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10 January 2018
The South African Human Rights Commission has noted an increase in the number of complaints involving racial slurs.
"During the four financial years under review‚ equality-related complaints have consistently been one of the top [five] rights violations that the commission has dealt with. The number of these complaints has steadily increased‚ peaking in the 2015/2016 financial year. With the increasing number of people being aware of their rights‚ and as technology evolves‚ the inequality of lived realities and the disparity in the social dynamics in South Africa has come to the fore‚" the commission said in a report.
The South African Human Rights Commission has noted an increase in the number of complaints involving racial slurs.
"During the four financial years under review‚ equality-related complaints have consistently been one of the top [five] rights violations that the commission has dealt with. The number of these complaints has steadily increased‚ peaking in the 2015/2016 financial year. With the increasing number of people being aware of their rights‚ and as technology evolves‚ the inequality of lived realities and the disparity in the social dynamics in South Africa has come to the fore‚" the commission said in a report.
10 January 2018
South African Human Rights Commission (SAHRC) says it is closely monitoring the developments following the announcement of the provision of free higher education for poor and working-class students in South Africa.
South African Human Rights Commission (SAHRC) says it is closely monitoring the developments following the announcement of the provision of free higher education for poor and working-class students in South Africa.
10 January 2018
HUMAN rights violations related to race continue to bedevil South Africa’s efforts to eradicate inequality and discrimination, a trend analysis by the South African Human Rights Commission (HRC) has revealed.
The report found that despite the Constitution and a plethora of anti-racism laws, racism remains endemic in South Africa.
Of 749 complaints received by the commission between 2015 and 2016, 505 were those related to race.
HUMAN rights violations related to race continue to bedevil South Africa’s efforts to eradicate inequality and discrimination, a trend analysis by the South African Human Rights Commission (HRC) has revealed.
The report found that despite the Constitution and a plethora of anti-racism laws, racism remains endemic in South Africa.
Of 749 complaints received by the commission between 2015 and 2016, 505 were those related to race.
09 January 2018
MINISTER of Arts and Culture Nathi Mthethwa has called on all victims of racism at Club Zanandi to come forward.
This comes after a woman told the media she and her family were denied entrance to the resort near Hartbeespoort, North West because they are not white.
MINISTER of Arts and Culture Nathi Mthethwa has called on all victims of racism at Club Zanandi to come forward.
This comes after a woman told the media she and her family were denied entrance to the resort near Hartbeespoort, North West because they are not white.
09 January 2018
In the first week of December alone, the HRC attended to dozens of these matters in 22 areas, including Wolwerivier, Clanwilliam and Citrusdal.
CAPE TOWN - The Human Rights Commission says that it has finalised a report on its interventions in hundreds of farm eviction cases in the Western Cape.
In the first week of December alone, the HRC attended to dozens of these matters in 22 areas, including Wolwerivier, Clanwilliam and Citrusdal.
CAPE TOWN - The Human Rights Commission says that it has finalised a report on its interventions in hundreds of farm eviction cases in the Western Cape.
09 January 2018
The Star reports that allegations of racial tension at Unisa have prompted the urgent intervention of the South African Human Rights Commission (SAHRC), that has called for the culprits to be punished.
The Star reports that allegations of racial tension at Unisa have prompted the urgent intervention of the South African Human Rights Commission (SAHRC), that has called for the culprits to be punished.
09 January 2018
The South African Human Rights Commission is urging the government‚ institutions of higher learning and students to work “collaboratively” to ensure that eligible poor students are accommodated and the registration process is peaceful.
The South African Human Rights Commission is urging the government‚ institutions of higher learning and students to work “collaboratively” to ensure that eligible poor students are accommodated and the registration process is peaceful.
29 December 2017
The population of the elderly is increasing and so is the nation’s wisdom which should be tapped into and preserved for posterity.
The population of the elderly is increasing and so is the nation’s wisdom which should be tapped into and preserved for posterity.
28 December 2017
Johannesburg – Authorities should "act swiftly" against Magaliesburg holiday resort Club Zanandi to avoid a "resurgence of racism in the tourism sector", the SA National Civic Organisation (Sanco) said.
This followed a debate on Radio 702 on Wednesday morning, in which callers explained how they've been turned away from the resort, situated roughly 3km from Hartbeespoort Dam, because they were not white.
Johannesburg – Authorities should "act swiftly" against Magaliesburg holiday resort Club Zanandi to avoid a "resurgence of racism in the tourism sector", the SA National Civic Organisation (Sanco) said.
This followed a debate on Radio 702 on Wednesday morning, in which callers explained how they've been turned away from the resort, situated roughly 3km from Hartbeespoort Dam, because they were not white.
27 December 2017
While most agreed the business is thriving because it is supported by racists, another asked why black people don’t support black businesses.
After several black callers told 702 host Chris Vick a guest lodge called Zanandi based in Hartbeespoort just outside Brits in North West is turning away black clients, social media began exposing the establishment.
While most agreed the business is thriving because it is supported by racists, another asked why black people don’t support black businesses.
After several black callers told 702 host Chris Vick a guest lodge called Zanandi based in Hartbeespoort just outside Brits in North West is turning away black clients, social media began exposing the establishment.
22 December 2017
Regional Commissioner at South African Human Rights Commission, Chris Nissen speaks to CapeTalk's John Maytham after his visit to farm workers who were forcibly evicted in Wellington.
Regional Commissioner at South African Human Rights Commission, Chris Nissen speaks to CapeTalk's John Maytham after his visit to farm workers who were forcibly evicted in Wellington.
22 December 2017
At least seven more students from central South Africa will be a part of a class action lawsuit to be launched against the Department of Higher Education and Training (DHET) early next year.
At least seven more students from central South Africa will be a part of a class action lawsuit to be launched against the Department of Higher Education and Training (DHET) early next year.
20 December 2017
Kimberley - DA councillor at the Sol Plaatje Municipality Ockert Fourie, whose 'vitriolic' Facebook post against bikers has gone viral, has not only been suspended from the party, but it also facing a hate speech investigation by the South African Human Rights Commission.
Fourie caused a social media storm at the weekend with a post calling riders of motorcycles, quads and scramblers "rubbish” who made him “blind with anger as they revved their engines” adding that he wanted to see their “blood and brains on lamp poles and in the tar on the road”.
Kimberley - DA councillor at the Sol Plaatje Municipality Ockert Fourie, whose 'vitriolic' Facebook post against bikers has gone viral, has not only been suspended from the party, but it also facing a hate speech investigation by the South African Human Rights Commission.
Fourie caused a social media storm at the weekend with a post calling riders of motorcycles, quads and scramblers "rubbish” who made him “blind with anger as they revved their engines” adding that he wanted to see their “blood and brains on lamp poles and in the tar on the road”.
19 December 2017
Cape Town – The Democratic Alliance (DA) in the Northern Cape has suspended a councillor over a social media post in which he said he would like to see motorcyclists die gruesome deaths, the leader in the province said on Tuesday.
In a Facebook post on Sunday, Sol Plaatje Municipality councillor Ockert Fourie posted in Afrikaans: "I wish I could just take pieces of steel [and see the] blood and intestines and brains [of motorcyclists] against lamp poles and on tar roads."
Fourie said motorcyclists have little care for the elderly or people who work at night when they make a noise.
"You can’t educate them because they swear and gang up on you and just make more noise," he wrote.
14 December 2017
The SA Human Rights Commission (SAHRC) has confirmed that it has received a request from the vice-chancellor of the University of South Africa (Unisa) asking it to intervene and deal with allegations of racism, sexism, and harassment at its college of law.
The SA Human Rights Commission (SAHRC) has confirmed that it has received a request from the vice-chancellor of the University of South Africa (Unisa) asking it to intervene and deal with allegations of racism, sexism, and harassment at its college of law.
13 Dec 2017
Dozens of children have been illegally detained at the country’s migrant repatriation centre, Lindela, a report by medical humanitarian organisation Doctors Without Borders (MSF) reveal. The accusations come on the heels of allegations of bloody beatings and suspicious deaths at the Krugersdorp centre that activists say operates behind a potentially widening veil of secrecy.
In April, Bosasa guards beat a group of detainees with pipes and fired on them at close range with rubber bullets, says the head of the detention monitoring unit at Lawyers for Human Rights (LHR) Kayan Leung.
Dozens of children have been illegally detained at the country’s migrant repatriation centre, Lindela, a report by medical humanitarian organisation Doctors Without Borders (MSF) reveal. The accusations come on the heels of allegations of bloody beatings and suspicious deaths at the Krugersdorp centre that activists say operates behind a potentially widening veil of secrecy.
In April, Bosasa guards beat a group of detainees with pipes and fired on them at close range with rubber bullets, says the head of the detention monitoring unit at Lawyers for Human Rights (LHR) Kayan Leung.
12 December 2017
The department head was recently suspended pending an investigation into issues relating to repairs of oncology machines.
Amid ongoing interventions to deal with the oncology crisis in KwaZulu-Natal, Premier Willies Mchunu says he has accepted the resignation of KZN health department head Dr Sifiso Mtshali, Zululand Observer reports.
The department head was recently suspended pending an investigation into issues relating to repairs of oncology machines.
Amid ongoing interventions to deal with the oncology crisis in KwaZulu-Natal, Premier Willies Mchunu says he has accepted the resignation of KZN health department head Dr Sifiso Mtshali, Zululand Observer reports.
11 December 2017
SAHRC commemorates nternational Human Rights Day by looking back at its work
The 10th of December 2017 marked the commemoration of International Human Rights Day. The day is globally observed annually in remembrance of the adoption of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights by (the then newly formed) United Nations General Assembly on 10 December 1948. This proclamation was the first global expression of human rights and is globally recognised as one of the first major achievements of the fledgling UN. This year, International Human Rights Day began a year-long campaign to mark the upcoming 70th anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights. This milestone document that proclaimed the inalienable rights which everyone is inherently entitled to as a human being -- regardless of race, colour, religion, sex, language, political or other opinion, national or social origin, property, birth or other status, is the most translated document in the world, available in more than 500 languages.
SAHRC commemorates nternational Human Rights Day by looking back at its work
The 10th of December 2017 marked the commemoration of International Human Rights Day. The day is globally observed annually in remembrance of the adoption of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights by (the then newly formed) United Nations General Assembly on 10 December 1948. This proclamation was the first global expression of human rights and is globally recognised as one of the first major achievements of the fledgling UN. This year, International Human Rights Day began a year-long campaign to mark the upcoming 70th anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights. This milestone document that proclaimed the inalienable rights which everyone is inherently entitled to as a human being -- regardless of race, colour, religion, sex, language, political or other opinion, national or social origin, property, birth or other status, is the most translated document in the world, available in more than 500 languages.
08 December 2017
While we are being called on to wear ribbons of different hues to show our support for campaigns against gender-based violence and there will no doubt be many reminders of what it is we need to do, we, as a society, as a whole need to care more about each other and take a minute to think of those who may need us. That minute may just change or save someone’s life.
While we are being called on to wear ribbons of different hues to show our support for campaigns against gender-based violence and there will no doubt be many reminders of what it is we need to do, we, as a society, as a whole need to care more about each other and take a minute to think of those who may need us. That minute may just change or save someone’s life.
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