27 March 2019

Johannesburg - The various comments made by EFF leader Julius Malema do not constitute hate speech, the South African Human Rights Commission (SAHRC) has found.

27 March 2019

The South African Human Rights Commission says that EFF leader Julius Malema's comments are offensive but they do not legally qualify as hate speech.
 
JOHANNESBURG - The South African Human Rights Commission (SAHRC) has found Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF) leader Julius Malema's recent statements which include utterances about race do not legally qualify as hate speech.

27 March 2019

Complaints against the EFF members include Malema's call in November 2016 for all land in South Africa to be returned to black people.
JOHANNESBURG - The South African Human Rights Commission says controversial comments by members of the EFF, including party leader Julius Malema, do not constitute hate speech.
The SAHRC says the commission received five complaints against the party since 2016.

26 March 2019
 
Danny K., who recently stated that not enough white South Africans called out racism. Picture: Instagram/Danny K
The SA Human Rights Commission said 505 racial inequality complaints were lodged in 2015/16, with Gauteng leading at 183 complaints.
Cabinet had decided to put its foot down on racial and related inequalities as it approved the National Action Plan to Combat Racism, Racial Discrimination, Xenophobia and Related Intolerance, which was launched yesterday.

23 March 2019

EFF leader, Julius Malema is known for his radical speeches.
The South African Human Rights Commission (HRC) says it has consolidated complaints of alleged hate speech against EFF leader, Julius Malema and other members of the party. The commission says it will release its findings and recommendations on the matter.
The commission says the right to freedom of expression is not absolute and does not extend to propaganda for war, incitement of imminent violence, or advocacy of hatred that is based on race, ethnicity, gender or religion.

23 March 2019

The commission has agreed that there is prima facie evidence of foul play at the Kwanyathi village institution.
 
CAPE TOWN - The Education Department has welcomed the investigation by the South African Human Rights Commission (SAHRC) looking into alleged human rights violations at school in Lusikisiki

22 March 2019

BRAAMFONTEIN – Now you can report a racial issue at a touch of a button.
 
 
Anti-Racism Network South Africa coordinator Busisiwe Nkosi explains that the Zimele Racism Reporting App (Zirra) was piloted last year but has since been improved and now has the support of the South African Human Rights Commission.

22 March 2019

The Commission accepted the highest number of complaints during the 2016/17 financial year.


As South Africans we will be commemorating Human Rights Day on March 21. The question remains if all South Africans still enjoy equal human rights.

20 March 2019
 
Chapter 9 institutions play a fundamental role in promoting and protecting South Africa’s young democracy. With Human Rights Day on Thursday, Daily Maverick sat down with the CEO of the South African Human Rights Commission (SAHRC), Advocate Tseliso Thipanyane to find out how far the fight for human rights has come.

18 May 2019

Through the State Capture Inquiry South Africans have been privy to shocking details of the depths of corruption in the country. State Capture Inquiry was a Commission which is set up to investigate allegations of state capture, corruption and fraud in the Public Sector including organs of state. The Human Rights Commission recently hosted a panel discussion under the theme "The Impact of Corruption on Human Rights". The objective of the discussion was to understand the level, pervasiveness and form of corruption at local government level; to reflect on the negative effects of corruption on the protection of human rights; and to explore synergies and possibilities for cooperation between different sectors of society in the fight against corruption. INT: Buang Jones, who is the Provincial manager of the Gauteng office for the South African Human Rights Commission`s (SAHRC). Click here for the podcast

Source: SAFM