Media Advisory

Report on Initiation practices by SAHRC out

The Minister of Education requested that the South African Human Rights Commission (SAHRC) conducts an inquiry into initiation practices at educational institutions. Cultural initiations came into focus as a result of deaths of initiates and complaints received by the SAHRC. An inquiry was subsequently also launched into cultural initiations. The report is now available on the SAHRC’s website under Reports 2001.The results of the latter inquiry are only of a preliminary nature.

Issued by: South African Human Rights Commission, Johannesburg Date: 08 October 2001

For more information contact:
Phumla Mthala (Media Liaison for SAHRC)
Tel: (011) 484-8300/ 0832883339