Report shows decline in freedom of association in South Africa
An Afrobarometer survey on individual rights and liberties in the African continent says there has been a substantial decline in freedom of association for South Africans, with 64% of the survey’s respondents saying people have to be careful about which political organisations they join.
Looking at trading freedom for national security purposes, the survey responses indicated a significant willingness to trade off freedom for security, though some kinds of restrictions appear more acceptable than others, with 53% of polled South Africans saying even when faced with security threats, people should be free to move about the country at any time of day or night.
On the right to support absolute freedom of religious worship versus government right to regulate religious speech, a majority of 59% of South Africans said they freedom of religion and worship are absolute, meaning that government should never limit what is said in a place of worship.
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