The voting rights of mentally unsound or disorderly citizens and persons detained involuntarily under the mental health care act

Abstract

South Africa is a diverse country that plays host to various minority groups. By a minority group I mean a subordinate group whose members have significantly less power or control over their lives than members of a dominant or majority group.1 Minority groups form part of the vulnerable groups in society and may easily fall prey to human rights violations that may often go unnoticed. Because these groups form a numerical minority, they require sufficient protection by the law, including effective enforcement of special laws by the government, to ensure their protection and to prevent political, economic and cultural oppression and unequal treatment.