Human Rights in South Africa - Political Repression

Political Repression

See also: Political repression in post-Apartheid South Africa

South Africa has a liberal constitution that protects all basic political freedoms. However there have been a number of incidents of political repression as well as threats of future repression in violation of this constitution leading some analysts and civil society organisations to conclude that there is or could be a new climate of political repression or a decline in political tolerance.

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