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South Africa 2023
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South Africa provides the least complete protections in Civil and Political Life, Education, and Health. Such rights are often limited to citizens. Regarding Education, for example, in practice, migrants, including refugees, are treated as international students at public higher education institutions, requiring them to pay higher fees. South Africa provides full protection and nearly full implementation of rights related to Opinion, Assembly, and Religion. With the rights related to Vulnerable...
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The Migrant Rights Initiative conducts cutting-edge, interdisciplinary research on the human rights of migrants and then fosters opportunities for innovative action that reshapes the way governments treat people who cross international borders. Our Migrant Rights Database (MRD) evaluates how countries protect and implement 17 categories of rights according to 65 standardized indicators, based on the Initiative’s International Migrants Bill of Rights (IMBR).
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