S. Africa condemns "South Africa 2024 Human Rights Report"

(MENAFN) South Africa’s Department of International Relations and Cooperation (DIRCO) has criticized the “South Africa 2024 Human Rights Report” issued by the United States, calling it inaccurate and unreflective of the country’s constitutional democracy.

DIRCO expressed concern over the report’s “reliance on contextual information and discredited accounts,” citing as an example an incident involving farm worker deaths that is still before the courts but was described as an extrajudicial killing.

The U.S. report alleges that South Africa’s human rights situation worsened in 2024, referencing land expropriation from Afrikaners, abuses against racial minorities, and extrajudicial killings, particularly in KwaZulu-Natal.

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