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March 1, 2022

Joint Submission for South Africa's Universal Periodic Review (Mar 2022)

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Joint Submission for South Africa's Universal Periodic Review (Mar 2022)

As organisations promoting freedom of expression, this submission focuses on South Africa’s compliance with international human rights obligations related to freedom of opinion and expression and on progress made since the last review in 2017.

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