
Coalition of African Lesbians et al.
Date of Document:
14 October 2016
Accessed Date:
18 December 2017
Title:
Criminal Law (Sexual Offences and Related Matters) Amendment Act
Accessed Date:
18 December 2017
Title:
Presentation to Parliamentary researchers. Corrective rape: Patterns, knowledge gaps and human rights.
Date of Document:
16 March 2015
Accessed Date:
2 November 2015
Keywords:
crime; femicide; gender equality; gender-based violence; human rights activists; institutional efficacy; judicial efficacy; police efficacy; political organizations; sexual minorities; sexual violence; social services
Title:
A survey of laws impacting the human rights of lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender persons in selected southern African countries
Source:
OutRight Action International et al.
Date of Document:
16 March 2016
Accessed Date:
18 December 2017
7.
Criminality and Corruption
Title:
South Africa. International Narcotics Control Strategy Report 2017, Volume I: Drug and Chemical Control.
Source:
United States. Department of State.
Date of Document:
March 2017
Accessed Date:
18 December 2017
Title:
South Africa (Tier 2). Trafficking in Persons Report 2017.
Source:
United States. Department of State.
Date of Document:
June 2017
Accessed Date:
18 December 2017
Title:
South Africa. Conflict Trends (No. 59). Real-time Analysis of African Political Violence, June 2017.
Source:
Armed Conflict Location & Event Data Project
Date of Document:
June 2017
Accessed Date:
18 December 2017
Title:
SCA Dismisses Zuma, NPA Corruption Charge Appeal
Date of Document:
13 October 2017
Accessed Date:
18 December 2017
Title:
South Africa. 2017 OSAC Crime and Safety Report.
Source:
United States. Department of State.
Date of Document:
5 May 2017
Accessed Date:
18 December 2017
Title:
The State of Urban Safety in South Africa Report 2017
Source:
South African Cities Network
Date of Document:
23 August 2017
Accessed Date:
18 December 2017
Title:
Victims of Crime Survey 2016/17
Source:
Statistics South Africa
Date of Document:
28 September 2017
Accessed Date:
18 December 2017
Title:
Violent Extremism in South Africa: Assessing the current threat. Southern Africa Report 7.
Source:
Institute for Security Studies
Date of Document:
May 2017
Author:
Raeesah Cassim Cachalia; Albertus Schoeman
Accessed Date:
18 December 2017
8.
Military Service - (No items in this section)
9.
Judiciary, Legal and Penal Systems
Title:
South Africa. WJP Rule of Law Index 2016.
Source:
World Justice Project
Accessed Date:
13 December 2016
Title:
Thematic Report on Criminal Justice and Human Rights in South Africa
Source:
Civil Society Prison Reform Initiative et al.
Date of Document:
March 2016
Accessed Date:
5 December 2016
Title:
Second periodic report submitted by South Africa under article 19 of the Convention
Date of Document:
2 November 2017
Accessed Date:
18 December 2017
10.
Police and Security Forces
Title:
Police, Defence and Intelligence. South Africa Yearbook 2015/16.
Source:
South Africa. Government Communication and Information System.
Date of Document:
October 2016
Accessed Date:
18 December 2017
Title:
Mapping Khayelitsha: The complexities of everyday policing in a high crime area. South African Crime Quarterly No. 53.
Source:
Institute for Securities Studies
Date of Document:
September 2015
Author:
Laura Freeman; Claire McDonald
Accessed Date:
5 December 2016
Title:
South Africa. Freedom of the Press 2017.
Accessed Date:
18 December 2017
Title:
South Africa. Freedom of the Net 2017.
Accessed Date:
18 December 2017
Title:
South Africa. International Religious Freedom Report for 2016.
Source:
United States. Department of State.
Date of Document:
15 August 2017
Accessed Date:
18 December 2017
13.
Nationality, Ethnicity and Race
Title:
Situation of white South Africans, including treatment by government and society; state protection available to white South African victims of violence; information on any white South African community, political or rights groups (2010-May 2013)
Source:
Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada
Date of Document:
28 May 2013
Accessed Date:
25 November 2013
Keywords:
crime; ethnic and national groups; institutional efficacy; minorities; police efficacy; police/security forces; race
Title:
South Africans generally tolerant but report racial discrimination by employers and courts. Afrobarometer Dispatch No. 84.
Source:
The Institute for Justice and Reconciliation; Afrobarometer
Date of Document:
20 April 2016
Author:
Rorisang Lekalake; Sibusiso Nkomo
Accessed Date:
5 December 2016
Title:
South Africa. State of the World's Minorities and Indigenous Peoples 2016: Events of 2015.
Source:
Minority Rights Group International
Date of Document:
July 2016
Author:
Amina Haleem; Keikantse E. Phele
Accessed Date:
5 December 2016
Title:
Treatment of refugees by authorities and society; including protection available from common criminality and access to social services (2014-January 2015)
Source:
Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada
Date of Document:
22 January 2015
Accessed Date:
25 November 2015
Keywords:
arbitrary arrest and detention; corruption; crime; freedom of movement; government corruption; identity documents; institutional efficacy; judicial corruption; judicial efficacy; legal system; legislation; nationality; police corruption; police efficacy; police/security forces complaints; social services; statistics; trafficking in persons
Title:
Concluding observations on the fourth to eighth periodic reports of South Africa
Source:
United Nations. Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination.
Date of Document:
5 October 2016
Accessed Date:
5 December 2016
Title:
Protection from Xenophobia. An Evaluation of UNHCR's Regional Office for Southern Africa's Xenophobia Related Programmes.
Source:
United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees; University of Witwatersrand. African Centre for Migration and Society.
Date of Document:
February 2015
Author:
Jean Pierre Misago et al.
Accessed Date:
5 December 2016
Title:
Race Relations in South Africa – Reasons for Hope 2017
Source:
South African Institute for Race Relations
Date of Document:
7 February 2017
Accessed Date:
18 December 2017
14.
Exit/Entry and Freedom of Movement
Title:
Right of return to South Africa and residence rights of a permanent resident who left South Africa in 2004; rights that permanent residents have in South Africa and more specifically, whether they have the right to work, access to social services and the right to study (2005 - August 2009)
Source:
Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada
Date of Document:
29 September 2009
Accessed Date:
16 October 2012
Keywords:
citizenship; freedom of movement
Title:
New Immigration Regulations. Requirements made easy! Travelling Abroad with Children.
Source:
South Africa. Department of Home Affairs.
Accessed Date:
5 December 2016
Title:
Whether a person who was recognized as a refugee in South Africa and holds a valid Formal Recognition of Refugee Status loses refugee status upon leaving South Africa; information on the process to reacquire refugee status; information on the...
Source:
Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada
Date of Document:
22 January 2015
Accessed Date:
25 November 2015
Keywords:
freedom of movement; government corruption; identity documents; institutional efficacy; legislation; nationality; police corruption; social services
Title:
Whether the travel document issued to refugees is valid for travel to the country from which the person fled persecution, including the Democratic Republic of the Congo (2014-June 2016)
Source:
Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada
Date of Document:
20 June 2016
Accessed Date:
13 December 2016
15.
Labour, Employment and Unions - (No items in this section)
16.
Other - (No items in this section)
The following changes have been made to the previous package dated 31 March 2017:
Title:
South Africa. The World Factbook.
Source:
United States. Central Intelligence Agency.
Date of Document:
10 November 2016
URL:
https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/sf.html
Accessed Date:
1 December 2016
Keywords:
country overview; map
Title:
South Africa. Amnesty International Report 2015/2016: The State of the World's Human Rights.
Source:
Amnesty International
URL:
https://www.amnesty.org/en/countries/africa/south-africa/report-south-africa/
Accessed Date:
1 December 2016
Title:
South Africa. World Report 2016: Events of 2015.
Source:
Human Rights Watch
Date of Document:
January 2016
URL:
https://www.hrw.org/world-report/2016/country-chapters/south-africa
Accessed Date:
1 December 2016
Title:
South Africa. Freedom in the World 2016.
URL:
https://freedomhouse.org/report/freedom-world/2016/south-africa
Accessed Date:
1 December 2016
Title:
Report of the Special Rapporteur on violence against women, its causes and consequences on her mission to South Africa
Source:
United Nations. Human Rights Council.
Date of Document:
14 June 2016
URL:
http://undocs.org/en/A/HRC/32/42/Add.2
Accessed Date:
1 December 2016
Title:
South Africa. International Narcotics Control Strategy Report 2016, Volume I: Drug and Chemical Control.
Source:
United States. Department of State.
Date of Document:
March 2016
URL:
http://www.state.gov/j/inl/rls/nrcrpt/2016/vol1/253308.htm
Accessed Date:
5 December 2016
Title:
South Africa (Tier 2). Trafficking in Persons Report 2016.
Source:
United States. Department of State.
Date of Document:
June 2016
URL:
http://www.state.gov/j/tip/rls/tiprpt/countries/2016/258860.htm
Accessed Date:
5 December 2016
Title:
South Africa. 2016 OSAC Crime and Safety Report.
Source:
United States. Department of State.
Date of Document:
7 June 2016
URL:
https://www.osac.gov/pages/ContentReportDetails.aspx?cid=19814
Accessed Date:
5 December 2016
Title:
State of Urban Safety in South Africa Report 2016
Source:
South African Cities Network
Date of Document:
29 June 2016
URL:
http://www.saferspaces.org.za/resources/entry/state-of-urban-safety-in-south-africa-report-2016
Accessed Date:
5 December 2016
Title:
Police, Defence and Intelligence. South Africa Yearbook 2014/2015.
Source:
South Africa. Government communication and Information System.
Date of Document:
October 2015
URL:
http://www.southafrica-newyork.net/consulate/Yearbook%202015/Police.pdf
Accessed Date:
5 December 2016
Title:
South Africa. Freedom of the Press 2016.
URL:
https://freedomhouse.org/report/freedom-press/2016/south-africa
Accessed Date:
5 December 2016
Title:
South Africa. Freedom of the Net 2016.
URL:
https://freedomhouse.org/report/freedom-net/2016/south-africa
Accessed Date:
5 December 2016
Title:
South Africa. International Religious Freedom Report for 2015.
Source:
United States. Department of State.
Date of Document:
10 August 2016
URL:
http://www.state.gov/j/drl/rls/irf/religiousfreedom/index.htm?year=2015&dlid=256071
Accessed Date:
5 December 2016
Title:
Situation of single women, particularly those of Indian origin, who are also the head of their household, including information on access to housing, employment, and healthcare; treatment by society; protection and support services available, both...
Source:
Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada
Date of Document:
25 February 2013
URL:
http://irb-cisr.gc.ca/Eng/ResRec/RirRdi/Pages/index.aspx?doc=454423&pls=1
Accessed Date:
25 November 2013
Keywords:
gender equality; institutional efficacy; social services
Title:
Your Hate Won't Change Us!: Resisting homophobic and transphobic violence as forms of patriarchal social control
URL:
https://thetriangleprojectsite.files.wordpress.com/2014/03/your-hate-wont-change-us-a-triangle-project-human-rights-report.pdf
Accessed Date:
2 November 2015
Keywords:
crime; femicide; gender equality; gender-based violence; human rights activists; institutional efficacy; judicial efficacy; police efficacy; political organizations; sexual minorities; sexual violence; social services
Title:
Queue Here for Corruption: Measuring Irregularities in South Africa's Asylum System
Source:
Lawyers for Human Rights; African Centre for Migration & Society
Date of Document:
July 2015
URL:
http://www.migration.org.za/uploads/docs/lhr-acms-report---queue-here-for-corruption---july-2015.pdf
Accessed Date:
2 November 2015
Keywords:
corruption; crime; freedom of movement; government corruption; institutional efficacy; judicial corruption; judicial efficacy; nationality; police corruption; police/security forces; social services; trafficking in persons
Title:
Taking Stock of the Last 20 Years. Responses to Organised Crime in a Democratic South Africa.
Source:
South African Crime Quarterly. Institute for Security Studies.
Date of Document:
June 2014
URL:
http://www.issafrica.org/uploads/SACQ48_June2014_v2.pdf
Accessed Date:
24 November 2014
Keywords:
corruption; drug trafficking; gangs; legal system; legislation; organized crime; police corruption; police/security forces; statistics; trafficking in persons
Title:
South Africa. ITUC Global Rights Index. The World's Worst Countries for Workers.
Source:
International Trade Union Confederation
URL:
http://www.ituc-csi.org/ituc-global-rights-index-2014
Accessed Date:
24 November 2014
Keywords:
crime; extralegal executions/killings; freedom of assembly; freedom of expression; labour; legislation; police/security forces
Title:
Country Policy and Information Note. South Africa: Sexual orientation and gender identity. Version 1.0.
Source:
United Kingdom. Home Office.
Date of Document:
July 2017
URL:
https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/632481/South_Africa_-_SOGI_-_CPIN_-_v1_0_July_2017.pdf
Accessed Date:
18 December 2017
Title:
Country Policy and Information Note. South Africa: Background information, including actors of protection and internal relocation. Version 1.0.
Source:
United Kingdom. Home Office.
Date of Document:
December 2017
URL:
https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/665440/South_Africa_-_Background__actors_of_protection__and_internal_relocation_v1.0.pdf
Accessed Date:
18 December 2017
Title:
Report of the Working Group on the Universal Periodic Review: South Africa
Source:
United Nations. Human Rights Council.
Date of Document:
18 July 2017
URL:
http://undocs.org/en/A/HRC/36/16
Accessed Date:
18 December 2017
Title:
National report submitted in accordance with paragraph 5 of the annex to Human Rights Council resolution 16/21: South Africa
Code:
A/HRC/WG.6/27/ZAF/1
Source:
United Nations. Human Rights Council.
Date of Document:
11 April 2017
URL:
http://undocs.org/en/A/HRC/WG.6/27/ZAF/1
Accessed Date:
18 December 2017
Title:
Consideration of reports submitted by States parties under articles 16 and 17 of the International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural rights. Initial reports of States parties due in 2017. South Africa.
Date of Document:
7 June 2017
URL:
http://undocs.org/en/E/C.12/ZAF/1
Accessed Date:
18 December 2017
Title:
Civil and Political Rights Report 2016/17
Source:
South African Human Rights Commission
Date of Document:
March 2017
URL:
https://www.sahrc.org.za/home/21/files/Civil and Political Rights Report Final Version.pdf
Accessed Date:
18 December 2017
Title:
Regulations on the South African Citizenship Act, 1995
Date of Document:
28 December 2012
URL:
https://www.gov.za/sites/default/files/36054_gon1122.pdf
Accessed Date:
18 December 2017
Title:
Know your new smart ID Card
Source:
South Africa. Department of Home Affairs.
URL:
http://www.dha.gov.za/index.php/id-smart-card
Accessed Date:
18 December 2017
Title:
South Africa Reciprocity Schedule
Source:
United States. Department of State.
URL:
https://travel.state.gov/content/travel/en/us-visas/Visa-Reciprocity-and-Civil-Documents-by-Country/SouthAfrica.html
Accessed Date:
18 December 2017
Title:
Aluta continua: Police accountability and the Domestic Violence Act, 1998. South African Crime Quarterly No. 59.
Source:
Institute for Security Studies; University of Cape Town. Centre of Criminology.
Date of Document:
March 2017
URL:
https://issafrica.org/research/south-african-crime-quarterly/south-african-crime-quarterly-59
Accessed Date:
18 December 2017
Title:
South Africa. 27th Session of the Universal Periodic Review United Nations Human Rights Council.
Source:
Coalition of African Lesbians et al.
Date of Document:
14 October 2016
URL:
http://www.sexualrightsinitiative.com/wp-content/uploads/UPR27-South-Africa-SRI-CAL-FINAL.pdf
Accessed Date:
18 December 2017
Title:
Criminal Law (Sexual Offences and Related Matters) Amendment Act
URL:
https://www.saps.gov.za/resource_centre/acts/downloads/sexual_offences/sexual_offences_act32_2007_eng.pdf
Accessed Date:
18 December 2017
Title:
A survey of laws impacting the human rights of lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender persons in selected southern African countries
Source:
OutRight Action International et al.
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