 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
#CagedGirls: SAHRC to step in
24 July 2017
Police still busy investigating.
Within an hour of the Record’s article about three girls being locked up in a cage-like room at Roodepoort Police Station going live, the South African Human Rights Commission (SAHRC) has indicated that it will investigate the incident.
Police still busy investigating.
Within an hour of the Record’s article about three girls being locked up in a cage-like room at Roodepoort Police Station going live, the South African Human Rights Commission (SAHRC) has indicated that it will investigate the incident.
A senior legal officer at the SAHRC said they will interview the mother as well as the relevant parties at Roodepoort Police Station, and should their findings validate it, release a press statement.
Read the initial article here: Little girls kept in ‘cage’ at Roodepoort Police Station
On the afternoon of 11 July a man and a woman were locked up in the holding cells. Their three daughters – one aged 7 and the other two both 11 years old – were locked in a cage-like room for about two hours. It is alleged there were criminals with them in the ‘cell’. The three girls were allegedly ‘hysterical’.
The woman said that her lawyer will contact the Record shortly to divulge more details.
Source: Roodepoort Record
About us
Understanding PAIA
The Human Rights Commission is the national institution established to support constitutional democracy. It is committed to promote respect for, observance of and protection of human rights for everyone without fear or favour.
Sentinel House, Sunnyside Office Park, 32 Princess of Wales Terrace, Parktown, Johannesburg, South Africa
011 877 3600 (Switchboard)