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Attention: Editors and Reporters
The South African Human Rights Commission (‘the Commission’) Gauteng Provincial Office is initiating the second leg of the investigation inquiry into continuing complaints or allegations of racial discrimination or discrimination in general in advertising within South Africa.
Attention: Editors and Reporters
Wednesday, 31 August 2022
The South African Human Rights Commission (the SAHRC) and the Commission for the Promotion and Protection of the Rights of Cultural, Religious and Linguistic Communities (CRL Rights Commission) National Conference on Local Governance will conclude on 01 September as follows:
31 August 2022
Attention: Editors and Reporters
The South African Human Rights Commission, KwaZulu Natal Provincial Office (the Commission) in partnership with the KwaZulu Natal Department of Education (DoE), and other stakeholders, will conduct workshops in preparation for the Provincial Oral Rounds of the National Schools Moot Court Programme (NSMCP). The Commission and DoE following the workshops, will host the Provincial Oral Rounds at the Durban Magistrate Court.
Attention: Editors and Reporters
The South African Human Rights Commission (‘the Commission’) Gauteng Provincial Office’s second leg of the investigation inquiry into continuing complaints or allegations of racial discrimination or discrimination in general in advertising within South Africa adjourned on Tuesday and will resume again on Thursday morning, as follows:
Attention: Editors and Reporters
30 August 2022
The SAHRC North West Provincial Office will be conducting stakeholder engagements with government officials, older persons, and community development workers, as well as monitoring activities in mental health facilities and police stations in Mahikeng from 30 August 2022 to 1 September 2022.
30 August 2022
Attention: Editors and Reporters
The Bill of Rights provides the communities with fundamental rights to access social services. In this regard, the Constitution of the Republic of South Africa, 1996 places the responsibility on the government to ensure that basic services are progressively expanded to all, within the limits of available resources. Basic services include water, sanitation, electricity, housing, refuse and waste removal. These are critical services that are meant to improve the lives of people. In South Africa, the government has committed to providing a basic amount of free water and electricity to poor people.
Tuesday, 30 August 2022
The South African Human Rights Commission (the SAHRC) has noted myriad systemic challenges within the sphere of local government, which hinder the attainment and enjoyment of human rights. As part of its responses to these challenges, the SAHRC and the Commission for the Promotion and Protection of the Rights of Cultural, Religious and Linguistic Communities (CRL Rights Commission) will be hosting a National Conference on Local Governance under the theme, “Local Government, Accountability, Service Delivery, and Human Rights.” The hosting of the conference is in line with the SAHRC’s and CRL Rights Commission’s mandate to promote, protect and monitor the observance of human and community rights in South Africa.
Attention: Editors and Reporters
South Africa has made positive progress across a number of critical areas since the dawn of democracy in 1994. Despite the achievements attained, South Africa continues to experience escalating rise in poverty, large-scale unemployment, and deep-seated structural inequalities. The challenge that lies ahead is how to promote the interests of the poor people, vulnerable groups, marginalised communities, and many others who are yet to enjoy the full benefits of our democracy.
29 August 2022
The Mpumalanga Provincial Office (MPO) will host workshops on children’s rights following rising numbers of learner pregnancy amid Covid-19 as well as enquiries relating to allegations of sexual violations of learners by educators within the province.
29 August 2022
Attention: Editors and Reporters
The South African Human Rights Commission (‘the Commission’) Gauteng Provincial Office is initiating the second leg of the investigation inquiry into continuing complaints or allegations of racial discrimination or discrimination in general in advertising within South Africa.
28 August 2022
Attention: Editors and Reporters
The South African Human Rights Commission (‘the Commission’) Gauteng Provincial Office is initiating the second leg of the investigation inquiry into continuing complaints or allegations of racial discrimination or discrimination in general in advertising within South Africa.
Attention: Editors and Reporters
26 August 2022
The South African Human Rights Commission working in partnership with the Western Cape Education Department, Legal Aid South Africa and the Department of Justice and Constitutional Development will host the Provincial rounds of the Moot Court competition. The oral rounds are a platform used to gauge the participating schools with the aim of selecting a provincial team to represent the Western Cape at the national rounds to be held in Gauteng later this year.
26 August 2022
On 26 August the South African Human Rights Commission (Commission) will, and through the KwaZulu Natal House of Traditional Leaders, host a women’s month event to engage with women traditional leaders on the gendered impact of climate change. The stakeholder engagement is hosted in partnership with the Commission for the Promotion and Protection of the Rights of Cultural, Religious and Linguistic Communities, Sonke Gender Justice, and the Legal Resources Centre.
Attention: Editors and Reporters
In executing its mandate, the South African Human Rights Commission (The Commission) is constantly creating informal partnerships with community-based organisations and civil society organisations to act as the Commission’s primary point of entry in various local communities where the Commission is not present. A number of factors work in the favour of these organisations and structures as they are located in the areas where people live, speak the same language and are known and trusted by the members of the communities where they are located; are knowledgeable about local conditions and know the history and the needs of the local communities and are keen to contribute to the work of the Commission.
25 August 2022
The South African Human Rights Commission (SAHRC) will be conducting an Equality Workshop for Spur in Potchefstroom. The workshop is aimed at capacitating workers on the right to equality.
Attention: Editors and Reporters
The South African Human Rights Commission, Eastern Cape Provincial Office (ECPO) working in partnership with the Eastern Cape Education Department ,Walter Sisulu University and Fort Hare University, will conduct workshops for schools in the Amathole East and West Districts in preparation of the moot court programme oral rounds to be held on 10 September 2022.
24 August 2022
The Eastern Cape Provincial Office will conduct a human rights champion workshop on Wednesday, 24 August 2022. The identified human rights champions will be empowered on the mandate of the South African Human Rights Commission and how to be champions for human rights.
Date: 23 August 2022
On Thursday, 25 August 2022, the South African Human Rights Commission’s Gauteng Provincial Office will host a stakeholder engagement on the notion of occupational health and safety as a human right.
23 August 2022
The objective of the stakeholder engagements is to engage with government departments, civil society organisations and communities on human rights and the work of the Commission in promoting, monitoring and protecting human rights.
Attention: Editors and Reporters
The South African Human Rights Commission (Commission) is a Constitutional body, established to support constitutional democracy in terms of Section 181 of the Constitution of the Republic of South Africa, 1996 (Constitution). Section 184(1) (b) of the Constitution obliges the Commission to promote the protection of human rights and monitor and assess the observance of human rights in the Republic of South Africa.
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