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Attention: Editors and Reporters
07 December 2023
The South African Human Rights Commission (SAHRC/Commission) has noted the release of the 2023 Blue, Green, and No Drop Reports by the Department of Water and Sanitation (DWS) on 05 December 2023. The three reports are regulatory tools aimed at providing credible information and data on the state of water and sanitation services in the country.
The Blue Drop report assesses the state of all drinking water systems in the country. The Green Drop report assesses the state of all wastewater treatment systems in South Africa. The No Drop report is an assessment of the degree to which the drinking water distribution systems of municipalities supply water efficiently, without wasting water. Both the Blue and Green Drop reports include assessments of the condition of the infrastructure.
07 December 2023
As the campaign for 16 days of activism on no violence against women and children draws to a close, the SAHRC Limpopo Provincial Office (LPO) will host an International Human Rights Day Commemoration to enhance Equality, Freedom and Access to Justice for All.
Wednesday, 06 December 2023
The 10th of December marks the commemoration of International Human Rights Day (IHRD). The day is globally observed annually in remembrance of the adoption of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights by United Nations General Assembly on the 10th of December 1948. The Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHRC) is a milestone document that proclaimed the inalienable rights which everyone is inherently entitled to as a human beings.
Attention: Editors and Reporters
05 December 2023
The SAHRC Mpumalanga Provincial Office (MPO) will be hosting International Human Day commemoration under the theme: “Equality, Freedom and Justice for All.” The commemoration mainly focuses on raising awareness on the rights of women and girls as they are faced with a huge challenge of Gender Based Violence, Femicide (GBV+F) and many violations of their human rights.
Monday, 04 December 2023
The South African Human Rights Commission (the Commission) KwaZulu Natal Provincial Office will conduct a capacity-building workshop for Human Rights Champions with the South African Women Lawyers Association (SAWLA) Student Chapter, Durban Campus.
ATTENTION: Editors and Reporters
The South African Human Rights Commission in the North West is conducting monitoring activities across the province to assess the state of observance of human rights in the province. Municipalities to be visited include Rustenburg Local Municipality; Kgetlengrivier Local Municipality; Kagisano-Molopo Local Municipality; Lekwa-Teemane Local Municipality; Mamusa Local Municipality; Ditsobotla Local Municipality and Ratlou Local Municipality.
01 December 2023
Over the years, the South African Human Rights Commission (the Commission) in Mpumalanga has received and investigated complaints relating to RDP houses. In the various complaints received, the complainants raised a number of issues including but not limited to the backlog of the RDP program, with some complainants alleging that they have been on the waiting list for a number of years; the wrongful allocation of houses coupled allegation of corruption and poor workmanship on the completed RDP houses.
30 NOVEMBER 2023
The Gauteng Provincial Office of the South African Human Rights Commission and the International Commission of Jurists will host an “Access to Online Services For Persons With Disabilities” meeting with members of the banking sector, civil society, and government. The purpose of the meeting is to determine whether, despite all the technological advances that have been made, persons with disabilities have not been left behind and or ostracised from these advancements.
29 November 2023
The South African Human Rights Commission (Commission), Western Cape Provincial Office (WCPO) will host an engagement on 30 November 2023 with stakeholders within the small-scale fishing sector (both commercial and subsistence), the Department of Forestry Fisheries and Environment and civil society organisations operating within the fisheries sector, to unpack the challenges experienced within the sector. The Meeting will take place at the Garden Court Nelson Mandela from 10h00. The purpose of the engagement is to better understand the challenges faced by all role players in the sector with a view to deepening the knowledge and understanding of these challenges, so that the Commission may consider how best to use its mandate to seek resolution thereto.
Date: 28 November 2023
Attention: Editors and Reporters
The South African Human Rights Commission (SAHRC) Limpopo Provincial Office and the University of Venda (UNIVEN) have jointly undertaken to host and facilitate a conference on the promotion of social cohesion and eradicating tribalism in the Limpopo Province.
27 November 2023
The SAHRC Mpumalanga Provincial Office (MPO) will be commemorating the International Day on the Elimination of All Forms of Violence Against Women and Children. The commemoration is aimed at raising awareness on the rights of women, the impact of gender-based violence as well as harmful cultural practices that violates their human rights.
Attention: Editors and Reporters
The South African Human Rights Commission (the Commission) in the Northern Cape Province extends an invitation to you and your media house to participate in a dedicated briefing session concerning the forthcoming events associated with the Social Harmony through National Effort (SHiNE) Project.
Attention: Editors and Reporters
27 November 2023
The Eastern Cape Provincial Office will conduct a human rights champion workshop on 27 November 2023. The identified human rights champions will be empowered on the mandate of the South African Human Rights Commission and how to be champions for human rights.
Attention: Editors and Reporters
The South African Human Rights Commission (the Commission) in the Northern Cape Province will embark on events aligned with the Social Harmony through National Effort (SHiNE) Project. The SHiNE initiatives aim to promote social harmony and understanding among the diverse communities in the country, recognising the importance of dialogue, compassion, and mutual respect. This is an important initiative to address the historical challenges of colonisation and apartheid, and work towards aligning the nation's culture with its Constitution and the Bill of Rights. Encouraging self-reflection, family discussions, and sharing personal stories are effective ways to foster understanding and empathy among individuals.
23 November 2023
The South African Human Rights Commission (Commission), Western Cape Provincial Office (WCPO) has called a meeting of strategic stakeholders to discuss issues relating to shelters for homeless persons in the Western Cape. The engagement will take place on 24 November 2023 at the Commission’s Western Cape Provincial Office in Cape Town at from 10h00. The WCPO continues to receive and consider complaints relating to individual shelters. The complaints range from alleged mistreatment by staff to alleged failure to distribute food donations to the intended recipients.
23 November 2023
ATTENTION: Editors and Reporters
The South African Human Rights Commission’s (SAHRC) North West Provincial Office will conduct a stakeholder engagement with the North West Department of Social Development on issues relating to:
ATTENTION: Editors and Reporters
On 05 September 2023, the South African Human Rights Commission’s (SAHRC) North West Provincial Office conducted a law clinic in the village of Madinyane, an area that has prevalent issues relating to statelessness in the North West province. The law clinic included a collection of information through surveys to assess the impact of statelessness. A number of community members remain without Identity Documents and Birth certificates and this inevitably affects other human rights, including, among others, the rights to education, access to health, and access to social security.
17 November 2023
The South African Human Rights Commission’s Eastern Cape Office has received numerous complaints highlighting human rights violations caused by subpar road infrastructure in the province. The diverse landscape of the Eastern Cape brings about challenges in many areas, with roads posing limitations to residents' accessibility.
Attention: Editors and Reporters
The South African Human Rights Commission (‘the Commission’) Gauteng Provincial Office is initiating an inquiry into the accessibility of public transport for people with disabilities in Gauteng.
In May 2023, the Gauteng Provincial Office (GPO) received a referral complaint in terms of section 3 of the Promotion of Equality and Prevention of Unfair Discrimination Act (PEPUDA) from the High Court (Johannesburg), sitting as an Equality Court. The complaint alleged that the current environment at railway stations, bus stations, and taxi ranks poses a danger to and is not accessible to commuters with disabilities. The Complainant views the current state of affairs within the public transport system as a form of unfair discrimination on the basis of disability.
Attention: Editors and Reporters
16 NOVEMBER 2023
The North West Provincial Office (NWPO) seeks to commemorate World Toilet Day to deepen and strengthen levels of awareness and to highlight the state of sanitation in the province and the need for urgent action to ensure the delivery of safe sanitation solutions to ensure public health, human dignity and personal safety.
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