South African Human Rights Commission slams human rights in the country

According to the commission, many groups, including women, children, prisoners, 

indigenous persons, non-nationals and protesters are suffering. 


The South African Human Rights Commission had some tough words for the country on 

Monday. 

They say that the country's commitment to human rights was a concern. According to 

the commission, many groups, including women, children, prisoners, indigenous 

persons, non-nationals and protesters are suffering. 

"South Africa's commitment to upholding its obligations under international law is 

dubious," the commission said. 

"Just last year, the South African government overrode a decision Of a High Court, as well 

as a request of Justice Cuno Tarfussor, a judge of the International Criminal Court, to 

arrest Sudanese President, Omar Al-Bashir. 

"These occurrences are worrying for a human rights institution seeking to promote the 

domestic harmonization Of international laws and standards in South Africa." 

Of particular concern for the commision was high levels Of violence against women and 

LGBTI persons, urging the government to "adopt an integrated plan to address gender 

based violence in all its manifestations" 

In a statement sent to the United Nations Human Rights Commission and the media, the 

commission noted that racism was widespread across the country and said that it was 

very concerned about a high level of xenophobic attitudes towards non-nationals, 

migrants and asylum seekers. The commission said that black women living in poverty 

are particularly affected by these factors. 

The rights Of indigenous persons, such as the Khoisan, are also an issue. The statement 

said: "Indigenous persons, such as the Khoisan, have been historically under-represented 

in South Africa's Parliament." 

Also on the list is the treatment of South Africa's prisoners. CNN recently had an inside 

look at one of South Africa's most notorious prisons(21, Pollsmoor, and revealed 

shocking conditions of overcrowding which resulted in poor hygiene. But the commission 

was equally concerned about "instances Of torture and cruel, inhumane or degrading 

treatment", as well as "issues regarding the treatment of persons deprived of their 

liberty". It added: "The SAHRC also notes with concern the high numbers Of investigated 

or unknown deaths which occur at the hands of law enforcement authorities."

Racism is not a new concept to South Africa. Although this author almost supposes and makes it out to be a new subject and issue in South Africa, it has in fact severely affected South Africa since its initiation. Its interesting to note this article is published by a South African News Agency as there seems to be a bias towards the South African population and system. The author quite readily criticizes the system and behavior of the majority. However as a South African Agency publishing on issue in their own country they may in fact even only publish part of the statistics to make it look better or worse, according to their goal. As a South African citizen, its easy to have a bias whenever anyone criticizes against the South African people and knowing the system and country well one can testify to some of the article's claims to be true. This news goes out to the population of South Africa to make them aware of the way others in their country are being treated and how the world sees their negative reaction to outsiders. This article does articulate well the some of the major issues in current day South Africa and makes the local population as well as the rest of the world aware of areas that need attention and alteration.

Haden, Alexis. "South African Human Rights Commission Slams Human Rights in the Country." The South African.com. N.p., 2016. Web. 8 Mar. 2016.

Nanny parades little girl's 'decapitated' head through Moscow streets

Nanny parades little girl's 'decapitated' head 

through Moscow streets 

 

A nanny decapitated the little girl in her care before walking through Moscow carrying 

the child 's severed head. 

The woman shouted "Allahu Akbar" as she appeared near Oktyabrskoye Pole metro 

station in the northwest of the Russian capital and threatened to blow herself up. 

It came hours after officers found the headless body of a four-year-old child when they 

were called to a fire at a block Of flats in the city. 

The victim was a girl identified as Nastya M - and the child's 38-year-old nanny 

Gyulchehra Bobokulova, from Uzbekistan, has been arrested. 

The woman was seen pulling the severed head out of a bag and walking around near the 

entrance to the metro station as police moved in. 

According to local media, she shouted: "I hate democracy. I am a terrorist. 

I want you dead. You have become so hardened, you have eliminated so many of us. Look 

I am a suicide bomber, I will die, doomsday will come in a second. 

Witness Alyona Kuratova told independent Dozhd TV that the woman was holding the 

head by its hair. 

Kuratova described scenes of chaos, with police cars and ambulances arriving at the 

scene and some people yelling: "Terror attack, terror attack." 

She said she could not make out what the woman shouted but some media reported that 

she yelled, "Allahu Akbar" - Arabic for "God is greatest" - and threatened to blow herself 

up. Another witness said the woman shouted that she would "kill everyone, blow up 

everyone 

Some said the woman had paced up and down for some 20 minutes before she was 

detained near Oktyabrskoe Pole metro station. 

According to local reports, she later told police she killed the girl because of her own 

husband 's infidelity. Investigators immediately ordered a psychiatric test of the woman 

in a bid to understand her motives. 

Investigators claim that the babysitter waited until she was alone with the child in the 

apartment before carrying out the murder and starting a fire. 

The source in the Investigative committee told TASS: "She waited until the parents with 

the elder child left the flat, then for unknown reason she killed the child, set fire to the apartment and left the scene. 

"She was detained at the metro station Oktyabrskoe Pole. " 

 It seems as if no extreme of the world is left alone. Even in Russia miles and miles away from ISIS and most of the terrorist action, an individual strikes out claiming to be a terrorist and crying out "God is the greatest" in Arabic. As with the Paris Attacks this once again shocks the citizens of Moscow, however, it seems as if the West has responded much less due to the fact that it only resulted in one death. This article is in fact the exact voice the murder was hoping to attain in doing such a terrible act. She may be a psychiatric patient now but has never the less sent out a clear message to our modern world. Both the publisher and author seem to have little bias since they merely state the facts, but do shock their audience by the grim details they present about the situation. To the common individual reading this article, it once again goes to show that even the unlikeliest of individuals, a nanny, is involved in this global war of terrorism. It is a warning cry once again that its far from over and to be very careful about who you trust. Overall this article is a grim reality of the evil of this world and a sharp reminder to the world, and particularly the Russian population, that we live in a very fallen world. It is a shock that will hopefully remain a shock in the coming years as incidents become more and more grotesque.

"Nanny Parades Little Girl's 'decapitated' Head through Moscow Streets." Nzherald.co.nz. Ed. Daily Mail. NZME, 1 Mar. 2016. Web. 1 Mar. 2016.
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