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16 JANUARY 2013
ATTENTION: Editors and Reporters
The South African Human Rights Commission has noted with concern and shock reports of the death of a young Northern Cape woman Gabaediwe Motsage after she was allegedly tortured, physically assaulted and burned at an initiation school in Hartswater, along the border with the North West Province.
ATTENTION: Editors and Reporters
The South African Human Rights Commission has noted with concern and shock reports of the death of a young Northern Cape woman Gabaediwe Motsage after she was allegedly tortured, physically assaulted and burned at an initiation school in Hartswater, along the border with the North West Province.
16 JANUARY 2013
ATTENTION: Editors and Reporters
Education is an important tool for the development of an individual, society and the nation as a whole.
It is for this reason that the South African Human Rights Commission plans to launch the Basic Education Charter.
ATTENTION: Editors and Reporters
Education is an important tool for the development of an individual, society and the nation as a whole.
It is for this reason that the South African Human Rights Commission plans to launch the Basic Education Charter.
16 JANUARY 2013
ATTENTION: Editors and Reporters
The South African Human Rights Commission (SAHRC) notes with concern the increasing number of reports of excessive use of force by the South African Police Services (SAPS) from the Boland/Winelands area including Barrydale, Robertson, Wolsely, Clanwilliam and De Doorns.
ATTENTION: Editors and Reporters
The South African Human Rights Commission (SAHRC) notes with concern the increasing number of reports of excessive use of force by the South African Police Services (SAPS) from the Boland/Winelands area including Barrydale, Robertson, Wolsely, Clanwilliam and De Doorns.
13th January 2013
ATTENTION: Editors and Reporters
The South Africa Human Rights Commission has initiated an investigation into the inmate riots that occurred at the Groenpunt Correctional Centre in the Free State.
ATTENTION: Editors and Reporters
The South Africa Human Rights Commission has initiated an investigation into the inmate riots that occurred at the Groenpunt Correctional Centre in the Free State.
8 JANUARY 2012
ATTTENTION: Editors and Reporters
In South Africa brutal attacks and abuse including physical and sexual abuse against older persons, primarily women, are rife. The recent incident where an 84 year old woman from Pine Town, Durban was attacked by four youths who broke into her home on Christmas Day is yet another troubling case that begs the need to ensure adequate protection of older persons.
8 JANUARY 2012
ATTTENTION: Editors and Reporters
The South African Human Rights Commission is shocked by the reported deaths of four babies at the hospital in Limpopo Province.
ATTTENTION: Editors and Reporters
The South African Human Rights Commission is shocked by the reported deaths of four babies at the hospital in Limpopo Province.
10th December 2012
ATTTENTION: Editors and Reporters
The 10th December 2012 marks International Human Rights Day. The South African Human Rights Commission (SAHRC) commemorated this day at its last provincial Water and Sanitation hearing at Suurman Community Hall in Hammanskraal, north of Pretoria.
ATTTENTION: Editors and Reporters
The 10th December 2012 marks International Human Rights Day. The South African Human Rights Commission (SAHRC) commemorated this day at its last provincial Water and Sanitation hearing at Suurman Community Hall in Hammanskraal, north of Pretoria.
6th December 2012
ATTTENTION: Editors and Reporters
The South African Human Rights Commission would like to express displeasure and disappointment at the manner in which the Department of Human Settlements and Gauteng Department of Housing and Local Government has conducted itself by unilaterally calling a meeting on the Lenasia housing matter without involving other stakeholders serving on the Special Lenasia Intervention Team (SPLIT).
ATTTENTION: Editors and Reporters
The South African Human Rights Commission would like to express displeasure and disappointment at the manner in which the Department of Human Settlements and Gauteng Department of Housing and Local Government has conducted itself by unilaterally calling a meeting on the Lenasia housing matter without involving other stakeholders serving on the Special Lenasia Intervention Team (SPLIT).
ATTENTION: Editors and Reporters
Wednesday, 5 December 2012
The South African Human Rights Commission invites members of the media to the seventh round of its provincial Water and Sanitation Hearings which will be held in the Gauteng Province.
Wednesday, 5 December 2012
The South African Human Rights Commission invites members of the media to the seventh round of its provincial Water and Sanitation Hearings which will be held in the Gauteng Province.
5 December 2012
ATTTENTION: Editors and Reporters
The South African Human Rights Commission (SAHRC) has welcomed the decision by the Sub-Committee on Accreditation (SCA) of the International Coordinating Committee of National Human Rights Institutions for the Promotion and Protection of Human Rights (ICC) to re-accredit it with an A status.
ATTTENTION: Editors and Reporters
The South African Human Rights Commission (SAHRC) has welcomed the decision by the Sub-Committee on Accreditation (SCA) of the International Coordinating Committee of National Human Rights Institutions for the Promotion and Protection of Human Rights (ICC) to re-accredit it with an A status.
28 November 2012
The South African Human Rights Commission welcomes the creation of the Special Lenasia Intervention Team (SPLIT) by the Minister of Human Settlements, Tokyo Sexwale.
The South African Human Rights Commission welcomes the creation of the Special Lenasia Intervention Team (SPLIT) by the Minister of Human Settlements, Tokyo Sexwale.
27 November 2012
ATTTENTION: Editors and Reporters
On Monday the Deputy-Chairperson of the South African Human Rights Commission, Dr Pregs Govender led the Commission’s Provincial Hearing on Water and Sanitation in the Western Cape in Zwelethemba, Worcester.
ATTTENTION: Editors and Reporters
On Monday the Deputy-Chairperson of the South African Human Rights Commission, Dr Pregs Govender led the Commission’s Provincial Hearing on Water and Sanitation in the Western Cape in Zwelethemba, Worcester.
23 November 2012
ATTTENTION: Editors and Reporters
The South African Human Rights Commission and the residents of Lenasia today registered a victory in the South Gauteng High Court after the court issued an order that there will be no further demolition of houses in Lenasia, south of Johannesburg.
ATTTENTION: Editors and Reporters
The South African Human Rights Commission and the residents of Lenasia today registered a victory in the South Gauteng High Court after the court issued an order that there will be no further demolition of houses in Lenasia, south of Johannesburg.
Delivered by Commissioner Bokankatla Malatji: Commissioner responsible for disability and older persons focus areas
21 November 2012
The South African Human Rights Commission wishes to commend the South African government for the progress it has attained in trying to implement the right to equality in the country. However, the Commission has to point out that in spite of this progress, a lot still needs to be done to accommodate people living with disabilities.
21 November 2012
The South African Human Rights Commission wishes to commend the South African government for the progress it has attained in trying to implement the right to equality in the country. However, the Commission has to point out that in spite of this progress, a lot still needs to be done to accommodate people living with disabilities.
20 November 2012
ATTTENTION: Editors and Reporters
The South African Human Rights Commission would like to express regret and disappointment in the manner in which the Department of Housing and Local Government in Gauteng conducts itself in the Lenasia matter.
ATTTENTION: Editors and Reporters
The South African Human Rights Commission would like to express regret and disappointment in the manner in which the Department of Housing and Local Government in Gauteng conducts itself in the Lenasia matter.
16 November 2012
ATTTENTION: Editors and Reporters
The South African Human Rights Commission held a meeting on Friday morning with the residents of Lenasia and other interested parties that included the SA Communist Party, the Congress of South African Trade Unions, and SA National Civic Organisation as part of its engagements with stakeholders in its investigation into the demolition of houses in Lenasia, south of Johannesburg, by the Gauteng Department of Housing.
ATTTENTION: Editors and Reporters
The South African Human Rights Commission held a meeting on Friday morning with the residents of Lenasia and other interested parties that included the SA Communist Party, the Congress of South African Trade Unions, and SA National Civic Organisation as part of its engagements with stakeholders in its investigation into the demolition of houses in Lenasia, south of Johannesburg, by the Gauteng Department of Housing.
ATTENTION: Editors and Reporters
Monday, 20 November 2012
The South African Human Rights Commission invites members of the media to the launch of Equality Report as part of its Disability Month activities.
Monday, 20 November 2012
The South African Human Rights Commission invites members of the media to the launch of Equality Report as part of its Disability Month activities.
12 November 2012
The South Gauteng High Court has on Monday responded positively to the urgent application by the South African Human Rights Commission to suspend demolitions until it had the opportunity to fully consult with the Community.
The South Gauteng High Court has on Monday responded positively to the urgent application by the South African Human Rights Commission to suspend demolitions until it had the opportunity to fully consult with the Community.
09 November 2012
Attention: Editors and Reporters
The South African Human Rights Commission welcomes the election of its Chairperson, Adv. Lawrence Mushwana, as the next Chair of the International Coordinating Committee of National Institutions for the Promotion and Protection of Human Rights (ICC).
Attention: Editors and Reporters
The South African Human Rights Commission welcomes the election of its Chairperson, Adv. Lawrence Mushwana, as the next Chair of the International Coordinating Committee of National Institutions for the Promotion and Protection of Human Rights (ICC).
MEDIA RELEASE
03rd November 2012
ATTENTION: Editors and Reporters
The South African Human Rights Commission, alongside People Against Suffering, Suppression, Oppression and Poverty (“PASSOP”) and 39 detained foreign nationals have, through our attorneys from the Legal Resources Centre, launched an urgent court application against the Department of Home Affairs for continuing to violate the rights of immigrants at the Lindela Repatriation Centre by detaining them for longer than the prescribed 120 day period allowed in terms of the Immigration Act.
03rd November 2012
ATTENTION: Editors and Reporters
The South African Human Rights Commission, alongside People Against Suffering, Suppression, Oppression and Poverty (“PASSOP”) and 39 detained foreign nationals have, through our attorneys from the Legal Resources Centre, launched an urgent court application against the Department of Home Affairs for continuing to violate the rights of immigrants at the Lindela Repatriation Centre by detaining them for longer than the prescribed 120 day period allowed in terms of the Immigration Act.
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