11 September 2019

ATTENTION: Editors and Reporters

The South African Human Rights Commission, the Thabo Mbeki Foundation and the Centre for Human Rights, University of Pretoria will host a seminar to discuss the African Human Rights System. The seminar will be held on 11 September 2019 at the Protea Fire and Ice Hotel in Menlyn, Pretoria.

Attention: Editors and Reporters

11 September 2019

The South African Human Rights Commission (“Commission”) is convening again a subpoena hearing in terms of section 15(1)(c) and (d) of the South African Human Rights Commission Act 40 of 2013 (“SAHRC Act”), following the non-appearance of the Municipal Manager of the Thembisile Hani Local Municipality (“Municipality”) on 24 July 2019 and repeated failure of the Municipality to respond to allegations levelled against it by Mr Joseph Sibanyoni (“Mr Sibanyoni”) on 16 November 2018 and Ms Thembi Mahlangu (“Ms Mahlangu”) on 18 January 2019, respectively.

3 September 2019

ATTENTION: Editors and Reporters

The onslaught of violence against women and the girl child remains a persistent threat as seen in the wake of two shocking events in the last week. The brazen kidnapping of six year old Amy-Lee De Jager, in Vanderbijlpark, on 2 September 2019 outside her school and the horrific murder of the 19 year old student, Uyinene Mrwetyana, have shaken the nation.

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3 September 2019

The North West Provincial Office of the South African Human Rights Commission (SAHRC) will attend a key stakeholder engagement meeting with the Dr Kenneth Kaunda District Department of Education.

2 September 2019

ATTENTION: Editors and Reporters

The South African Human Rights Commission (the SAHRC or Commission) is deeply concerned by violence, looting, arson and vandalism plaguing much of Johannesburg; in areas such as Jeppestown, Malvern, Tembisa and surrounding areas.

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2 September 2019

Xenophobia is one of the biggest challenges facing communities across South Africa. Many national and non-national persons do not know or understand the Constitutional rights of non-national persons.

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02 September 2019

The Mpumalanga provincial Office will host public outreach education in the form of roadshows/legal clinics in Nkangala and Gert Sibande District municipalities at Victor Khanye and Lekwa Local municipalities respectively.

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02 September 2019

As part of the 2019 Schools Moot Court Competition, the Western Cape Provincial Office working in partnership with the Department of Justice and the Department of Basic Education (WC) will be hosting a capacity building workshop aimed at empowering learners and educators in preparation to partake in the national competition later in the year.

30 August 2019

ATTENTION: Editors and Reporters

The South African Human Rights Commission (the SAHRC or Commission) met with Eben Etzebeth and his legal team, on Thursday, 29 August 2019, following the complaint and allegations against the rugby player.

28 August 2019

Attention: Editors and Reporters

Tomorrow, 29 August 2019, the Equality Court sitting in the Randburg Magistrate’s Court will hear the South African Human Rights Commission’s (“the Commission”) hate speech case against Mr Adam Catzavelos. This application by the Commission follows Mr Catzavelos self-recorded video in which he makes racist remarks.

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27 August 2019

Over the years, the SAHRC Mpumalanga Provincial Office has received numerous complaints regarding undocumented learners, who have been denied access to schools due to lack of documentation. The Commission considers this continuing conduct from some schools as a gross violation of the rights of children enshrined in the Constitution.

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26 August 2019

The SAHRC will host two Community Media Outreach Engagements in the Nama Khoi Local Municipality, in Okiep in Namaqualand, on 25 & 30 August 2019. 

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26 August 2019

The SAHRC will host various public outreach engagements in the Richtersveld local municipal area, in Namaqualand which consist of the towns Port Nolloth, Alexander Bay, Lekkersing & Eksteenfontein, from 26-29 August 2019. 

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27 August 2018

The South African Human Rights Commission (“the Commission”), Mpumalanga Provincial Office will be conducting information sessions on the rights of women under the theme: “Fighting Gender-based Violence against Women.” Women and girls continue to experience violence in their daily lives. They are beaten, coerced into sex or abused usually by someone they know or by a stranger.  Almost every day, women and children are raped and killed in the province.

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26 August 2019

The South African Human Rights Commission (“the Commission”), Mpumalanga Provincial Office will be conducting an information session on the rights of women under the theme: “Fighting Gender-based Violence against Women.” Women and girls continue to experience violence in their daily lives. They are killed, raped and abused in many other ways often by someone they know, and sometimes by a stranger daily in the province.

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23 August 2019

The South African Human Rights Commission (“the Commission”), Western Cape Provincial Office, will be visiting facilities accommodating the elderly in the cape metro district to conduct monitoring of the facilities, this will also include information sessions to amplify basic human rights awareness enshrined in Chapter 2 of the Constitution – the Bill of Rights. The information sessions are centered under the theme “Know Your Rights and Responsibilities”.

22 August 2019

ATTENTION: Editors and Reporters

The South African Human Rights Commission (the SAHRC or Commission) welcomes the judgement of the High Court of South Africa (Gauteng Division, Johannesburg) in the matter between Nelson Mandela Foundation Trust, The SAHRC (as the first and the second Applicants, respectively), the Respondents and Amicus Curiae. Judgement was heard on Wednesday, the 21^st August 2019.

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21 August 2019

The Eastern Cape Provincial Office will be embarking on Public Outreach Engagements in Amahlathi Local Municipality and Great Kei Local Municipality. The Public Outreach Engagements are intended at advancing the mandate of the South African Human Rights Commission as well as promoting the rights of women during this Women’s Month 2019.