Voice of America: HRW: 2012 Mars South African Human Rights Record

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HRW: 2012 Mars South African Human Rights Record Feb 5th 2013, 16:35 With one of the world's most liberal constitutions and a boisterous media sector, South Africa has long been the African continent's model for human rights.   But global watchdog Human Rights Watch (HRW) says events in 2012 have set the nation back significantly. Citing police shootings of striking miners and legislative proposals to significantly restrict press freedoms, the U.S.-based group says South Africa needs to refocus on maintaining freedoms it fought hard to gain in the ... Media files: 260B220D-A68D-4D87-96A1-C79742A106FA_cx0_cy3_cw99_w800_r1.jpg?nocache=1 (image/jpeg, 0 MB)

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