A national framework for the promotion and protection of the rights to food security and nutrition: a case study by the South African Human Rights Commission
Thipanyane, T.
Scn News 1999(18): 53-56
1999
PMID: 12290439 Document Number: 237353
This article presents a case study conducted by the South African Human Rights Commission to determine whether the state had taken measures in the promotion and protection of human rights to food security and nutrition. In 1994, the infant mortality rate in South Africa was estimated at 49 per 1000 live-born children and an estimated 25% of the children in South Africa are reported to be malnourished. Due to the rapid increase of death rate, South Africa adopted a Constitution (Constitution of the Republic of South Africa Act 108 of 1996) that would lay down the foundation for the establishment of a society based on democratic values, social justice, and fundamental human rights. The Constitutional provisions with rights pertaining to food security and nutrition include the following: 1) Section 7(2) of the Bill of Rights; 2) Section 9; 3) Section 10; 4) Section 11; 5) Section 25; 6) Section 27(1)(b); 7) Section 28; and 8) Section 35.