5 February 2018

Debate on the film Inxeba remained contentious yesterday, with the Congress of Traditional Leaders of SA (Contralesa) holding urgent talks on the film in the Eastern Cape.

04 February 2018

DURBAN - A DURBAN family still reeling from the death of their father plan to report his ordeal to the South African Human Rights Commission because of the inhumane treatment he received at a Durban hospital.
Hoosen Noor Mahomed, 60, who shared his story with the Sunday Tribune Herald, last week, about how he was allegedly refused treatment at Addington Hospital, died on January 27, a few days after the interview.

04 February 2018

The film ‘Inxeba’ (The Wound) was “the best performing film” at the seven movie sites where it played on Friday.
That’s according to Helen Kuun, the managing director of Indigenous FilmDistribution, the company releasing the film in South Africa.
Kuun was reacting to a statement by the executive director of Man and Boy Foundation, Nkululeko Nxesi, who told ANN7 that “99%” of the South African population are against the movie, which has already won 19 awards at 44 festivals in 25 countries, including South Africa.

02 February 2018

Cape Town - Responding to violent threats against the release of the film Inxeba (The Wound) and its cast, the producers have laid complaints with the South African Human Rights Commission and the Commission for Gender Equality.

9 February 2018

The South African Human Rights Commission (Commission or SAHRC) has concluded its investigation into a complaint received about a medical practice in Limpopo in which patients were allegedly segregated according to race. 

7 February 2018

The South African Human Rights Commission (SAHRC) and the Ekurhuleni Municipality have signed a memorandum (MOU) of understanding that seeks to ensure that all administrative action taken by the Municipality is consistent with the Constitution and informed by human rights principles.  

Attention: Editors and Reporters

7 February 2018

The South African Human Rights Commission (the SAHRC or ‘the Commission’) has finalised its investigation into a fire that killed three learners at the North West School for the Deaf (NWSD) in Leeudoringsstad in August 2014.  

Attention: Editors and Reporters - 7 February 2018

The South African Human Rights Commission (SAHRC, or ‘the Commission) confirms it has received a complaint about the cancelled screenings of Inxeba: The Wound following protests against the film and threats of intimidation and violence.

Attention: Editors - Tuesday, February 6, 2018

The South African Human Rights Commission (SAHRC, or ‘the Commission) strongly condemns the attack on a woman protestor by Thabiso Setona outside Luthuli House on Monday 5 February 2018.   The Commission is appalled by the violence directed at women.  There is no justification for violence against women in any context.

7- 8 February 2018

The South African Human Rights Commission will convene a two-day National Investigative Hearing on Migration, Xenophobia and Social Cohesion from 7-8 February 2018.

Migration has become a prominent issue in South Africa in recent years, particularly following the most recent spate of violence against foreign nationals which spread throughout Gauteng and KwaZulu-Natal in March 2015 and 2017, leaving several people dead, hundreds injured, and thousands of migrants, primarily of African descent, displaced. Foreign national-owned shops in townships were looted and torched, while foreign nationals were attacked and driven out of local communities. Over 5,000 foreign nationals were reportedly left homeless, with countless livelihoods destroyed. The outbreak of violence, which was largely reflected as a manifestation of xenophobia in the country, triggered international outcry and condemnation. This has led to extensive debates of the effectiveness of the current migration policy and practice in the country, which includes the expressed intention to increase immigration control and to revisit existing laws and international obligations.