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Sub-Saharan Africa | South Africa

Statistics

Among MSM in Lesotho, self-reported HIV prevalence was 11.6%
04 Jul, 2011 | Source | TRANSLATE

8% of MSM in South Africa reported recent experiences of physical intimate partner violence
01 Jul, 2011 | Source | TRANSLATE

4.5% of MSM in South Africa reported recent experiences of sexual intimate partner violence
01 Jul, 2011 | Source | TRANSLATE

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News & Reports

Africa: Few Programmes Target Gay Men, Other MSM and Transgendered in Southern Africa, Study Says
04 Jun, 2013 | English

Challenges Remain for LGBT in South Africa
01 May, 2013 | English

Zambian vice-president: 'South Africans are backward'
01 May, 2013 | English

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UNGASS Indicators for MSM

Indicator	Data Reported	Year of Report
Percentage of MSM that have received an HIV test in the last 12 months and who know the results	27%	2008
Percentage of MSM reached with HIV prevention program	NO DATA	-
Percentage of MSM who both correctly identify ways of preventing the sexual transmission of HIV and who reject major misconceptions about HIV transmission	NO DATA	-
Percentage of men reporting the use of a condom the last time they had anal sex with a male partner	NO DATA	-
Percentage of MSM who are HIV infected	10%	2008

International Agreements, Commitments, and Progress Reports

The Universal Declaration of Human Rights
(Arabic, Chinese, English, French, Russian, Spanish)

International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights
     Status of Ratification, Reservations and Declarations

International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights
     Status of Ratification, Reservations and Declarations

International Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Racial Discrimination
     Status of Ratification, Reservations and Declarations

African Charter on Human and Peoples' Rights
     Signatories and Ratifications

View ILGA's List of Laws and Policies in South Africa Concerning LGBTI Citizens

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Sub-Saharan Africa | South Africa

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