"South Africa: Statement On Violent Clampdowns At #FeesMustFall Protests", 3 Oct 2016

[In a statement, the NGOs said]...In the past weeks we have been seriously concerned about widespread reports of peaceful student protests across the country being met with repression and intimidation...We are especially concerned about violence that has been meted out on student protesters, and now also journalists, especially by private security who are not accountable to the public. The conduct of the authorities and private security has already deepened tension and conflict, and escalated the responses from many protesters...Endorsed by: Equal Education Law Centre (EELC); Freedom of Expression Institute (FXI); Lawyers for Human Rights (LHR); Right2Know Campaign (R2K); Social Justice Coalition (SJC)