Members of the media are invited to attend and report about the proceedings of the dialogue
The Dialogue will be held as follows:
Date: 16th June 2017
Time: 09:00 – 13:00
Venue: Presbyterian Church, Nyanga East in Cape Town
The Commission as a state institution established in terms of Chapter 9 of the Constitution of South Africa to support constitutional democracy and mandated in terms of section 184 (1) (a-c) of the Constitution to “promote respect, monitor, and assess the observance of human rights in South African and is aware of the spiralling rate of violent crimes taking place in Nyanga.
The SAHRC and Nyanga Community Policing Forum want to engage various stakeholders with the purpose of:
Reaching an agreement that all role-players have a role to play in the fight against crime
- All role-players reflecting on how they have contributed to the current situation
- Committing to building social cohesion in the Nyanga precinct
- Committing to seeking solutions to the scourge of crime
- Committing to creating a safer, productive environment for all who live and work in the area and
- Specifically engaging the role that youth can play in all of the above
According to statistics by the Mexican Council for Public Security and Criminal Justice, Cape Town ranks ninth out of the top 10 most violent cities globally, in 2015 there were 2,451 murders recorded for the city with a rate of 65.5 per 100,000 people. The Commission is determined to working towards decreasing the death and injury rate as a result of violent crimes in the area. It furthermore seeks to ensure that the rights and personal freedom of the most vulnerable are protected and upheld, and ensure access to necessary trauma and counselling services as a result of exposure to these violent crimes.
ENDS
Issued by the SA Human Rights Commission
For more details and rsvp please contact:
Alucia Sekgathume
011877 3627
0826892364
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