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Media Statement: The National Investigative Hearing into the July 2021 Unrest in KwaZulu-Natal and Gauteng Provinces on Monday, the 21st February 2022.
18 February 2022
Attention: Editors and Reporters
The South African Human Rights Commission (the Commission or the SAHRC) will recommence its National Investigative Hearing into the July 2021 Unrest in KwaZulu-Natal and Gauteng Provinces on Monday, the 21st February 2022. The Hearing will continue until Friday, 4th March 2022.
This second leg of the National Hearing will focus on events as they unfolded in Gauteng Province during the unrest in July 2021 and will also feature the continuation of evidence from the KZN sitting. The Hearing Panel is due to hear testimony from survivors, various community members as well as industry players in commerce, private security and State officials.
Attention: Editors and Reporters
The South African Human Rights Commission (the Commission or the SAHRC) will recommence its National Investigative Hearing into the July 2021 Unrest in KwaZulu-Natal and Gauteng Provinces on Monday, the 21st February 2022. The Hearing will continue until Friday, 4th March 2022.
This second leg of the National Hearing will focus on events as they unfolded in Gauteng Province during the unrest in July 2021 and will also feature the continuation of evidence from the KZN sitting. The Hearing Panel is due to hear testimony from survivors, various community members as well as industry players in commerce, private security and State officials.
The subject matter of this hearing is a matter of national concern and implicates various rights such as the right to security, the right to be free from all forms of violence, the right to not to have one’s possessions seized and the right to life. Our Constitution is founded on the principle of accountability. The Commission’s mandate is, among others, to monitor and assess the observance of human rights in the Republic. Ultimately it falls on the Commission in terms of the Constitution of the Republic to investigate and report on issues where human rights have been violated and to take steps to secure appropriate redress.
All parties and stakeholders will be afforded every opportunity to be heard in a fair and unbiased fashion.
Similar to the first phase of the Hearing, this second phase of the Hearing will be live streamed and would be accessible on the Commission’s website, social media pages and YouTube channel. Members of the media are of course welcome at the venue - The Capital on the Park Hotel, 101 Katherine Street, Sandown, Sandton, notwithstanding current COVID-19 protocols. The link for Monday, the 21st February 2022 can be found here:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MmLnLeSwauQ
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Issued by the South African Human Rights Commission
Gushwell Brooks – Communications Co-ordinator Tel: 082 645 8573 This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
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