Attention: Editors and Reporters
Date: Monday, 31 March 2025

The South African Human Rights Commission’s (SAHRC/the Commission) Limpopo Provincial Office (LPO) to meet with the Limpopo Department of Health following receipt of complaints against the Department. The meeting is  also necessitated by observations made by the Commission while conducting its monitoring activities at various healthcare facilities in line with the SAHRC’s monitoring mandate.

Attention: Editors and Reporters
Monday, 31 March 2025

The South African Human Rights Commission’s (SAHRC/the Commission) Gauteng Provincial Office (GPO) will conduct a State of human rights media briefing engagement at Kofifi FM.

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National Question Programme

Attention: Editors and Reporters
Monday, 24 March 2025

On Tuesday, 25 March 2025, the South African Human Rights Commission (“Commission/SAHRC”) will hold a three-day convening to launch its Promoting a Culture of Human Rights and Social Harmony through the Resolution of the National Question Campaign. The convening, which the Commission will hold in Johannesburg, aims to facilitate open and honest discussions on the state of and vision for the nation from a human rights lens.

Attention: Editors and Reporters
Date: Saturday, 22 March 2025

The 22^nd day of March every year has been designated as World Water Day (WWD). WWD was birthed by a resolution of the United Nations General Assembly. WWD is meant to put a spotlight on the fundamental role water plays in the lives of human beings.

Attention: Editors and Reporters
Saturday, 22 March 2025

On Saturday, 22 March 2025, the South African Human Rights Commission will join the South African People’s Tribunal on AgroToxins (SAPToA) to receive submissions and testimonies from diverse sections of South African society on their experiences with Agrotoxins.

Attention: Editors and Reporters
Friday, 21 March 2025

The South African Human Rights Commission (SAHRC/ the Commission) is pleased to announce a collaborative initiative with the South African Football Association (SAFA) to honour and affirm human rights, on this National Human Rights Day, 21 March 2025.

This year’s commemorative activities, marking the 1960 Sharpeville Massacre, coincide with a significant sporting event- a 2026 FIFA World Cup qualifier match between South Africa and our neighbouring country, Lesotho. The Commission acknowledges this meaningful coincidence as a unique opportunity to reaffirm South Africa’s legacy of using sport to promote human rights, social cohesion, and nation building.

Attention: Editors and Reporters
Friday, 21 March 2025

The South African Human Rights Commission (SAHRC/ the Commission) joins the country and the global community in remembering the 1960 Sharpeville Massacre and in commemorating the National Human Rights Day under the theme “Deepening a Culture of Social Justice and Human Rights”.

Attention: Editors and Reporters
Thursday, 20 March 2025

On Tuesday, 25 March 2025, the South African Human Rights Commission (“Commission/SAHRC”) will hold a three-day convening to launch its Promoting a Culture of Human Rights and Social Harmony through the Resolution of the National Question Campaign. The convening, which the Commission will hold in Johannesburg, aims to facilitate open and honest discussions on the state of and vision for the nation from a human rights lens. The Campaign is a culmination of multipronged initiatives that started in early 2024 year, including Social Harmony through National Effort (SHiNE) Clubs based at Technical and Vocational Education and Training (TVETs) that the Commission established in each of the nine provinces, as well as various public dialogues and roundtables hosted by the Commission addressing issues of inequality, racism, and nation-building. In addition, the campaign encompasses the work undertaken by the Commission’s external expert advisory committees on the National Question and Anti-Racism, and Diversity Education and Sensitivity Training.