▁union ist ▁V uy ani ▁Ty h ali ▁started ▁a ▁pet ition ▁in ▁support ▁of ▁an nex ation , ▁saying : ▁" We ▁have ▁ 3 0 , 0 0 0 ▁sign atures . ▁Les oth o ▁is ▁not ▁just ▁land locked ▁– ▁it ▁is ▁South ▁Africa - locked . ▁We ▁were ▁a ▁labour ▁reserve ▁for ▁apart heid ▁South ▁Africa . ▁There ▁is ▁no ▁reason ▁for ▁us ▁to ▁exist ▁any ▁longer ▁as ▁a ▁nation ▁with ▁its ▁own ▁currency ▁and ▁army ". ▁N t ate ▁Many any e , ▁a ▁char ity ▁director , ▁c ited ▁the ▁A ID S ▁ep ide mic ▁as ▁a ▁reason ▁why ▁Les oth o ▁could ▁no ▁longer ▁surv ive ▁as ▁an ▁independent ▁country : ▁" Les oth o ▁is ▁fighting ▁for ▁surv ival . ▁We ▁have ▁a ▁population ▁of ▁about ▁ 1 . 9 ▁million ▁but ▁there ▁may ▁be ▁as ▁many ▁as ▁ 4 0 0 , 0 0 0 ▁A ID S ▁or ph ans ▁among ▁us . ▁Life ▁expect ancy ▁has ▁fallen ▁to ▁ 3 4 . ▁We ▁are ▁des perate ". ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁South ▁Africa ▁Category : B il ater al ▁relations ▁of ▁South ▁Africa ▁▁ ▁Category : Les oth o ▁and ▁the ▁Commonwealth ▁of ▁Nations ▁Category : S outh ▁Africa ▁and ▁the ▁Commonwealth ▁of ▁Nations <0x0A> </s> ▁The ▁H indu ▁Human ▁Rights ▁( H HR ) ▁is ▁a ▁United ▁Kingdom - based ▁organisation , ▁stating ▁as ▁its ▁aim ▁ ▁" ed uc ating ▁people ▁about ▁human ▁rights ▁of ▁H ind us ". ▁This