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Media Release: SAHRC Free State Provincial Office conducts workshop on the functionality of Equality Courts and the use of the toolkit in Lejweleputswa - Bulfontein

Date: 25 October 2021

 

Attention: Editors and Reporters

 

The Free State Provincial Office (FSPO), of South African Human Rights Commission will be conducting a workshop on the functionality of the Equality Courts on the 25th of October 2021. The Equality Courts’ purpose is to decide matters precisely relating to violations of the right to equality, hate speech and unfair discrimination, and this is towards eliminating the effects of apartheid which essentially divided the country along gender, racial and economic class.

 

The casual nature of proceedings in Equality Courts, in addition to the fact that many CSO’s and Human Rights Organisations are prepared to support complainants in prosecuting their claims, makes the Equality Courts a viable environment within which disenfranchised complainants may pursue redress.

 

The aim is to empower the human rights champions about the mandate of the Commission in relation to their roles. The training will also serve to popularise the functionality of the Equality Courts by simplifying the Equality Act and use of the toolkit.

It will take place as follows:

                        Date: 25th October 2021

                        Time: 09h00 – 12h00

                        Venue: The HAAC

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For further information contact FSPO Provincial Office Manager, Mr Thabang Kheswa at +2776 038 4507 / This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.  or Lecholo Nkabiti at +2781 349 7860 / This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.

 

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