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SAHRC
Media Invite: SAHRC Limpopo Office embarks on a child friendly awareness campaign
Attention: Editors and Reporters
05 June 2019
The Limpopo Provincial Office in partnership with the Limpopo Women Ecumenical Fellowship (WEF) will embark on the Child Protection Week campaign in Solomondale Community at William Mphamba Presbyterian Church on 06 June 2019.
Media Invite: SAHRC Mpumalanga Office embarks on a child protection week (Schools visits)
Attention: Editors and Reporters
04 June 2019
The Mpumalanga Provincial Office will be embarking on the Child Protection Week campaign by visiting three schools in the province. During the campaign, the South African Human Rights Commission (Commission) will be promoting its Child Friendly Complaints Handling Procedures (CFCHP). The campaign is also meant to empower children with information that shall enable them to identify human rights threats or violations and report such directly to the Commission.
Father disappointed with church's response in daughter’s sexual assault
The father of a girl who was harassed by a church elder says the Seventh Day Adventist Church in George failed to adhere to church policy on reporting sexual abuse cases.
Health Department undertakes to upgrade clinic
The Hartbeespoort Clinic, a facility which services a large volume of patients per day under extremely challenging conditions is due for an upgrade, according to the Provincial Department of Health.
This welcomed development comes after the Hartbeespoort Community Development Initiative (HCDI), a locally based nonprofit company, received complaints from community members about the current poor state of the Clinic which services patients mainly from the local RDP settlements, informal settlements, plots, and farming communities.
SAHRC expected back in Alexandra
The South African Human Rights Commission (SAHRC) will be back again on Monday in the Alexandra township, north of Johannesburg to continue its probe into the violent protests that erupted in the run-up to the general elections.
SAHRC concerned about how the visually impaired were treated at polls
The South African Human Rights Commission (SAHRC) is concerned about how the visually impaired were treated at the polls on Wednesday.
Racial incident at Scottburgh KFC condemned
The identity of the man could not be confirmed by police at the time of going to press. However, we will follow the story closely and report on any subsequent arrests and/or court appearances.
BLF calls hate speech ruling against it a ‘victory’, refuses to apologise
The party has been ordered to remove the slogan from its regalia and social media accounts and may face criminal charges, but plans to appeal.
The Equality Court on Monday found Andile Mngxitama’s party, Black First Land First (BLF), guilty of hate speech.
BLF ordered to remove slogan after Equality Court hate speech ruling
The court has given the BLF a month to remove the contentious slogan from its website, as well as its regalia and other public platforms.
BLF found guilty of hate speech, criminal charges may follow
The Equality Court has found that the Black First Land First (BLF) political slogan on land is hate speech.
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