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28 February 2013
ATTENTION: Editors and Reporters
The South African Human Rights Commission has investigated and found against Living Hope Ministries and its lead Pastor W. Smith.
ATTENTION: Editors and Reporters
The South African Human Rights Commission has investigated and found against Living Hope Ministries and its lead Pastor W. Smith.
ATTENTION: Editors and Reporters
27th February 2013
The South African Human Rights Commission has received information about alleged statements made by Minister of Women, Children and People with Disabilities, Minister Lulu Xingwane during an interview with the Australian Broadcasting Corporation.
27th February 2013
The South African Human Rights Commission has received information about alleged statements made by Minister of Women, Children and People with Disabilities, Minister Lulu Xingwane during an interview with the Australian Broadcasting Corporation.
February 2013
ATTENTION: Editors and Reporters
The South African Human Rights Commission facilitated and welcomed the public apology and withdrawal of all hurtful racial statements posted on social media by the young unemployed journalist Zama Khumalo.
ATTENTION: Editors and Reporters
The South African Human Rights Commission facilitated and welcomed the public apology and withdrawal of all hurtful racial statements posted on social media by the young unemployed journalist Zama Khumalo.
14 February 2013
ATTENTION: Editors and Reporters
The South African Human Rights Commission (SAHRC) invites members of the media to the roundtable discussion on illegal mining in the Gauteng Province.
ATTENTION: Editors and Reporters
The South African Human Rights Commission (SAHRC) invites members of the media to the roundtable discussion on illegal mining in the Gauteng Province.
Opinion piece by Commissioner Lindiwe Mokate, Commissioner responsible for Basic Education and Children
Monday, 28 January 2013
The right to a basic education is a constitutionally protected right that is unequivocally guaranteed to all children in South Africa. It is considered a central facilitative right that is not qualified by expressions such as ‘available resources’, ‘progressive realisation’, or ‘reasonable legislative measures’ which are applicable to other socio-economic rights enshrined in our Constitution. This was explicitly confirmed in the 2011 Constitutional Court Judgement of Governing Body of the Juma Musjid Primary School and Others v Essay NO and Others.
Monday, 28 January 2013
The right to a basic education is a constitutionally protected right that is unequivocally guaranteed to all children in South Africa. It is considered a central facilitative right that is not qualified by expressions such as ‘available resources’, ‘progressive realisation’, or ‘reasonable legislative measures’ which are applicable to other socio-economic rights enshrined in our Constitution. This was explicitly confirmed in the 2011 Constitutional Court Judgement of Governing Body of the Juma Musjid Primary School and Others v Essay NO and Others.
24 January 2013
ATTENTION: Editors and Reporters
The South African Human Rights Commission has complied with the request by Judge Ian Farlam to share the report into the death of Free State activist, Andries Tatane with the police responsible for handling violent protests.
ATTENTION: Editors and Reporters
The South African Human Rights Commission has complied with the request by Judge Ian Farlam to share the report into the death of Free State activist, Andries Tatane with the police responsible for handling violent protests.
MEDIA STATEMENT
21 January 2013
ATTENTION: Editors and Reporters
The South African Human Rights Commission is in the process of investigating an alleged failure of government departments to implement the National Child Protection Register (CPR).
21 January 2013
ATTENTION: Editors and Reporters
The South African Human Rights Commission is in the process of investigating an alleged failure of government departments to implement the National Child Protection Register (CPR).
17 JANUARY 2013
ATTENTION: Editors and Reporters
The Commission has been monitoring media reports of the race based attack which occurred at the World of Golf. Although it has not yet received an instruction or complaint from the victim (Maluleke), it has received a complaint from two members of the public.
ATTENTION: Editors and Reporters
The Commission has been monitoring media reports of the race based attack which occurred at the World of Golf. Although it has not yet received an instruction or complaint from the victim (Maluleke), it has received a complaint from two members of the public.
16 JANUARY 2013
ATTENTION: Editors and Reporters
The South African Human Rights Commission has noted with concern and shock reports of the death of a young Northern Cape woman Gabaediwe Motsage after she was allegedly tortured, physically assaulted and burned at an initiation school in Hartswater, along the border with the North West Province.
ATTENTION: Editors and Reporters
The South African Human Rights Commission has noted with concern and shock reports of the death of a young Northern Cape woman Gabaediwe Motsage after she was allegedly tortured, physically assaulted and burned at an initiation school in Hartswater, along the border with the North West Province.
16 JANUARY 2013
ATTENTION: Editors and Reporters
Education is an important tool for the development of an individual, society and the nation as a whole.
It is for this reason that the South African Human Rights Commission plans to launch the Basic Education Charter.
ATTENTION: Editors and Reporters
Education is an important tool for the development of an individual, society and the nation as a whole.
It is for this reason that the South African Human Rights Commission plans to launch the Basic Education Charter.
16 JANUARY 2013
ATTENTION: Editors and Reporters
The South African Human Rights Commission (SAHRC) notes with concern the increasing number of reports of excessive use of force by the South African Police Services (SAPS) from the Boland/Winelands area including Barrydale, Robertson, Wolsely, Clanwilliam and De Doorns.
ATTENTION: Editors and Reporters
The South African Human Rights Commission (SAHRC) notes with concern the increasing number of reports of excessive use of force by the South African Police Services (SAPS) from the Boland/Winelands area including Barrydale, Robertson, Wolsely, Clanwilliam and De Doorns.
13th January 2013
ATTENTION: Editors and Reporters
The South Africa Human Rights Commission has initiated an investigation into the inmate riots that occurred at the Groenpunt Correctional Centre in the Free State.
ATTENTION: Editors and Reporters
The South Africa Human Rights Commission has initiated an investigation into the inmate riots that occurred at the Groenpunt Correctional Centre in the Free State.
8 JANUARY 2012
ATTTENTION: Editors and Reporters
In South Africa brutal attacks and abuse including physical and sexual abuse against older persons, primarily women, are rife. The recent incident where an 84 year old woman from Pine Town, Durban was attacked by four youths who broke into her home on Christmas Day is yet another troubling case that begs the need to ensure adequate protection of older persons.
8 JANUARY 2012
ATTTENTION: Editors and Reporters
The South African Human Rights Commission is shocked by the reported deaths of four babies at the hospital in Limpopo Province.
ATTTENTION: Editors and Reporters
The South African Human Rights Commission is shocked by the reported deaths of four babies at the hospital in Limpopo Province.
10th December 2012
ATTTENTION: Editors and Reporters
The 10th December 2012 marks International Human Rights Day. The South African Human Rights Commission (SAHRC) commemorated this day at its last provincial Water and Sanitation hearing at Suurman Community Hall in Hammanskraal, north of Pretoria.
ATTTENTION: Editors and Reporters
The 10th December 2012 marks International Human Rights Day. The South African Human Rights Commission (SAHRC) commemorated this day at its last provincial Water and Sanitation hearing at Suurman Community Hall in Hammanskraal, north of Pretoria.
6th December 2012
ATTTENTION: Editors and Reporters
The South African Human Rights Commission would like to express displeasure and disappointment at the manner in which the Department of Human Settlements and Gauteng Department of Housing and Local Government has conducted itself by unilaterally calling a meeting on the Lenasia housing matter without involving other stakeholders serving on the Special Lenasia Intervention Team (SPLIT).
ATTTENTION: Editors and Reporters
The South African Human Rights Commission would like to express displeasure and disappointment at the manner in which the Department of Human Settlements and Gauteng Department of Housing and Local Government has conducted itself by unilaterally calling a meeting on the Lenasia housing matter without involving other stakeholders serving on the Special Lenasia Intervention Team (SPLIT).
ATTENTION: Editors and Reporters
Wednesday, 5 December 2012
The South African Human Rights Commission invites members of the media to the seventh round of its provincial Water and Sanitation Hearings which will be held in the Gauteng Province.
Wednesday, 5 December 2012
The South African Human Rights Commission invites members of the media to the seventh round of its provincial Water and Sanitation Hearings which will be held in the Gauteng Province.
5 December 2012
ATTTENTION: Editors and Reporters
The South African Human Rights Commission (SAHRC) has welcomed the decision by the Sub-Committee on Accreditation (SCA) of the International Coordinating Committee of National Human Rights Institutions for the Promotion and Protection of Human Rights (ICC) to re-accredit it with an A status.
ATTTENTION: Editors and Reporters
The South African Human Rights Commission (SAHRC) has welcomed the decision by the Sub-Committee on Accreditation (SCA) of the International Coordinating Committee of National Human Rights Institutions for the Promotion and Protection of Human Rights (ICC) to re-accredit it with an A status.
28 November 2012
The South African Human Rights Commission welcomes the creation of the Special Lenasia Intervention Team (SPLIT) by the Minister of Human Settlements, Tokyo Sexwale.
The South African Human Rights Commission welcomes the creation of the Special Lenasia Intervention Team (SPLIT) by the Minister of Human Settlements, Tokyo Sexwale.
27 November 2012
ATTTENTION: Editors and Reporters
On Monday the Deputy-Chairperson of the South African Human Rights Commission, Dr Pregs Govender led the Commission’s Provincial Hearing on Water and Sanitation in the Western Cape in Zwelethemba, Worcester.
ATTTENTION: Editors and Reporters
On Monday the Deputy-Chairperson of the South African Human Rights Commission, Dr Pregs Govender led the Commission’s Provincial Hearing on Water and Sanitation in the Western Cape in Zwelethemba, Worcester.
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