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Media Alert: SAHRC Western Cape Provincial Office conducts monitoring and advocacy activities in the Overberg District Municipality

Attention: Editors and Reporters

15 August 2022

The SAHRC Western Cape provincial office will this week be embarking on various monitoring and advocacy activities in the Overberg District Municipality. Section 184 (1) (c) of the South African Constitution states that the Commission must monitor and assess the observance of human rights in the Republic.  The role of monitoring and assessing human rights and potential human rights violations, provides for an opportunity for the Commission to ensure redress and to ensure that human rights are upheld in the Republic.

Monitoring activities will include site visits to homes for the elderly, persons living with disabilities, detention centers, child and youth care centers and local health facilities.

 The provincial activities will take place as follows:

 

DATE

AREA

ACTIVITY

15 August 2022

Swellendam

Monitoring of: SAPS and Clinic

 

16 August 2022

Buffeljagsrivier,  Swellendam

Monitoring of: Correctional Centre and Old Age home

 

17 August 2022

Duivenhoks Library, Heidelberg

Human Rights Champions training

 

18 August 2022

Swellendam Library

Stakeholder Engagement on disability rights

 

For further information or enquiries, please contact: SAHRC Western Cape Advocacy and Research Officer, Mr. Lesego Eugene Raphalane (This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.) on 083 859 5949

Alternatively:  Western Cape Acting Provincial Manager, Mr. Matthew Du Plessis on 061 585 1618 (This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.).

 

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