Publication Type
Journal Article
Version
publishedVersion
Publication Date
4-2014
Abstract
There is some dispute over the extent to which South Africa has become a defender of regimes that abuse human rights. This article sheds further light on this question by focusing on South Africa's positions during the UN Human Rights Council's engagement with human rights problems in six countries: Democratic Republic of Congo, Israel, North Korea, Myanmar, Sri Lanka, and Sudan. In five of the six chosen cases. South Africa's attitude ranged from reluctant to obstructive of efforts to defend human rights. In only one case-Israel-was South Africa willing to bring to bear the full weight of the council's power. These findings strengthen the argument that South Africa is prone to shielding regimes that abuse human rights.
Keywords
South African human rights, UN Human Rights Council
Discipline
African Studies | International Relations | Political Science
Research Areas
Political Science
Publication
Global Governance
Volume
20
Issue
2
First Page
233
Last Page
254
ISSN
1075-2846
Identifier
10.1163/19426720-02002005
Publisher
Lynne Rienner Press
Citation
JORDAAN, Eduard.(2014). South Africa and abusive regimes at the UN Human Rights Council. Global Governance, 20(2), 233-254.
Available at: https://ink.library.smu.edu.sg/soss_research/1414
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Creative Commons License
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Additional URL
https://doi.org/10.1163/19426720-02002005