Media Invite: SAHRC Mpumalanga Provincial Office to host capacity building workshop on the rights to access to courts

Attention: Editors and Reporters

20 November 2018

On 20 – 22 November 2018, the South African Human Rights Commission (“the Commission”) will be hosting capacity building workshops to amplify basic human rights awareness with the specific focus to the right of access to courts enshrined in section 34 read with sections 38 and 39 of the Constitution. The workshops are centered under the theme “My Right to Use Courts Responsibly”, and are intended to equip rural communities with information on the content of the right of access to courts.

The workshops are targeting community-based organizations and ordinary members of the public, and are scheduled to take place as follows:

DATE	AREA	VENUE	TIME
20 November 2018	Marite Trust	Marite Community Hall	11h00 – 15h00
21 November 2018	Mkhuhlu Trust	Bushbuckridge Local Municipality Chamber, Mkhuhlu Region	11h00 – 15h00
22 November 2018	Oakley Trust	Oakley Community Hall	11h00 – 15h00

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For further information or enquiries, please contact: SAHRC Mpumalanga Provincial Manager, Mr. E Mokonyama (This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.), or Mpumalanga Advocacy and Research Officer, Ms. Margaret Salila (This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.) on 013 – 752 5890/078 670 4360

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