Government Departments agrees with substantive findings and recommendations of the SAHRCs Water and Sanitation Report

ATTENTION: Editors and Reporters

13 June 2013.
 
Against the background of serious service delivery breakdown in several parts of SA and a perceived lack of government accountability, a defining meeting took place today at the South African Human Rights Commission (SAHRC).

At the Commission's National Hearing on Water and Sanitation in March, 2013 on ensuring Government accountability to poor communities, the Commission sent its findings and recommendations based on its 2012 provincial hearings to all relevant Government departments, which were asked to respond with urgency.

Media statement: SAHRC to continue with Fransman/SAJBD investigation denies a snub

13 June 2013

The South African Human Rights Commission (the Commission) has noted reports that allege that African National Congress Western Cape Provincial Chairman, Marius Fransman has “snubbed” the meeting arranged by the Commission as part of its investigation in a dispute between Mr Fransman and the South African Jewish Board of Deputieis (SAJBD).

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ATTENTION: Editors and Reporters

10 June 2012

The South African Human Rights Commission (SAHRC) invites members of the media to a National Hearing focusing on issues and challenges relating to the treatment of older persons in Institutionalized care centres

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07 June 2013

ATTENTION: Editors and Reporters

Earlier on Friday 07 June 2013, the South African Human Rights Commission (SAHRC) conducted a site inspection of some of the areas in Cape Town affected by the current sanitation crisis most notably, Gugulethu‘s informal settlements of Kanna, Barcelona and Europe.  The Commission is deeply concerned about the state of sanitation in these areas and believes that the current crisis poses a significant health risk particularly to vulnerable communities.

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Media Advisory: SAHRC to host Business Transparency Conference

06 June 2013

ATTENTION: Editors and Reporters

The South African Human Rights Commission (SAHRC) will at the end of this month bring a number of business experts together at a Conference to discuss the role and relevance of transparency for the business sector. The conference will discuss a number of issues which will be developed into a report and shared with business stakeholders and government to craft a national action plan for South Africa in the implementation of the recommended UN guiding principles on business and human rights which was recently released as a guide to states and businesses on their roles and responsibilities on human rights issues.

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Media Invite: SAHRC is hosting the Business Transparency conference

03 June 2013

ATTENTION: Editors and Reporters

The South African Human Rights Commission (SAHRC) invites members of the media to the Business and Transparency conference in Sandton Convention Centre.

The aim of the conference is to have a conversation with business leaders, identify the issues raised by business leaders in terms of various themes including the importance of transparency for economic development and managing risks to attract foreign and domestic investment, access to information, right to privacy and confidentiality, whistle blowing, ethics, corporate social responsibility among others.

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Media invite: SAHRC to host National Hearing on issues and challenges relating to the treatment of older persons in Institutionalized care centres

ATTENTION: Editors and Reporters

03 June 2012

The South African Human Rights Commission (SAHRC) invites members of the media to a National Hearing focusing on issues and challenges relating to the treatment of older persons in Institutionalized care centres.

During the past twenty years in particular there has been a growing awareness that older people are sometimes abused, neglected or mistreated. Older person’s contribution to the development of the society and their contributions as mentors in all aspects of human life are often overlooked. This is an indication of the fact that older people are not the central part of the development agenda of the country.

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The Working Group on Discrimination Against Women in Law and Practice will be tabling its report during the 23rd Session of the Human Rights Council tomorrow, Tuesday, 04 June 2013. On this occasion of the tabling of its report (A/HRC/23/50) it has organised an expert Panel together with Development Alternatives with Women for a New Era (DAWN).