Human Rights in South Africa - Historical Situation

Historical Situation

The following chart shows South Africa's ratings since 1972 in the Freedom in the World reports, published annually by Freedom House. A rating of 1 is "free"; 7, "not free".1

Historical ratings
Year Political Rights Civil Liberties Status Head of Government2
1972 5 6 Not Free Balthazar Johannes Vorster
1973 4 5 Partly Free Balthazar Johannes Vorster
1974 4 5 Partly Free Balthazar Johannes Vorster
1975 4 5 Partly Free Balthazar Johannes Vorster
1976 4 5 Partly Free Balthazar Johannes Vorster
1977 5 6 Partly Free Balthazar Johannes Vorster
1978 5 6 Partly Free Balthazar Johannes Vorster
1979 5 6 Partly Free Pieter Willem Botha
1980 5 6 Partly Free Pieter Willem Botha
1981 5 6 Not Free Pieter Willem Botha
19823 5 6 Not Free Pieter Willem Botha
1983 5 6 Partly Free Pieter Willem Botha
1984 5 6 Partly Free Pieter Willem Botha
1985 5 6 Partly Free Pieter Willem Botha
1986 5 6 Partly Free Pieter Willem Botha
1987 5 6 Partly Free Pieter Willem Botha
1988 5 6 Partly Free Pieter Willem Botha
1989 6 5 Partly Free Pieter Willem Botha
1990 5 4 Partly Free Frederik Willem de Klerk
1991 5 4 Partly Free Frederik Willem de Klerk
1992 5 4 Partly Free Frederik Willem de Klerk
1993 5 4 Partly Free Frederik Willem de Klerk
1994 2 3 Free Frederik Willem de Klerk
1995 1 2 Free Nelson Mandela
1996 1 2 Free Nelson Mandela
1997 1 2 Free Nelson Mandela
1998 1 2 Free Nelson Mandela
1999 1 2 Free Nelson Mandela
2000 1 2 Free Thabo Mvuyelwa Mbeki
2001 1 2 Free Thabo Mvuyelwa Mbeki
2002 1 2 Free Thabo Mvuyelwa Mbeki
2003 1 2 Free Thabo Mvuyelwa Mbeki
2004 1 2 Free Thabo Mvuyelwa Mbeki
2005 1 2 Free Thabo Mvuyelwa Mbeki
2006 2 2 Free Thabo Mvuyelwa Mbeki
2007 2 2 Free Thabo Mvuyelwa Mbeki
2008 2 2 Free Thabo Mvuyelwa Mbeki
2009 2 2 Free Kgalema Petrus Motlanthe
2010 2 2 Free Jacob Gedleyihlekisa Zuma
2011 2 2 Free Jacob Gedleyihlekisa Zuma
2012 2 2 Free Jacob Gedleyihlekisa Zuma
2013 2 2 Free Jacob Gedleyihlekisa Zuma

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