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Attention: Editors and Reporters
25 July 2024
The Gauteng Provincial Office of the South African Human Rights Commission (SAHRC) in collaboration with the Tshwane University of Technology (TUT) is hosting a dialogue to unpack the National Investigative Hearing Report into the July 2021 Unrest in Gauteng and KwaZulu Natal (July Unrest Report).
Attention: Editors and Reporters
24 July 2024
The Western Cape Provincial Office (WCPO) of the South African Human Rights Commission (the Commission) will be conducting various monitoring activities in the Garden Route District. According to Section 184(1)(c) of the Constitution, the Commission is tasked with monitoring and assessing the observance of human rights in the Republic. The monitoring and assessment of potential and actual human rights violations allow the Commission to ensure redress and uphold human rights in the Republic.
Attention: Editors and Reporters
22 July 2024
The South African Human Rights Commission's (SAHRC) Eastern Cape Provincial Office (ECPO) will be conducting monitoring activities in the Alfred Nzo and Joe Gqabi District Municipalities from 22 - 26 July 2024. The ECPO has received complaints in these areas relating to potential human rights violations and considering this, the provincial office will conduct monitoring activities to collect additional information for further assessment. A community outreach engagement will be conducted at the request of the community in Mt Fletcher.
Date: 18 July 2024
Attention: Editors and Reporters
The South African Human Rights Commission’s (SAHRC) Limpopo Provincial Office (LPO) will conduct a Stakeholder Engagement in Musina, Limpopo.
Attention: Editors and Reporters
18 July 2024
The North West Provincial Office is conducting a subpoena hearing in respect of the officials of the Department of Land Reform and Rural Development.
Attention: Editors and Reporters
17 July 2024
The North West Provincial Office (NWPO) will conduct a subpoena hearing in respect of the Head of the Department of Health (“the Department”) in the North West. The subpoena hearing relates to various complaints about access to the province’s health care services. The NWPO wrote numerous correspondences to the Department in its quest to investigate the complaints it received, which were not responded to.
Attention: Editors and Reporters
Monday, 15 July 2024
The South African Human Rights Commission (the Commission or the SAHRC) has learned with great sadness about the passing of former Deputy Chairperson, Dr. Zonke Majodina.
Attention: Editors and Reporters
Friday, 12 July 2024
The South African Human Rights Commission (SAHRC/the Commission) has taken note of the outcome of the Life Esidimeni inquest handed down by the High Court in Pretoria on Wednesday, 10 July 2024. The Life Esidimeni tragedy is one of the saddest and most unacceptable chapters in the history of the health care system in democratic South Africa. These were mental health care users who were supposed to be looked after and cared for, yet they were neglected and subjected to inhumane treatment which tragically led to some losing their lives.
Attention: Editors and Reporters
10 July 2024
The South African Human Rights Commission (SAHRC/the Commission) marks three years since the occurrence of the July 2021 Unrest, which claimed the lives of more than 350 people in KwaZulu-Natal and Gauteng.
10 July 2024
Attention: Editors and Reporters
The KwaZulu Natal Provincial Office of the South African Human Rights Commission (SAHRC or the Commission) has partnered with the Sthabile Community Development Centre to conduct a children's rights workshop for the learner representative councils of Mvaba High School and Nkosinathi Secondary School.
Attention: Editors and Reporters
Wednesday, 10 July 2024
The South African Human Rights Commission (SAHRC/the Commission) strongly condemns the theft of the school roof affecting three classrooms at Mmanjaakgora Primary School in Prisca village, Moretele, which was discovered on July 6, 2024.
Attention: Editors and Reporters
10 July 2024
The South African Human Rights Commission (SAHRC) expresses concern over the recent acts of violence against older persons. The Commission strongly condemns these barbaric acts and urges the South African Police Service (SAPS) to swiftly bring the perpetrators to justice.
Attention: Editors and Reporters
04 July 2024
The Gauteng Provincial Office of the South African Human Rights Commission will conduct a children’s rights workshop for the Qoqa Community Project based in Sebokeng.
Attention: Editors and Reporters
03 July 2024
The Gauteng Provincial Office (GPO) of the South African Human Rights Commission (SAHRC) will be hosting a stakeholder engagement in response to a fire incident that led to the death of a patient at Dr George Mukhari Academic Hospital.
03 July 2024
Attention: Editors and Reporters
The Free State Provincial Office (FSPO) convened a stakeholder engagement on teenage pregnancy in 2023, prompted by concerning statistics from the Free State Department of Health. The data indicated that between 2002 and 2003, 150 young girls between the ages of 10 and 14 gave birth in a four-month period in the province.
Media Statement: SAHRC welcomes the appointment of the National Executive of the 7th Administration.
Attention: Editors and Reporters
02 July 2024
The South African Human Rights Commission (SAHRC/ Commission) welcomes the announcement of the new Cabinet of the Government of National Unity (GNU) by President Cyril Ramaphosa. The Commission extends congratulations to the ministers and deputy ministers on their appointments.
Attention: Editors and Reporters
28 June 2024
The South African Human Rights Commission (“the Commission”) is constitutionally mandated to promote and provide education on human rights. In alignment with this mandate, the Commission’s Eastern Cape Provincial Office (ECPO), in partnership with the Safer South Africa Foundation (SSAF), will conduct a community public outreach engagement. This initiative aims to inform and empower youth and children in conflict with the law about their rights and the rights of others, emphasizing the application of human rights principles in everyday life.
Attention: Editors and Reporters
The South African Human Rights Commission (the Commission) in the Northern Cape Province will be conducting a community outreach and a legal clinic in Windsorton as it recognises the importance of maintaining strong connections with local communities to fulfil its mandate.
Attention: Editors and Reporters
27 June 2024
The Western Cape Provincial Office (WCPO) of the South African Human Rights Commission (SAHRC) will host a stakeholder engagement to address and discuss protective measures provided to evictees during unlawful evictions.
Date: 27 June 2024
Attention: Editors and Reporters
The South African Human Rights Commission (SAHRC) Limpopo Provincial Office (LPO) invites members of the media to a briefing following a 3-day inquiry on mining activities in Limpopo. The inquiry was held from 25 June and concludes today.
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