The South African Human Rights Commission (the Commission or the SAHRC) will have a further sitting of its National Investigative Hearing into the July 2021 Unrest in KwaZulu-Natal and Gauteng Provinces, on Friday, the 1st April 2022.

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28 March 2022

The Mpumalanga Provincial Office (MPO) will be commemorating Human Rights Day under the theme: “The Year of National Unity and Renewal: Promoting and Protecting Our Human Rights.”

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Thursday, 24 March 2022
                  
The South African Human Rights Commission (the Commission or the SAHRC) has concluded its investigation into allegations of alleged racism in respect of a matric ball (Event) held in 2020 allegedly by the Brackenfell High School (School) for white learners only.

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24 March 2022

The South African Human Rights Commission (“the Commission”) wishes to advise that the Western Cape Provincial Office (WCPO) will be hosting a dialogue on homelessness. This dialogue is aimed towards a human rights-based approach when dealing with homeless people living on the streets and the need to combine efforts between all stakeholders to assist with inculcating a culture of human rights.

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23 March 2022

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The Eastern Cape Provincial Office (ECPO) of the South African Human Rights Commission (SAHRC) will be hosting a human rights day event in Mbizana in the Alfred Nzo District.

23 March 2022

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On 24 March 2022, the South African Human Rights Commission’s (SAHRC) North West Provincial Office will convene the second leg of the provincial investigative enquiry into allegations of inadequate infrastructure in public schools in the North West Province.

18 March 2022
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On 29 March 2022, the South African Human Rights Commission (SAHRC) in partnership with the Association for the Prevention of Torture (APT) through the support of the European Union Delegation to South Africa will convene a workshop at The Old Women’s Jail at Constitution Hill, 286 Fox Street, Johannesburg to discuss the opportunities and challenges in the treatment and protection of women in the criminal justice system through the implementation of the Bangkok Rules in South Africa and the broader SADC region.

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18 March 2022

The Free State Provincial Office (FSPO) will be conducting human rights calendar day event on human rights and corruption.
The post-1994 marked a new dawn for most South Africans especially the historically marginalised groups (Blacks, Coloureds, and Indians) during the apartheid era. This era provided hope for the historically marginalised groups. The new government crafted the Batho Pele Principles White Paper (Setswana/Sesotho word meaning ‘people first’). This policy was planned to transform the public service by putting people first. The Government wanted the public administration, which would be centered around people. This policy has eight service delivery blueprints. These service delivery blueprints were perceived to be the key elements that will make citizens feel content about the public sector. However, for most communities there hasn’t been much change in the new dispensation.

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Friday, 18 March 2022

The 21st of March, of every year is a day of commemoration for the South African Human Rights Commission (the SAHRC or Commission). The SAHRC is established in terms of Chapter Nine of the Constitution, and is mandated to protect, promote and monitor the attainment as well as the observance of the human rights set out in the Bill of Rights, Chapter Two of the Constitution. Thus, as the day now represents the culmination of the very rights that give all within South Africa the inherent equality, freedom and dignity they deserve.

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17 March 2022

From observations during monitoring conducted at detention centres, the Eastern Cape Provincial Office (ECPO) of the South African Human Rights Commission (SAHRC) has noted that undocumented detainees are not afforded an opportunity to appear before presiding officers in person when extensions of court warrants in terms of Section 34 (1)(d) of the Immigration Act 13 of 2002 and Section 34 of the Constitution are considered.