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14 February 2023

The South African Human Rights Commission Gauteng provincial office will conduct a human rights awareness and capacity building workshop for the Ikaneng Old Age Home. The capacity building workshop is aimed at empowering Human Rights Awareness in the province by training Community Based Organisations and Non-Profit Organisations about human rights and structures that can help with redress for human rights violations with a specific focus on the role of the Chapter Nine Institutions in promoting, monitoring and protecting human rights. 

14 February 2023

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The South African Human Rights Commission (the Commission) in the Northern Cape Province will be investigating complaints received and conduct monitoring in the Namakwa District from Tuesday, 14 February to Friday, 17 February 2023.

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13 February 2023

SAHRC Western Cape provincial office to conduct stakeholder engagements and human rights champions workshop in the West Coast district.

The objective of the stakeholder engagements is to engage with government departments, civil society organisations and communities with the view to heightening awareness about human rights and institutions that can help with redress for human rights violations, with a specific focus on the role of the Commission in promoting, monitoring and protecting human rights.

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Friday, 10 February 2023

The SAHRC KwaZulu Natal provincial office will hold engagements with various disaster management centres in the province to assess governments response to the KZN April 2022 Floods. This follows reports provided by the Provincial Government to the Commission on the progress of relief measures undertaken. The Commission has since the advent of the flood disaster been engaged in multi-disciplinary interventions aimed at monitoring and protecting the rights of flood victims.

10 February 2023

Attention: Editors and Reporters

The South African Human Rights Commission (SAHRC) has taken note of the severe flooding that has impacted the Komani area, in the Eastern Cape. We extend our deepest sympathies to those who have been affected by this natural disaster and have lost their homes and belongings.

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Thursday, 09 January 2023

In 2017 the SAHRC KwaZulu Natal Provincial Office released its investigative report on oncology services within the province. The report emanated from a complaint that alleged, among others, the lack of adequate provision of oncology services in the KZN Province. The report was shared with relevant stakeholders to action and to engage with the findings and recommendations in the report which sought to improve the state of oncology services and to manage the backlog of oncology patients that had arisen at the time. The SAHRC had received reports on the actions that were undertaken to comply with the recommendations in its report.

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06 February 2023

The SAHRC Eastern Cape provincial office is embarking on various monitoring activities in O.R. Tambo, Amathole and Chris Hani District Municipality this week. Section 184 (1) (c) of the South African Constitution states that the Commission must monitor and assess the observance of human rights in the Republic.  The role of monitoring and assessing human rights and potential human rights violations, provides for an opportunity for the Commission to inspect areas of potential violation, and facilitate redress where required.

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 25 January 2023

The South African Human Rights Commission’s (“the Commission”) Eastern Cape Provincial Office will be embarking on monitoring activities with a focus on health care centres and mental health care institutions in the Nelson Mandela Bay Metropolitan, Sarah Baartman District, Chris Hani District and the O R Tambo District Municipalities.

Date: 25 January 2023 

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The South African Human Rights Commission’s North West provincial office has noted through its monitoring work, the challenge of police visibility in Dr Ruth Segomotsi Mompati and Ngaka Modiri Districts. On further enquiry, the Commission was informed that some of the factors that contribute to the challenge of police visibility include the lack of human and material resources in the police stations servicing these areas.

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23 January 2023

SAHRC Mpumalanga provincial office will be conducting human rights dialogues for community based organisations as strategic stakeholders on Mental Health – Promoting and Protecting Human Rights.

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19 January 2023

The South African Human Rights Commission (SAHRC/ Commission) has issued a final investigative report in the matter of the South African Human Rights Commission // Laerskool Schweizer-Reneke & Head of Department: North West Department of Education & MEC For Education: North West Province.

The report relates to the incident that transpired at Laerskool Schweizer Reneke (School) on 9 January 2019. The incident related to the public dissemination of a photograph depicting four black and eighteen white learners seated at separate tables in a classroom at the school. The photograph sparked public outrage, with many people labelling the incident as racist. Members of the public and other concerned groups gathered within the vicinity of the school to protest against what they perceived to be racial segregation.

14 December 2022

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International Human Rights Day is a calendar day that is commemorated annually to bring awareness and to increase knowledge of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights (“UDHR”) as a foundational blueprint for taking concrete actions to stand up for human rights and to tackle pressing global issues today. The UDHR will celebrate its 75 years by focusing on its legacy, relevance and activism. This year’s Human Rights Day slogan is “Dignity, Freedom, and Justice for All” and the call to action is #StandUp4HumanRights.

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12 December 2022

The South African Human Rights Commission (“the Commission”) will be commemorating the International Human Rights Day (IHRD) aimed at promoting and recognising the 75th anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR) under the theme: Dignity, Freedom, and Justice for All.

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10 December 2022

The South African Human Rights Commission (the SAHRC/ Commission) joins the rest of the world in commemorating International Human Rights Day 2022. This year’s Human Rights Day theme is “Dignity, Freedom, and Justice for All” and the call to action is #StandUp4HumanRights.

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09 December 2022

The South African Human Rights Commission’s (“the Commission”) Eastern Cape Provincial Office (ECPO) will be embarking on various monitoring activities in the Joe Gqabi District Municipality, Chris Hani District Municipality and Sarah Baartman District Municipality. Section 184 (1) (c) of the Constitution of the Republic of South Africa states that, the Commission must monitor and assess the observance of human rights in the Republic.  The role of monitoring and assessing human rights and potential human rights violations, provides for an opportunity for the Commission to ensure redress and to ensure that human rights are upheld in the Republic.

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8 December 2022

On 9 December 2022, the North West Provincial Office of the South African Human Rights Commission (SAHRC) will be commemorating International Human Rights Day under the theme “equality, peace, justice, freedoms, and the protection of human dignity”.