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Media Invite: SAHRC Eastern Cape Office embarks on a child friendly campaign
Attention: Editors and Reporters
25 May 2018
The Eastern Cape Provincial Office will be embarking on a Child Friendly Campaign by visiting two Child and Youth Centre’s in the Province. During the campaign, the South African Human Rights Commission (Commission) will be promoting its Child Friendly Complaints Handling Procedures (CFCHP). The campaign is also meant to empower children with information that shall enable them to identify human rights violations and report such directly to the Commission.
25 May 2018
The Eastern Cape Provincial Office will be embarking on a Child Friendly Campaign by visiting two Child and Youth Centre’s in the Province. During the campaign, the South African Human Rights Commission (Commission) will be promoting its Child Friendly Complaints Handling Procedures (CFCHP). The campaign is also meant to empower children with information that shall enable them to identify human rights violations and report such directly to the Commission.
The Commission is concerned about the well-being of all children in South Africa and continues to prioritise complaints of violations of children’s rights. The Commission firmly believes that complaints involving children’s rights need to be treated with priority and sensitivity.
The campaign is scheduled to take place as follows:
Centre Date Time
Masizakhe Children’s Home 26 May 2018 10h00
Sange Child and Youth Centre 26 May 2018 12h00
ENDS
For further information or enquiries, please contact: SAHRC Eastern Cape Provincial Manager, Mr Abongile Sipondo (This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.), or Eastern Cape Advocacy and Research Officer, Ms Aubrey Mdazana (This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.) on 043 – 722 7821/074 115 3411.
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