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Media Advisory: SAHRC Northern Cape Office to conduct monitoring activities in Pixely Ka Seme District

Attention: Editors and Reporters

11 July 2023

The South African Human Rights Commission’s (“the Commission”) in Northern Cape will be conducting various monitoring activities in Pixely Ka Seme District Municipality District. Section 184 (1) (c) of the Constitution states that, the Commission must monitor and assess the observance of human rights in the Republic.  The role of monitoring and assessing potential and actual human right violations provides the Commission with an opportunity to ensure redress and to ensure that human rights are upheld in the Republic.

Monitoring activities will include site visits to detention facilities, childcare centres and local government service delivery.

 

The provincial activities will take place as follows:

Date

Area

Activity

17 July 2023

Douglas

·       Douglas Correctional Center

·       LOCO: Monitoring services delivery of water and sanitation in Siyancuma Local Municipality

18 July 2022

Hope Town and Niekerkshoop

·       Hope Town SAPS

·       Niekerkshoop Clinic

19 July 2023

Colesberg and Noupoort

·       Colesberg Correctional Center

·       Noupoort Christian Care Centre: Drug Rehabilitation Center

20 July 2023

Philipstown and Petrusville

·       Petrusville Police Station

21 July 2023

De Aar

·       BOSASA De Aar Child & Youth Care Centre

 

Ends

For further information, contact the SAHRC Acting Provincial Manager, Mr Anthony Wyngaard @ 054 332 3993/ 074 134 6972 or email on This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. and Human Rights Monitor, Nduduzo Majozi @ 054 332 3994/ 066 2782 331 or email on This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.

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