20 June 2022

Attention: Editors and Reporters

Today the world marks World Refugee Day, which is an international day for commemorating and honouring the strength and courage of refugees from across the globe. The day was first organized by the United Nations in June 2001, in celebration of the 50th anniversary of the 1951 Convention Relating to the Status of Refugees – to which South Africa is a member State. The day is also aimed at raising awareness about the particular challenges that occur in the refugee lived experience.  

20 June 2022

Attention:  Editors and Reporters

The South African Human Rights Commission (the Commission or the SAHRC) will conclude the receipt of oral evidence in the National Investigative Hearing into the July 2021 Unrest in KwaZulu-Natal and Gauteng Provinces, on Tuesday, 21 June 2022.

Date: 17 June 2022  
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).

16 June 2022
Attention: Editors and Reporters

On Friday, 17 June 2022, the South African Human Rights Commission’s (“the Commission”) Provincial Manager will visit Mogale City following reports of continued harassment and abuse by the Mogale City Public Safety unit against homeless people.

Attention: Editors and Reporters

16th June 2022

The South African Human Rights Commission (the Commission or SAHRC) joins in the commemoration of Youth Day, observed each year on the 16th June, under the important theme seeking to focus our attention on: “Promoting sustainable livelihood and resilience of young people for a better tomorrow”.

Attention: Editors and Reporters

Tuesday, 14 June 2022

Commemoration of Youth Day on the 16^th of June coincides with the Day of the African Child every year.

In South Africa, the 16^th of June 1976 has left an indelible mark on South Africa’s history and transition toward a constitutional democracy. Approximately 10 000 black school children marched peacefully to demonstrate and protest against the then government’s directive of decreeing Afrikaans as the language of instruction for the Bantu education curriculum. The youth of 1976 are remembered for their struggle for human rights, a struggle that insisted on an equal and quality education.

Attention: Editors and Reporters

13 June 2022

The SAHRC Eastern Cape provincial office will this week be embarking on conducting various monitoring activities within the Amathole West and Chris Hani West Districts. 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.

13 June 2022

Attention: Editors and Reporters

The South African Human Rights Commission (SAHRC) Free State provincial office in partnership with the Free State Department of Education, University of the Free State and the Department of Justice and Constitutional Development will be conducting a workshop for schools in the Xhariep District in preparation for the National Schools Moot Court Competition essay rounds.

MEDIA STATEMENT

Friday, 10 June 2022

The South African Human Rights Commission is concerned that the Rahima Moosa Hospital has suspended Dr. Tim de Maayer for airing the concerns regarding conditions which appear to him to be threatening the lives of children at the hospital. The Commission recalls that it had to visit the same hospital in 2018 after a number of babies died.  At that time, the hospital complained of a variety of problems, including staff shortages and a lack of equipment and other necessities.

08 June 2022
Attention: Editors and Reporters

The South African Human Rights Commission, Eastern Cape Provincial Office (ECPO) working in partnership with the Eastern Cape Education Department and Fort Hare University, will conduct the workshop for schools in the Amathole West District in preparation of the moot court competition essay rounds.