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Attention: Editors and Reporters
24 February 2020
On 24-27 February 2020, the South African Human Rights Commission (“the Commission”) Western Cape Provincial Office working in collaboration with various municipalities in the Garden Route District will be hosting stakeholder and public outreach engagements in the district. This will entail visits to a number of municipalities in the district, namely: George, Knysna and Bitou. The engagements are centred on the theme: “Deepening Human Rights Education and strengthening stakeholder relations”.
Attention: Editors and Reporters
24 February 2020
The Mpumalanga Provincial Office (MPO) in collaboration with the Nkomazi LGBTIQ+, Department of Justice and Constitutional Development and Nkomazi Local Municipality will host an information session to educate students about human rights and the rights of the Lesbians Gays Bisexuals Transgender Intersexual Queer+ (LGBTIQ+) persons.
24 February 2020
The South African Human Rights Commission (SAHRC) KwaZulu-Natal Provincial Office and the Free State Provincial Office will jointly host/ conduct a cross boarder roadshow near or adjacent to the KwaZulu-Natal - Free State border on the 23 – 28 February 2020.
ATT: Editors and Reporters
The South African Human Rights Commission (the SAHRC or the Commission) is deeply disturbed by and condemns the brutal murder of 23 year old, gay rights activist and musician, Lindokuhle Cele. Cele was stabbed twenty one times in full view of the public at an uMlazi butchery, in KwaZulu-Natal, on the 6th February 2020.
19 February 2020
The South African Human Rights Commission (SAHRC) KwaZulu-Natal Provincial Office will conduct advocacy and monitoring interventions in Mtubatuba and Kwambonambi.
ATTENTION: Editors and Reporters
The SAHRC Commissioners Sibanyoni and Ameermia are concluding their week-long visit in the Limpopo Province, on 14th of February 2020.
The areas visited amongst others are Waterberg, Mopani, Sekhukhune, Vhembe and Capricorn District Municipalities where a series of monitoring and meetings were conducted to address complaints and potential human rights violations.
ATTENTION: Editors and Reporters
The SAHRC Commissioners Sibanyoni and Ameermia are concluding their week-long visit in the Limpopo Province, on 14th of February 2020.
The areas visited amongst others are Waterberg, Mopani, Sekhukhune, Vhembe and Capricorn District Municipalities where a series of monitoring and meetings were conducted to address complaints and potential human rights violations.
12 February 2020
The South African Human Rights Commission (“the SAHRC”) is investigating the New England Road Landfill site in Pietermaritzburg which falls under the Msunduzi Municipality (“the Municipality”). The site has been plagued with various challenges over the years some of which have included a poor leachate management system, pollution of the environment, non-functional equipment, lack of gas as well as the lack of air and quality monitoring amongst others.
ATTENTION: Editors and Reporters
The SAHRC Chairperson Commissioner Majola will visit the Western Cape Province from the 10th to 14th of February 2020 to address human rights challenges including issues relating to the access to healthcare.
07 February 2020
ATTENTION: Editors and Reporters
The SAHRC National Commissioners Sibanyoni and Ameermia will visit the Limpopo Province from the 10th to 14th of February 2020 to address human rights challenges including issues relating to the right to water, sanitation, environment, housing and land.
ATT: Editors and Reporters
The South African Human Rights Commission (the SAHRC or the Commission) notes the concerns raised by Member of Parliament, Advocate Glynnis Breytenbach and Member of the Portfolio Committee on Justice and Correctional Services, in a public opinion piece.
ATT: Editors and Reporters
The South African Human Rights Commission (the Commission or the SAHRC) has taken the decision to provide legal assistance to Mr Thabiso Zulu. Mr. Zulu, a whistle-blower who has gone into hiding after being shot and wounded.
ATTENTION: Editors and Reporters
The Commissioner responsible for the rights of People with Disabilities and Older Persons in the South African Human Rights Commission (SAHRC), Commissioner Adv. Bokankatla Malatji, will be conducting a Provincial Visit in Mpumalanga Province from 03 February 2020 to 06 February 2020.
ATT: Editors and Reporters
The South African Human Rights Commission (the SAHRC or the Commission) congratulates the World Moot Court Champions - Team South Africa - on their phenomenal win at the fifth International School Moot Court Competition, which concluded in Gdynia in Poland, on Friday, 31st January 2020.
Attention: Editors and Reporters
The South African Human Rights Commission (the Commission) has called the Gauteng MEC’s and the City of Tshwane to account for the service delivery complaints and gross underdevelopment in Ekangala and Kungwini region. This preliminary inquiry follows the initial inquiry held on 04 December 2019, where Gauteng government accounted for the numerous socio-economic rights violations such as the lack of service delivery, lack of access to adequate housing and evictions in the region.
29 January 2020
The South African Human Rights Commission (SAHRC or Commission) will host a workshop on the establishment of an Independent Monitoring Mechanism (IMM) under Article 33 (2) of the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (CRPD). The workshop forms part of the Commissions ongoing project on the establishment of an IMM that started in 2019.
Media Statement
29 January 2019
ATT: Editors and Reporters
The South African Human Rights Commission (SAHRC or Commission) notes with grave concern the threat uttered on Tuesday morning, the 28th January 2020, directed at Commissioner Chris Nissen. The threat was made by one of the leaders of a group of refugees who have been occupying the Central Methodist Mission on Green Market Square, central Cape Town, in protest, since October 2019.
ATT: Editors and Reporters
The South African Human Rights Commission (the Commission or the SAHRC) and Mr. Eben Etzebeth and have agreed to withdraw the Review Application in the Pretoria High Court.
Attention: Community Members
The South African Human Rights Commission (SAHRC) is inviting the youth of Kungwini and Ekangala to a Youth Activation Workshop (YAW) that will be held on the 28 January 2020 at the Bronkhorstspruit Sports Centre. The programme starts at 9:00 am-15:00 pm. The YAW will highlight the opportunities available to Ekangala and Kungwini youth between the ages of 18-35.
ATTENTION: Editors and Reporters
The Commissioner responsible for the rights of Children and Migrants in the South African Human Rights Commission (SAHRC), Commissioner Angie Makwetla, will be conducting a Provincial Visit in the Northern Cape Province from 20 January 2020 to 24 January 2020.
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