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Media Alert: SAHRC Eastern Cape Provincial Office to conduct monitoring activities in Sarah Baartman district, and Nelson Mandela Bay Metropolitan Municipalities

Attention: Editors and Reporters

05 February 2024

The South African Human Rights Commission’s (Commission) Eastern Cape Provincial Office (ECPO) will be conducting monitoring activities in the Sarah Baartman District and Nelson Mandela Bay Metro Municipalities from 4th February to 9th February 2024. Section 184 (1) (c) of the Constitution of the Republic of South Africa 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 inspect areas of potential violation, and facilitate redress where required.

Monitoring activities will include monitoring of recommendations stemming from the school uniform report, frail care centres, children’s rights and rights protected by the National Preventative Mechanism (NPM).

 

The provincial activities will take place as follows:

 

Date

Area

Activity

4th February 2024

Graaf Reinet

Monitoring NPM Facilities: Graaf Reinet Police Station

5th February 2024

Somerset East

 

Monitoring NPM Facility: KwaNojoli Police Station

Children Rights:

Little Saint Pre School

Implementation of School uniform report:

Johnson Nqonqoza SSS

6th February 2024

Pearston and Graaf Reinet

Monitoring NPM Facility: Pearston Police Station

Implementation of School uniform report:

Pearston Seconday School

 

Children Rights:

Nomzamo Pre Primary School

7th February 2024

Jansenville

 

 

Implementation of School uniform report:

Jansenville Primary School

Gcinubuzwe Combined School

8th February 2024

Kirkwood

Implementation of School uniform report:  Bongolwethu Primary School

 

Monitoring Frail Care Centres:

Kirkwood Frail Care Centre

9th February 2024

Gqeberha

Monitoring NPM Facilities:

Enkuselweni Child and Youth Care Centre

Elizabeth Donkin Psychiatric Hospital

 

 

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For further information, contact the SAHRC Provincial Manager, Dr Eileen Carter @ 043 722 7828/072 638 9016 or email on This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. and Advocacy and Research Officer, Zukiswa N Mqakanya @ 043 722 7828 or email on This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.

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