25 MAY 2018

ATTENTION: Editors and Reporters

The South African Human Rights Commission (SAHRC) will host the following interventions in commemoration of Child Protection Week (CPW):

Attention Editors and Reporters
25th May 2018

The South African Human Rights Commission (SAHRC or Commission) is deeply concerned by the The State of Local Government and Financial Management 2017 report, released on Wednesday 23 May 2018, by Auditor-General, Kimi Makwetu. In the view of the Commission, there is a direct link between billions being lost through irregular, fruitless and wasteful expenditure by those tasked with managing the finances of municipalities and the lack of service delivery which in turn inhibits and infringes on rights of access to socio-economic rights of many South Africans, and has ignited so many violent and destructive protests.

Attention: Editors and Reporters
24 May 2018

The Mpumalanga Provincial Office will be embarking on the Child Protection Week campaign by visiting five 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.

18 May 2018

A Cape Town church leader has been sentenced to 30 days in prison following the derogatory remarks he unleashed on the LGBTIQ community.
Reverend Oscar Bougardt has also been suspended for five years, as he was found guilty of being in contempt of court after disregarding a court order barring him from making anti-gay comments.

18 May 2018

Cape Town - The SA Human Rights Commission said the aim of the International Day Against Homophobia, Transphobia and Biphobia, observed on Thursday, was to co-ordinate and raise awareness of sexual orientation, gender identity and expression (Sogie) rights violations.
The SAHRC said on Thursday commemorated the decision to remove homosexuality from the international classification of diseases of the World Health Organisation in 1990.

18 May 2018
 
SAHRC commissioner says “breakthrough” over land for more housing; but protests have not stopped

Protests in Hermanus over housing and land for residents in Zwelihle have been ongoing all week and continued on Friday. Since March, protests have centred on a controversial land deal in neighbouring Schulphoek.

18 May 2018

The Equality Court in Cape Town sentenced Reverend Oscar Bougardt on Friday for contempt of court after he ignored an order prohibiting him from making homophobic statements.

21 May 2018

The IAB SA has kick-started a campaign for all South Africans to have free basic access to the Internet. As the right to information is one of our constitutional rights, it follows that South Africans should have the ability to access this information freely.

Attention Editors and Reporters
17th May 2017

The International Day Against Homophobia, Transphobia and Biphobia is observed on 17th May and aims to coordinate international events that raise awareness of Sexual Orientation, Gender Identity and Expression (SOGIE) rights violations and stimulate interest in SOGIE rights work worldwide. The date was chosen to commemorate the decision to remove homosexuality from the International Classification of Diseases of the World Health Organization (WHO) in 1990.

3 May 2018

Cape Town - A 21-year-old Bayview resident died after he was run over by a taxi during protests outside the Isiqalo informal settlement in Philippi on Wednesday night.