Attention: Editors and Reporters

25th June 2019

Today, 26 June 2019, the South African Human Rights Commission (SAHRC/ Commission) marks the International Day in Support for the Victims of Torture. The significance of this day is traced back to 26 June, 1987 when the United Nations Convention Against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment (UNCAT) came into force. The UNCAT is the main international mechanism which proclaimed the absolute prohibition of torture in binding international law instrument. Similarly, this absolute prohibition has been entrenched in section 12 of the Constitution of the Republic of South Africa, 1996.

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24 June 2019

The South African Human Rights Commission (SAHRC) will host advocacy and outreach interventions in the Laingsburg Local Municipality from 25-28 June 2019.

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Date: 24 June 2019

The South African Human Rights Commission will conduct a site inspection of the Dr George Mukhari Hospital on Tuesday, 25 June 2019, following a complaint lodged by the Public Servants Association alleging the neglect of patients and ill treatment of hospital staff by hospital management.  

21 June 2019

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On 24 June 2019, the South African Human Rights Commission (“The Commission”) will conduct a public outreach engagement in Ekangala, Bronkhorstspruit.

20 June 2019

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The South Africa Human Rights Commission (Gauteng Provincial Office), will attend a sampling session with the City of Tshwane and the Department of Water & Sanitation in Hammanskraal on Thursday, 20 June 2019, in a bid to resolve the drinking water quality issues in the area.

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18 June 2019

In commemoration of World Refugee Day, the South African Human Rights Commission (SAHRC) will host the screening of a documentary entitled “Last Chance”. The documentary is part of “The OTHER People’s Film Festival,” an initiative of the Refugee Social Services.

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 14th June 2019

The South African Human Rights Commission (SAHRC or Commission) commemorates Youth Day on Sunday, the 16th June 2019, along with the rest of the people of South Africa.

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13 June 2019

As part of the 2019 Schools Moot Court Competition, the Mpumalanga Provincial Office will be hosting the first capacity building workshops aimed at empowering both learners and educators in preparation to partake in the national competition later in the year. The workshop is expected to create awareness on how the Constitution and the law work through court process to protect, demonstrate interconnectedness and promote respect of fundamental human rights enshrined in the Bill of Rights.

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10 June 2019

The South African Human Rights Commission (SAHRC) will host advocacy and media interventions in the Inkosi Langalibalele Local Municipality and Alfred Duma Local Municipality from the 11 – 12 June 2019.

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Date: 10 June 2019

The South African Human Rights Commission will conduct a site inspection of the Mamelodi Hospital on Tuesday, 11 June 2019, as it continues with its investigation into the public health system in the province.