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Court questions delays in commission’s hate speech case against Edward Zuma

23 January 2018

The Equality Court voices concerns after a three-month delay in filing its court document by the SA Human Rights Commission

Following concerns from the Equality Court in Durban‚ on Tuesday, the South Africa Human Rights Commission reconsidered its request to indefinitely postpone its hate speech case against Edward Zuma.

SAHRC to zoom in on businesses and human rights

21 January 2018

The South African Human Rights Commission (SAHRC) says it will be increasing its focus on the role of business and human rights.
The commission says its deeply disappointed about the recent advertising campaign by retail giant H&M featuring a black boy in a hoodie with the words “coolest monkey in the jungle”.

H&M anti-racism workshop planned to ‘develop a deeper understanding’ on issues surrounding hoodie furore

20 January 2018

Cape Town - An anti-racism workshop will be held with H&M to "develop a deeper understanding" of the issues its controversial hoodie provoked, the company said on Friday.

Call to speed up eradication of bucket toilets

18 January 2018

FOLLOWING a report released by the Human Right Commission late last year that indicated that Free State province has the highest number of bucket toilets remaining in the country, local residents have now urged the provincial government to speed the process to eradicate the bucket system.

SAHRC wants Edward Zuma to pay 100K for hate speech

18 January 2018

The Human Rights Commission has asked Durban’s Equality Court to find Edward Zuma guilty of hate speech and order him to pay a fine of R100 000 to a suitable non-governmental organisation.

SA Human Rights Commission: Discussion About Language And Education Necessary In South Africa

18 January 2018

As conflict continues at Hoërskool Overvaal, the SA HRC reminds all stakeholders that rights must be exercised in accordance with the Constitution.

The South African Human Rights Commission's Andre Gaum told HuffPost on Thursday that there should be more dialogue about language policy at schools.
"We are not intervening or interfering as far as the court case and the merits of the matter are concerned, although we do feel the broader discussion about language and education and the right of language of choice is necessary in South Africa," he said.

All children have a right to education

18 January 2018

Both the South African Schools Act and the National Admission Policy for Ordinary Schools require schools to admit learners without unfair discrimination.

How to fix Gauteng's school backlogs

17 January 2018

The Centre for Child Law says better planning by the Gauteng education department could have prevented the current backlog in schools‚ which has left more than 30‚000 pupils unplaced at the start of the academic year.
The province had in the past failed to plan properly to predict pupil numbers and calculate how many of them provincial schools could cater for‚ according to research done by the centre.

Sasco‚ Nehawu shut down Unisa

17 January 2018

The SA Students Congress (Sasco) and the National Health Education and Allied Workers Union (Nehawu) have joined forces to shut down the University of SA‚ forcing potential students to abandon their applications and registrations at the university's Sunnyside campus in Pretoria on Wednesday.

Black teachers return to Klipspruit West Secondary School amid uncertainty

16 January 2018

The group of black teachers from the Klipspruit West Secondary School in Eldorado Park who were on the receiving end from protesters who wanted them removed from what they deemed a “coloured school” last year were back at work on Monday‚ preparing for the year ahead.

Cape Town man calls woman the "K word"

13 January 2018

A video of a Cape Town man using the “K word” against a black woman is doing the rounds on social media.
A man could be seen arguing with the woman before threatening her.

KZN race gripes on the rise

12 January 2018

Durban - KwaZulu-Natal has registered 163 race-related complaints with the SA Human Rights Commission (SAHRC) in the 2015/2016 financial year, coming second to Gauteng’s 183 cases.

North West records a high increase of human rights violation complaints

12 January 2018

The North West province has recorded a high increase in the number of human rights violation complaints as compared to other provinces.

According to the South African Human Rights Commission’s report, the number of complaints received during the 2015/16 fiscal year increased by more than 300 from the year before that. By the end of 2016, the number stood at 514 while it was only 180 by the end of 2015.

SAHRC: More human rights violations reported in Gauteng due to economic position

11 January 2018

The commission's latest report shows it received over 9,000 complaints from around the country.

SAHRC: More human rights violations reported in Gauteng due to economic position
The commission's latest report shows it received over 9,000 complaints from around the country.

Source: EWN

Murder and corruption in the mining town the world forgot

11 January 2018

On a clear‚ sunny morning in Durban Deep‚ a defunct gold mine on Johannesburg’s Witwatersrand gold reef‚ a group of five Zimbabwean informal miners‚ known as zama zamas‚ prepare to go underground. They test their torches‚ adjust their knee pads‚ pull balaclavas over their heads and pack meagre rations of white bread and biscuits into dust-covered backpacks.

Right to equality most violated human right - Human Rights Commission

11 January 2018

Johannesburg – The South African Human Rights Commission (SAHRC) received more than 4 000 complaints between 2015 and 2016, with the right to equality being the violation complained of the most, according to its annual trends analysis report (ATAR) (see here - PDF).
Less than half of these complaints were accepted, with the remainder being rejected or referred.
The report revealed that in the 2015/2016 period, the commission received 749 complaints about equality violations, 505 of which were related to race.

Human rights complaints linked to service delivery issues

11 January 2018

THERE has been a steady increase in the number of human rights complaints related to service delivery.
This is according to the Annual Trends Analysis report released by the South African Human Rights Commission (SAHRC) yesterday.
The report outlines statistics and data on human rights violations received during the 2015-2016 financial year.

ESJF lays complaint with SAHRC against universities’ poor planning

SABC Education - ESJF lays complaint with SAHRC against universities’ poor planning

10 January 2018

Many prospective students who did not apply are being turned away and told to apply online. Education for Social Justice (ESJF) says it has laid a complaint with the South African Human Rights Commission (SAHRC) about prospective students who were turned away at institutions of higher learning.

SAHRC calls for calm as varsities open

10 January 2018

The South African Human Rights Commission (SAHRC) is closely monitoring the developments following the announcement on the provision of free higher education for poor and working class students in South Africa.

Rights commission seeks answers on fee-free education plan

10 January 2018

The South African Human Rights Commission (SAHRC) says the government must provide clarity on the implementation of the fee-free education announced by President Jacob Zuma
“Recalling several incidents that have taken place in the past, which resulted in violence, disruption of academic programmes, the destruction of property and intimidation of persons across a number of university campuses, the Commission wishes to highlight the importance of resolving disputes through peaceful means,” the SAHRC said in a statement.

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