ANNEXURE 1. DEFINITIONS OF HUMAN RIGHTS VIOLATIONS.
TERM
DEFINITION
MURDER
Unlawful and intentional killing of another person
SEXUAL ASSAULT:
It is knowingly causing another person to engage in an unwanted sexual act by force or threat.
A) RAPE
B) AGGRAVATED
Is whereby a male person has sexual intercourse or anal intercourse with female person without
INDECENT the consent of the latter
SEXUAL ASSAULT
Is whereby a person including a female commits a sexual act involving the penetration of any part
of the victim’s body, other than a male person having sexual intercourse or anal intercourse with a
female person, without the consent of the victim, including active and passive oral sex and anal
sex between two individuals of any gender.
ASSAULT
Is whereby a person commits an assault upon another person intending to cause that other person
bodily harm.
A) FALANGA (FOOT WHIPPING)
Is a form of corporal punishment whereby the soles of the feet are beaten with an object such as a
cane, or rod, a piece of wood or a whip? The victim may be immobilized before the application
of the beating by tying, securing the feet in leg irons, locking the legs into an elevated position or
hanging upside down.