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SAHRC
Media Statement: The South African Human Rights Commission meets the police in KwaZulu-Natal and the United Nations Agencies to address issues linked to recent marches on immigration and related concerns
Attention: Editors and Reporters
Monday, 01 June 2026
The South African Human Rights Commission (SAHRC/the Commission) has continued its strategic intervention programme following the Virtual Human Rights Imbizo convened on 25 May 2026, on migration-related tensions and service-delivery concerns.
Media Statement: Outcomes of the Human Rights Public Imbizo on the recent immigration and service delivery-related tensions in various parts of the country
Attention: Editors and Reporters
Thursday, 28 May 2026
The South African Human Rights Commission (SAHRC/the Commission) convened an Imbizo on Monday, 25 May 2026, to address recent immigration and service delivery-related tensions in various parts of the country, including the Eastern Cape, Gauteng, and KwaZulu-Natal Provinces.
Media Statement: World Hunger Day - SAHRC calls for urgent action on food insecurity, dignity and structural inequality
Attention: Editors and Reporters
Thursday, 28 May 2026
As the world commemorates World Hunger Day, the South African Human Rights Commission (SAHRC) notes with deep concern the continued reality of hunger, food insecurity and nutritional inequity affecting millions of people across South Africa.
Public Notice: Invitation to a Virtual Imbizo on the Recent Marches Alleged to be Against Undocumented Migrants
The South African Human Rights Commission (SAHRC or the Commission) hereby invites members of the public, civil society organisations, community leaders, faith-based organisations, humanitarian groups, and all relevant stakeholders to participate in an urgent virtual Imbizo on the Recent Marches Alleged to be Against Undocumented Migrants in the country. The imbizo is constituted in line with the Commission’s Constitutional mandate to promote respect for, protect, develop, and monitor the observance of human rights in South Africa.
This call follows increasing reports of violence, displacement, and threats to the safety, dignity, and rights of individuals and communities within the province. The Commission recognises the volatility and urgency of the situation, and the need for a collective, inclusive, and coordinated response.
Media Advisory: South African Human Rights Commission calls for public submissions on data centres and human rights in South Africa
Attention Editors and Reporters
Friday, 22 May 2026
The South African Human Rights Commission (SAHRC/the Commission) invites written submissions from interested stakeholders, experts, communities, industry actors, civil society organisations, academics, regulators and organs of state on the human rights implications of the rapid expansion of data centres and digital infrastructure in South Africa.
Media Statement: SAHRC Investigates Alleged Online Hate Speech
Date: 21 May 2026
The South African Human Rights Commission (SAHRC/ the Commission) notes recent social media content circulating online reflecting the apparent use of the k-word and other allegedly racially inflammatory language by a Mr Mark Saltzman.
Media Statement: SAHRC calls for calm, an end to violence, and respect for the rule of law
Attention: Editors and Reporters
Wednesday, 20 May 2026
The South African Human Rights Commission (SAHRC) is deeply alarmed by recent reports and circulating footage of violent attacks that appear to target non-nationals. These incidents threaten South Africa’s constitutional values of ubuntu, dignity, equality, and the rule of law, as well as the social cohesion.
Media Advisory: SAHRC to hold Public Investigative Inquiry into Gauteng Water Crisis amid escalating human rights concerns
Attention: Editors and Reporters
Date: 16 May 2026
The South African Human Rights Commission’s (SAHRC/the Commission) Gauteng Provincial Office (GPO) will convene an inquiry as part of its investigation into the Water Crisis in Gauteng Province. The Commission undertakes this investigative inquiry as part of its constitutional and statutory mandate to promote, protect and monitor the observance of human rights in the country.
Media Statement: SAHRC presents its annual plans to stabilise the organisation, enhance government accountability and to address human rights challenges
Attention: Editors and Reporters
Media Statement: SAHRC expresses concern over human rights implications arising from student protests at the University of Venda
The South African Human Rights Commission (SAHRC) has noted with concern reports, video footage circulating on social media, and public accounts regarding the policing of recent student protests at the University of Venda (UNIVEN).
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