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Attention: Editors and Reporters
27 June 2024
The Western Cape Provincial Office (WCPO) of the South African Human Rights Commission (SAHRC) will host a stakeholder engagement, to address the pervasive and ongoing human rights violations which take place in the form of bullying in schools in the Western Cape.
25 June 2024
The South African Human Rights Commission’s Eastern Cape Provincial Office (SAHRC ECPO), in collaboration with the South African Alcohol Policy Alliance (SAAPA) and the Central Drug Authority (CDA), is set to host a critical webinar on the Enyobeni Tavern tragedy. The event will delve into the harrowing incident that claimed the lives of 21 young people, unpacking the contents of its Investigative Report and highlight the urgent need to address underage drinking and its severe implications on children’s rights.
Attention: Editors and Reporters
The South African Human Rights Commission (the Commission) in the Northern Cape Province will be conducting a community human rights champions empowerment workshop dedicated to empowering individuals and organisations who are at the forefront of advocating for human rights and social justice within their communities. It is envisaged that these individuals and organisations will, in turn, empower marginalised communities, minority groups and vulnerable people to access and realise their human rights and to deepen an understanding of human rights, as over time, levels of awareness increase through multiplier effects.
25 June 2024
The South African Human Rights Commission (the Commission) is committed to upholding and advancing the right to food security, as enshrined in Section 27 of the Constitution of the Republic of South Africa. This provision states that every citizen is entitled to sufficient food and water. Furthermore, the Constitution imposes a constitutional duty on the state to enact legislative and other measures to progressively realise the right to sufficient food by taking reasonable steps to ensure its full enjoyment. While this right is progressively realised for all citizens, it is an absolute right for children to have access to basic nutrition, as outlined in Section 28(1)(c) of the Constitution.
Attention: Editors and Reporters
The South African Human Rights Commission (SAHRC) Limpopo Provincial Office (LPO) is conducting an inquiry into the impact of mining activities on human rights in specific communities in Limpopo.
Attention: Editors and Reporters
24 June 2024
The South African Human Rights Commission (SAHRC) invites members of the media to the second annual conference of the African National Preventive Mechanisms Network (African NPM Network).
Attention: Editors and Reporters
24 June 2024
The South African Human Rights Commission (SAHRC/ the Commission) will be hosting a workshop on gender and justice to empower representatives of the LGBTI+ community.
24 June 2024
Attention: Editors and Reporters
The South African Human Rights Commission's (SAHRC) KwaZulu Natal Provincial Office will be conducting monitoring of healthcare facilities, traditional courts, police stations, correctional centres in the King Cetshwayo District Municipality. Section 184 (1) (c) of the Constitution empowers the SAHRC to monitor and assess the observance of human rights throughout the country. This includes inspecting areas of potential violation and seeking redress where necessary.
Date: 21 June 2024
Attention: Editors and Reporters
The South African Human Rights Commission (SAHRC) Limpopo Provincial Office (LPO) conducts a Community Outreach in the Tolwe Farming Community in Limpopo.
Attention: Editors and Reporters
21 June 2024
The South African Human Rights Commission’s (“the Commission”) Eastern Cape Provincial Office (ECPO) is holding a community public outreach engagement to educate and empower the public about their rights and the rights of others. This involve explaining how human rights principles apply in everyday life.
Attention: Editors and Reporters
20 June 2024
The South African Human Rights Commission (the SAHRC/ Commission) will today institute proceedings at the Equality Court in Gqeberha against Mr Renaldo Gouws, a Member of Parliament, for the alleged racial utterances relating to online media posts.
Attention: Editors and Reporters
16 June 2024
The South African Human Rights Commission (SAHRC/Commission) joins the rest of the country to commemorate National Youth Day 2024 and calls for more efforts to address challenges the youth face.
This day is observed annually on June 16 to commemorate the bravery and resilience of the youth in pursuit of justice and equality. It holds deep significance in South Africa's history as it marks the Soweto Uprising of 1976, where many young people lost their lives protesting against the compulsory teaching of Afrikaans in black township schools by the Apartheid regime.
Attention: Editors and Reporters
14 June 2024
The Child Rights Unit (CRU) of the South African Human Rights Commission (SAHRC) will be honoring National Youth Day on June 17, 2024, in Olivenhoutbosch.
This day is observed annually on June 16 to commemorate the bravery and resilience of the youth in pursuit of justice and equality. It holds deep significance in South Africa's history as it marks the Soweto Uprising of 1976, where many young people lost their lives protesting against the compulsory teaching of Afrikaans in black township schools by the Apartheid regime.
Media Advisory: The Gauteng Provincial Office will host a virtual Youth Day dialogue on 14 June 2024
Attention: Editors and Reporters
14 JUNE 2024
The Gauteng Provincial Office (GPO) of the South African Human Rights Commission (Commission) and the Black Lawyers Associations Wits Student Chapter will be hosting a Lawyers Under 35 Dialogue to commemorate Youth Day.
Attention: Editors and Reporters
14 June 2024
Commissioner Aseza Gungubele together with the South African Human Rights Commission’s (SAHRC) Eastern Cape Provincial Office are conducting monitoring visits to Kouga and Koukamma Local Municipalities in the Eastern Cape Province. The engagements are informed by the Commission’s mandate to monitor the observance of human rights.
13 June 2024
The South African Human Rights Commission (“the Commission”) will conduct a community outreach engagement through information sessions in Mahushu Village, Hazyview. The engagement is meant to promote human rights enshrined in the Constitution of the Republic of South Africa, 1996.
Attention: Editors and Reporters
12 June 2024
The Western Cape Provincial Office (WCPO) of the South African Human Rights Commission (SAHRC) will host the Provincial Heads of Chapter 9 bodies in the Western Cape. The Chapter 9 Forum meeting follows stakeholder engagements of provincial heads of the SAHRC, Electoral Commission, Commission for Gender Equality and Public Protector to discuss the need for collaborations in order to avoid duplicating resources.
Attention: Editors and Reporters
Tuesday, 11 June 2024
Access to water is a fundamental human right which is enshrined in section 27(1)(b) of the Constitution of the Republic of South Africa, 1996. In the provision of water, particularly to domestic households, municipalities, designated as Water Services Authorities (WSAs) in terms of the Water Services Act (1997) play a crucial role. Regrettably, some WSAs in the country are severely challenged and struggle to fulfil this important constitutional and statutory obligation of providing water to all households within their jurisdictions.
Attention: Editors and Reporters
10 June 2024
The South African Human Rights Commission (the SAHRC/ Commission) calls for political parties to prioritise service delivery and human rights promises they made to voters when negotiating the models of coalitions. For the first time in the national democratic elections, no political party has achieved an outright majority. This means the national government will be formed through a coalition agreement.
Attention: Editors and Reporters
Thursday, 06 June 2024
After releasing its KwaZulu Natal Water Inquiry Report in September 2023, the South African Rights Commission (Commission) is visiting District Municipalities to monitor progress on the implementation of its recommendations, and to assess the state of human rights in the respective region.
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