30 November 2017

The annual South African Child Gauge has been released, and the results were not surprising: our children are in trouble. But as State Capture becomes an increasingly familiar part of our national vocabulary, and the budget for tertiary education dominates headlines, one wonders: where is the money going to come from to take care of the next generation? By MARELISE VAN DER MERWE.

30 November 2017

Hundreds of passionate community members gathered at Athlone Stadium yesterday as the religious fraternity led the Unsilence Violence Protest march from the stadium down Klipfontein Road Corridor towards Jakes Gerwel Drive.
It was organised by the Muslim Judicial Council (MJC) and partner organisations as an acknowledgement of the gender-based violence pandemic.

ATTENTION: Editors, Reporters, Programme managers of Community based and National Radio Stations
01 December 2017

The Western Cape Provincial Office will formally launch its child friendly campaign which is aimed at popularising the Commission’s Child Friendly Complaints Handling Procedure (CFCHP). The engagement is also aimed at empowering children with information that shall enable them to identify human rights violations and report these violations directly to the Commission.

Attention: Editors and Reporters
27 NOVEMBER 2017

The South Africa Human Rights Commission, Gauteng Provincial Office, will launch the Child Friendly Campaign Material.

28th November 2017
ATTENTION: Editors and Reporters

The SAHRC WC Provincial Office and NPA will be hosting a 16 Days of Activism for No Violence Against Women and Children Dialogue on 01 December 2017 at Joseph Stone Auditorium in Athlone.

28th November 2017
ATTENTION: Editors, Reporters, Programme managers of Community based and National Radio Stations

The SAHRC WC Provincial Office will be hosting a media networking session on 04 December 2017 in Cape Town.
The purpose of the of the media briefing session, is to meet editors, reporters and representatives from community based and national radio stations and to share advocacy and legal activities conducted thus far and future plans of the Commission during the current financial year.

Attention: Editors and Reporters

29 November 2017

The South African Human Rights Commission (SAHRC) in collaboration with the University of South Africa (UNISA): Advocacy & Resource Centre for Students with Disabilities Directorate (ARCSWiD) will commemorate International Day of Persons with Disabilities.  

ATTENTION: Editors and Reporters

29 November 2017

The South African Human Rights Commission (SAHRC) KwaZulu-Natal Provincial Office will host a media engagement on the 30 November 2017, in Pietermaritzburg.

Attention: Editors and Reporters

27 November 2017

The Mpumalanga Provincial Office will formally launch its child friendly campaign which is aimed at popularising the Commission’s Child Friendly Complaints Handling Procedure (CFCHP). The engagement is also aimed at empowering children with information that shall enable them to identify human rights violations and report these violations directly to the Commission.

Attention: Editors and Reporters

Monday 27 November 2017

In furthering its constitutional mandate to protect, promote and monitor the observance of women’s and children’s rights as set out in the Bill of Rights, the South African Human Rights Commission (SAHRC or ‘Commission’) will be hosting and participating in numerous activities, across all nine of its Provincial Offices as well as its National Head Office.