South Africa’s Department of International Relations and Cooperation (DIRCO) has rejected the latest US “South Africa 2024 Human Rights Report,” calling it inaccurate and misleading.
DIRCO criticised the report for relying on “discredited accounts” and misrepresenting incidents, including a case involving farm workers’ deaths that is still before the courts. It also dismissed claims of extrajudicial killings, saying police actions are subject to due legal process and independent investigation, Xinhua reported.
The department further challenged the report’s stance on the Expropriation Act, noting that, unlike Washington’s view, the UN Human Rights Office has welcomed the law as an important step toward correcting racial imbalances in land ownership.
