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02 August 2023

Attention: Editors and Reporters

The South African Human Rights Commission (“the Commission”) in Limpopo undertakes the training of the clerks of the Equality Courts and court managers in the province on the procedure and operations of the Equality Courts.

01 August 2023

Attention: Editors and Reporters


The South African Human Rights Commission (“the Commission”) in Limpopo will be conducting the inspection in loco together with the Municipal Manager of Ba-Phalaborwa Local Municipality (“the Municipality”) on the 1st of August 2023. The Commission will conduct the inspection in the areas identified during the preliminary investigation after receiving the complaints.

Attention: Editors and Reporters

31 July 2023

The North West Provincial Office of the Commission (“NWPO”) will be launching its Social Harmony National Effort (“SHiNE”) initiative under the theme of “Good Governance Starts at Home: Empowered Women a Cornerstone of Strong Families and Communities”.

The closing date for entries has been extended to 8 August 2023

Attention: Editors and Reporters

25 July 2023

The SAHRC together with the Nelson Mandela Foundation, Clive Sithole Ceramics (Durban), Imiso Ceramics (Cape Town), and Van Schaik Bookstore, wishes to invite youth below the age of 18 years in the KwaZulu Natal Province to submit their clay works that demonstrate their interpretations and reflections on the meaning of the July Unrest and the April 2022 Floods.

21 July 2023

Attention: Editors and Reporters

The South African Human Rights Commission (SAHRC) has considered the judgment of the Johannesburg High Court that was delivered on 14 July 2023 in AfriForum vs SAHRC.

20 July 2023

Attention: Editors and Reporters

The South African Human Rights Commission has partnered with the Centre for Applied Legal Studies and the Nelson Mandela Foundation to host a day of dialogue, memory and nation-building, reckoning with the “July Unrest” by invoking the legacies of Sanusi Credo Mutwa and Chief Albert Luthuli. The convening will take place on the 21st of July 2023 - Sanusi Credo Mutwa's birthday and the anniversary of the passing on of Chief Luthuli.

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19 July 2023

The South African Human Rights Commission (“the Commission”) will be conducting a stakeholder engagement on issues arising out of the farming communities in the Gert Sibande District, as part of its initiatives to address systemic violations in the province.

17 July 2023

Attention: Editors and Reporters

The South African Human Rights Commission (the Commission) is mandated in terms of section 184(1) to promote respect for human rights and a culture of human rights, to promote the protection, development and attainment of human rights, as well as to monitor and assess the observance of human rights in the Republic of South Africa. This mandate provides the Commission with an opportunity to ensure redress, and to ensure that the culture of human rights is upheld in the country.

Attention: Editors and Reporters

14 July 2023

The South African Human Rights Commission has partnered with the Centre for Applied Legal Studies and the Nelson Mandela Foundation to host a day of dialogue, memory and nation-building, reckoning with the “July Unrest” by drawing on the legacies of Sanusi Credo Mutwa and Chief Albert Luthuli. The convening will take place on the 21st of July, 2023 - Sanusi Credo Mutwa's birthday and the anniversary of the passing on of Chief Luthuli.

Attention: Editors and Reporters

11 July 2023

The South African Human Rights Commission’s (“the Commission”) in Northern Cape will be conducting various monitoring activities in Pixely Ka Seme District Municipality District. Section 184 (1) (c) of the Constitution states that, the Commission must monitor and assess the observance of human rights in the Republic.  The role of monitoring and assessing potential and actual human right violations provides the Commission with an opportunity to ensure redress and to ensure that human rights are upheld in the Republic.

11 July 2023

Attention: Editors and Reporters

On 11 October 2021, the South African Human Rights Commission (Commission) filed its submission as Third-Party Intervener before the European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) in the matter of Semenya v Switzerland (application no. 10934/21). This is the first time for the Commission to be involved in human rights litigation in an international forum. Its engagement thus marks a significant milestone in its work regarding gender equality.

11 July 2023

Attention: Editors and Reporters

The South African Human Rights Commission (SAHRC/Commission) will conduct a stakeholder engagement with the Department of High Education and Training and various Technical, Vocational Education and Training (TVET) Colleges. The aim of the stakeholder is to foster a culture of human rights, a deeper understanding of human rights, and increase the realisation of human rights to enable participants to assist in identifying human rights abuses within the institutions.

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5 July 2023

The South African Human Rights Commission in Limpopo will hold meetings with the Lephalale Local Municipality and the Matimba Power Station Management.

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4 July 2023

The South African Human Rights Commission Gauteng Provincial Office (GPO) will meet with the City of Johannesburg to receive feedback on complaints where the City of Johannesburg is involved. The SAHRC will in particular solicit feedback on the City’s implementation of the Commission’s recommendations in the Alexandra Report.

Attention: Editors and Reporters

28 JUNE 2023

The South African Human Rights Commission (the Commission) is a state institution established by Chapter 9 of the Constitution of the Republic of South Africa, 1996 to support constitutional democracy. The Commission is mandated in terms of Section 184 of the Constitution to promote the protection, development and attainment of human rights and to monitor the observance of such rights within the Republic of South Africa.

01 July 2023

Attention: Editors and Reporters

The South African Human Rights Commission (“the Commission”) has written to the office of the President of the Republic of South Africa, His Excellency Cyril Matamela Ramaphosa to seek the intervention of the Justice, Crime Prevention and Security Cluster on the plight of the members of the Abahlali baseMjondolo Movement (AbM).

Attention: Editors and Reporters

Friday, 30 June 2023

July 2023 will mark two years since the catastrophic events of the 2021 civil unrest that occurred mainly in Gauteng and KwaZulu Natal. During July 2023, the South African Human Rights Commission (Commission / SAHRC), together with multiple partners, will host a series of programmes which address the social issues and problems invoked by the July Unrest. The overarching theme guiding the July 2023 calendar is informed by the Commission’s Social Harmony National Initiative (SHiNE) and will focus on the inter-related themes of ‘poverty’, ‘inequality’ and ‘dignity’.

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29 JUNE 2023

The South African Human Rights Commission (SAHRC or the Commission) and the Department of Education will be hosting virtual Moot Court preparatory workshops aimed at preparing learners for the National School Moot Court Programme. The Commission and Department of Education collaborate with various institutions of higher education, law firms, and professionals who provide training to the learners in preparation for the National School Moot Court Programme.
Attention: Editors and Reporters

29 June 2023

The South African Human Rights Commission (“the Commission”) will be conducting Social Harmony National Effort (SHiNE) support campaign aimed at promoting social cohesion, harmony, tolerance and respect for human rights across South Africa. It also aims at improving human relations and interactions across every spectrum in the society.

27 June 2023

Attention: Editors and Reporters

The South African Human Rights Commission with Department of Health and Civil Society Organisations will be conducting a stakeholder engagement on teenage pregnancy in Paul Roux. Every year in the month of June, South Africans commemorate the events of 16 June 1976. The uprising began in Soweto and spread across the country, radically changing South Africa's socio-political landscape. The rise of the Black Consciousness Movement (BCM) and the formation of the South African Students' Organization (SASO) sparked political interest in many students, while others joined the wave of anti-apartheid sentiment within the student community.

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