REPUBLIC OF SOUTH AFRICA COMBINED SECOND PERIODIC REPORT UNDER THE AFRICAN CHARTER ON HUMAN AND PEOPLE`S RIGHTS and INITIAL REPORT UNDER THE PROTOCOL TO THE AFRICAN CHARTER ON THE RIGHTS OF WOMEN IN AFRICA did so in order to allow for the appointment of a woman as a chief in line with right to equality. 13 Hassam v Jacobs NO, Constitutional Court declared invalid provisions of the Intestate Succession Act 81 of 1987 which excluded widows of polygamous 2009 ZACC 19 Muslim marriages from the protection of the Act. Socio-economic rights 14 Minister of Health & Constitutional Court held that a restriction on the public availability of Others v TAC, 2002 Nevirapine, an antiretroviral drug that reduces HIV mother-to-child(10) BCLR 1075 transmission during pregnancy, was unreasonable. Nationality and immigration 15 Dawood & Another v Constitutional Court upheld an application to declare unconstitutional Minister of Home provisions of the Aliens Control Act restricting foreign spouses from Affairs,2000 (8) BCLR joining their South African spouses in South Africa. 837 16 Booysen & Others v Minister of Home Affairs & Another,2001 (7) BCLR 645 (CC) Constitutional Court confirmed an order declaring unconstitutional and invalid provisions of the Aliens Control Act which required an application by a foreign spouse for a work permit to be only made while the applicant is still outside the country. 17 Minister of Home Asylum seekers were granted the right to work. Affairs and Others v Watchenuka and Others, 2004 1 All SA 21 (SCA) ARTICLE 3: THE RIGHT TO DIGNITY 81. The Constitution provides for the right to dignity, in other words the right to have one’s dignity respected and protected. This is a non-derogable right enshrined in the Bill of Rights in the Constitution. Various measures, both legislative and administrative, are in place to prohibit exploitation or degradation of women and to ensure the protection of every woman’s right to dignity and protection against all forms of violence. Some of the measures include the following: 159