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Media Advisory: SAHRC Western Cape Office to conduct monitoring activities in Central Karoo District

Attention: Editors and Reporters

23 January 2024

 

The South African Human Rights Commission’s (“the Commission”) office in Western Cape will be conducting various monitoring activities in Central Karoo 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 monitoring and observation of access to education, detention facilities, access to health care and local government service delivery.

 

The provincial activities will take place as follows:

Date

Area

Activity

22 January 2024

Beaufort West

Ø  APD Beaufort West Disability Centre

Ø  Monitoring Service Delivery of Water & Sanitation in Beaufort West Municipality

Ø  Beaufort West Magistrate Equality Court

23 January 2024

Beaufort West

Ø  Beaufort West Police Station

  • Beaufort West Community Clinic

Ø  Huis Johannes Old-Age-Home

24 January 2024

Beaufort West

Ø  Beaufort West Community Clinic

Ø  Beaufort West Primary School

Ø  Beaufort West Secondary School

Ø   

24 January 2024

Oudtshoorn

Ø  Oudtshoorn Police Station

Ø  Oudtshoorn Community Clinic

Ø  Laerskool Wesbank

25 January 2024

Oudtshoorn

Ø  Monitoring provision of Housing, water & Sanitation in Oudtshoorn municipality

Ø  ACVV Helen Bellinghanhof Old-Age-Home

 

Ends

 

For further information, contact the Western Cape Provincial Office  Human Rights Officer, Mr Nduduzo Majozi @ 021 426 2277/0723626467 or email on This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. and the Provincial Manager, Mrs. Zena Nair @ 021 426 2277 or email on This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it..

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