ATTENTION: Editors and Reporters

13 June 2013

The South African Human Rights Commission (the Commission) has noted reports that allege that African National Congress Western Cape Provincial Chairman, Marius Fransman has “snubbed” the meeting arranged by the Commission as part of its investigation in a dispute between Mr Fransman and the South African Jewish Board of Deputieis (SAJBD).

ATTENTION: Editors and Reporters
 
13 June 2013.
 
Against the background of serious service delivery breakdown in several parts of SA and a perceived lack of government accountability, a defining meeting took place today at the South African Human Rights Commission (SAHRC).

ATTENTION: Editors and Reporters

10 June 2012

The South African Human Rights Commission (SAHRC) invites members of the media to a National Hearing focusing on issues and challenges relating to the treatment of older persons in Institutionalized care centres.

07 June 2013

ATTENTION: Editors and Reporters

On Friday 07 June 2013, the South African Human Rights Commission (SAHRC) conducted a site inspection of some of the areas in Cape Town affected by the current sanitation crisis most notably, Gugulethu‘s informal settlements of Kanna, Barcelona and Europe.  The Commission is deeply concerned about the state of sanitation in these areas and believes that the current crisis poses a significant health risk particularly to vulnerable communities.

06 June 2013

ATTENTION: Editors and Reporters

03 June 2013

ATTENTION: Editors and Reporters

The South African Human Rights Commission (SAHRC) invites members of the media to the Business and Transparency conference in Sandton Convention Centre.

ATTENTION: Editors and Reporters

03 June 2012

The South African Human Rights Commission (SAHRC) invites members of the media to a National Hearing focusing on issues and challenges relating to the treatment of older persons in Institutionalized care centres.

ATTENTION: Editors and Reporters

28 May 2013

The South African Human Rights Commission is saddened to learn of the rising death toll of child initiates in both the Mpumalanga and Limpopo Provinces. Of all of the guarantees enshrined within our Constitution, the right to life is the most fundamental. Once a person to whom the care of a child is entrusted reneges on their constitutional imperative to protect that child, it corrodes the very rudimentary aspects of the commitment we have made to them.

The South African Human Rights Commission has learnt with shock and sadness of the sudden tragic passing on of Vuyo Mbuli, a veteran journalist and a world renowned TV and Radio Presenter in the South African Broadcasting Corporation on Saturday the 19th of May 2013.  

ATTENTION: Editors and Reporters

13 May 2013

The South African Human Rights Commission has noted the statement by the Western Cape MEC for Education, Donald Grant in which he claims that the Commission has issued a report giving the Western Cape province 100 percent achievement in textbook delivery to schools for the 2013 school year.