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SAHRC
Media Advisory: The North West Provincial Office conducts a subpoena hearing against the Department of Land Reform and Rural Development
Attention: Editors and Reporters
18 July 2024
The North West Provincial Office is conducting a subpoena hearing in respect of the officials of the Department of Land Reform and Rural Development.
Media Advisory: The North West Provincial office to conduct a subpoena hearing and a subsequent stakeholder engagement with the Department of Health in the North West
Attention: Editors and Reporters
17 July 2024
The North West Provincial Office (NWPO) will conduct a subpoena hearing in respect of the Head of the Department of Health (“the Department”) in the North West. The subpoena hearing relates to various complaints about access to the province’s health care services. The NWPO wrote numerous correspondences to the Department in its quest to investigate the complaints it received, which were not responded to.
Media Statement: SAHRC Mourns the Passing of Former Deputy Chairperson Dr Zonke Majodina
Attention: Editors and Reporters
Monday, 15 July 2024
The South African Human Rights Commission (the Commission or the SAHRC) has learned with great sadness about the passing of former Deputy Chairperson, Dr. Zonke Majodina.
Media Statement: SAHRC notes the Life Esidimeni Inquest judgment.
Attention: Editors and Reporters
Friday, 12 July 2024
The South African Human Rights Commission (SAHRC/the Commission) has taken note of the outcome of the Life Esidimeni inquest handed down by the High Court in Pretoria on Wednesday, 10 July 2024. The Life Esidimeni tragedy is one of the saddest and most unacceptable chapters in the history of the health care system in democratic South Africa. These were mental health care users who were supposed to be looked after and cared for, yet they were neglected and subjected to inhumane treatment which tragically led to some losing their lives.
Media Advisory: SAHRC reflects on the three years since the July 2021 unrest
Attention: Editors and Reporters
10 July 2024
The South African Human Rights Commission (SAHRC/the Commission) marks three years since the occurrence of the July 2021 Unrest, which claimed the lives of more than 350 people in KwaZulu-Natal and Gauteng.
Media Advisory: SAHRC KZN Provincial Office conducts Children’s Rights and Human Rights Champions Workshops
10 July 2024
Attention: Editors and Reporters
The KwaZulu Natal Provincial Office of the South African Human Rights Commission (SAHRC or the Commission) has partnered with the Sthabile Community Development Centre to conduct a children's rights workshop for the learner representative councils of Mvaba High School and Nkosinathi Secondary School.
Media Statement: SAHRC Condemns Theft of School Roof at Mmanjaakgora Primary School
Attention: Editors and Reporters
Wednesday, 10 July 2024
The South African Human Rights Commission (SAHRC/the Commission) strongly condemns the theft of the school roof affecting three classrooms at Mmanjaakgora Primary School in Prisca village, Moretele, which was discovered on July 6, 2024.
Media Advisory: SAHRC Condemns Incidents of Violence Against Older Persons
Attention: Editors and Reporters
10 July 2024
The South African Human Rights Commission (SAHRC) expresses concern over the recent acts of violence against older persons. The Commission strongly condemns these barbaric acts and urges the South African Police Service (SAPS) to swiftly bring the perpetrators to justice.
Media Advisory: The Gauteng Provincial Office (GPO) will conduct a children’s rights workshop for the Qoqa Community Project in Sebokeng.
Attention: Editors and Reporters
04 July 2024
The Gauteng Provincial Office of the South African Human Rights Commission will conduct a children’s rights workshop for the Qoqa Community Project based in Sebokeng.
Media Advisory: The Gauteng Provincial Office (GPO) will host a Stakeholder Engagement at Dr George Mukhari Academic Hospital following the death of a patient.
Attention: Editors and Reporters
03 July 2024
The Gauteng Provincial Office (GPO) of the South African Human Rights Commission (SAHRC) will be hosting a stakeholder engagement in response to a fire incident that led to the death of a patient at Dr George Mukhari Academic Hospital.
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