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South Africa

DATE OF REVIEW: 15 April 2008 - 2.30 p.m. to 5.30 p.m.

Membership of the Human Rights Council: June 2006 - June 2010

Full name: Republic of South Africa
Population: 43,997,828 (July 2007 est., CIA factbook)

Permanent Mission of South Africa to the United Nations Office in Geneva:
Rue du Rhône 65
1204 Geneva
Tel: +41 22 849 54 54
Fax: +41 22 849 54 32
Email: mission.south-africa ties.itu.int
Website: http://missions.itu.int/ southafr/

Head of delegation:
Her Excellency Mrs. Glaudine J. Mtshali
Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary
Permanent Representative

Government type: Parliamentary Republic
Head of State: President Thabo Mbeki (since 1999)

National Human Rights mechanisms:
- South African Human Rights Commission.
- Public Protector
- the Commission for the Promotion and Protection of the Rights of Cultural, Religious and Linguistic Communities
- the Commission for Gender Equality

Pledges and commitments: South Africa’s voluntary pledges and commitments for the election to the Human Rights Council in 2007 (submitted April 26th 2007)

South Africa’s position on main resolutions and decisions at the HRC:

In favour: A/HRC/RES/1/2, A/HRC/DEC/1/106, A/HRC/DEC/1/107, A/HRC/RES/S-1/1, A/HRC/RES/S-2/1, A/HRC/RES/S-3/1, A/HRC/RES/2/3, A/HRC/RES/2/4, A/HRC/DEC/2/109, A/HRC/DEC/2/115, A/HRC/RES/3/1, A/HRC/DEC/3/103, A/HRC/RES/4/5 (submitted with China), A/HRC/RES/4/9, A/HRC/DEC/4/103, A/HRC/RES/6/3, A/HRC/RES/6/7, A/HRC/RES/6/19, A/HRC/RES/6/22, A/HRC/RES/S-6/1, A/HRC/RES/7/1, A/HRC/RES/7/4, A/HRC/RES/7/5, A/HRC/RES/7/11, A/HRC/RES/7/18, A/HRC/RES/7/19, A/HRC/RES/7/30, A/HRC/RES/7/33, A/HRC/RES/7/36, A/HRC/RES/8/5, A/HRC/RES/8/9

Against: A/HRC/2/L.48 (rejected)

Abstained: A/HRC/RES/6/37, A/HRC/RES/7/15

No vote:

For the full list of resolutions and decisions taken by the HRC, see here.

International Labour Organisation Conventions

ConventionRatification DateStatus
C29 Forced Labour Convention, 1930 Ratified
C87 Freedom of Association and Protection of the Right to Organise Convention, 1948 19.021996 Ratified
C98 Right to Organize and Collective Bargaining Convention, 1949 19.021996Ratified
C100 Equal Remuneration Convention, 1951 30.03.2000 Ratified
C105 Abolition of Forced Labour Convention, 1957 05.03.1997 Ratified
C111 Discrimination (Employment and Occupation) Convention, 1958 05.03.1997 Ratified
C138 Minimum Age Convention, 1973 30.03.2000 Ratified
C169 Indigenous and Tribal Peoples Convention, 1989 NO ACTION
C182 Worst Forms of Child Labour Convention, 1999 07.06.2000 Ratified

Source: www.ilo.org

International Human Rights treaties

TreatyDate of SignatureDate of ratificationDate of accession
1. Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of the Crime of Genocide, 1948 10.12.1998
2. International Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Racial Discrimination, 1966 03.10.1994 10.12.1998
2.a. Amendment to article 8 of the International Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Racial Discrimination, 1992 NO ACTION
3. International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights, 1966 03.10.1994
4. International Covenant on Civil and Political Right, 1966 03.10.1994 10.12.1998
5. Optional Protocol to the International Covenant on Civil and Political Right, 1966 28.08.2002
6. Convention on the non-applicability of statutory limitations to war crimes and crimes against humanity, 1968 NO ACTION
7. International Convention on the Suppression and Punishment of the Crime of Apartheid, 1973 NO ACTION
8. Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women, 1979 29.01.1993 15.12.1995
8.a. Amendment to article 20, paragraph 1 of the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women, 1995 NO ACTION
8.b. Optional Protocol to the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women, 1999 18.10.2005
9. Convention against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment, 1984 29.01.1993 10.12.1998
9.a. Amendments to articles 17 (7) and 18 (5) of the Convention against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment, 1992NO ACTION
9.b. Optional Protocol to the Convention against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment, 2002 20.09.2006
10. International Convention against Apartheid in Sports, 1985 NO ACTION
11. Convention on the Rights of the Child, 1989 29.01.1993 16.06.1995
11.a. Amendment to article 43 (2) of the Convention on the Rights of the Child, 1995 05.08.1997 (acceptance)
11.b. Optional Protocol to the Convention on the Rights of the Child on the involvement of children in armed conflict, 2000 08.02.2002
11.c. Optional Protocol to the Convention on the Rights of the Child on the sale of children, child prostitution and child pornography, 2000 30.06.2003
12. Second Optional Protocol to the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights, aiming at the abolition of the death penalty, 1989 28.08.2002
13. International Convention on the Protection of the Rights of All Migrant Workers and Members of their Families, 1990 NO ACTION
14. Agreement establishing the Fund for the Development of the Indigenous Peoples of Latin America and the Caribbean, 1992 NO ACTION
15. Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities, 2006 30.03.2007 30.11.2007
15.a. Optional Protocol to the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities, 2006 30.03.2007 30.11.2007
16. International Convention for the Protection of All Persons from Enforced Disappearance, 2006 NO ACTION

Reservations, Declarations and Objections

Reservations and Declarations:

9. Declaration:
"[The Republic of South Africa declares that] it recognises, for the purposes of article 30 of the Convention, the competence of the International Court of Justice to settle a dispute between two or more State Parties regarding the interpretation or application of the Convention, respectively."

Sources: www.ohchr.org






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