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SAHRC
Media Advisory: The SAHRC’s North West Provincial Office to co-host Provincial rounds of the National School’s Moot Court Programme
Attention: Editors and Reporters
Friday, 6 September 2024
The South African Human Rights Commission’s (the Commission) North West Provincial Office (NWPO) will co-host the Provincial rounds of the National Schools’ Moot Court Programme (NSMCP), in partnership with the Department of Basic Education (DBE), Department of Justice and Constitutional Development (DoJ&CD), National Prosecuting Authority (NPA), and the North West University (NWU).
Media Advisory: The SAHRC Northern Cape Provincial Office co-host the 2024 Provincial Final Oral rounds of the National School Moot Court Programme
Attention: Editors and Reporters
Friday, 06 September 2024
The South African Human Rights Commission’s (the Commission) Northern Cape Provincial Office will be supporting the Northern Cape Department of Education (NCDoE) in hosting the Provincial Final Oral Rounds of the National School Moot Court Programme. The programme is a flagship initiative aimed at nurturing the next generation of legal professionals by providing them with an immersive experience in the field of law and courtroom proceedings.
Media Advisory: SAHRC Mpumalanga Provincial Office to commemorate National Women’s Day
Attention: Editors and Reporters
06 September 2024
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The South African Human Rights Commission (the Commission) will be commemorating National Women’s Day, focusing on the rights of women to equality and healthcare services, including sexual and reproductive healthcare as enshrined in the Constitution of the Republic of South Africa, 1996 (the Constitution).
Media Advisory: SAHRC Eastern Cape Provincial Office to co-host the MOOT Court Programme Provincial Oral rounds
Media Advisory: SAHRC Limpopo Provincial Office in collaboration with SAHRC National Library, to donate books to Leweng Primary School in Moletjie as part of SHiNE event.
Attention: Editors and Reporters
The South African Human Rights Commission (SAHRC) is a state institution established by Chapter 9 of the Constitution of the Republic of South Africa,1996 to support constitutional democracy. The SAHRC is mandated in 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.
Media Statement: The South African Human Rights Commission on allegations of racism, Tiktok
Attention: Editors and Reporters
05 September 2024
The South African Human Rights Commission (SAHRC/the Commission) has noted with serious concern alleged racial utterances perpetuated by a minor on social media platform TikTok. The Commission condemns this alleged racial incident with the strongest term.
Media Advisory: SAHRC Mpumalanga Provincial Office to conduct community outreach engagements to promote human rights
Attention: Editors and Reporters
04 September 2024
The South African Human Rights Commission (the Commission) will be conducting community outreach in the form of information sessions to promote human rights as enshrined in the Constitution of the Republic of South Africa, 1996.
Media Advisory: SAHRC Limpopo Provincial Office conducts a subpoena hearing against Fetakgomo-Tubatse Local Municipality and continues with its inquiry on Mining Activities in Limpopo Province.
Date: 03 September 2024
Attention: Editors and Reporters
The South African Human Rights Commission’s (SAHRC) Limpopo Provincial Office (LPO) is conducting a subpoena hearing against Fetakgomo-Tubatse Local Municipality (Municipality) and it will continue with its hearing on mining activities in Limpopo today from 10h00.
Media Advisory: SAHRC Gauteng Provincial Office to conduct stakeholder engagement to discuss the prevalence of violence and discrimination in schools
Attention: Editors and Reporters
03 September 2024
The South African Human Rights Commission’s (SAHRC/ the Commission) Gauteng Provincial Office (GPO) has received several complaints regarding the issue of violence and discrimination in schools. This has raised the need for the Commission to do a follow-up on its previous report and the recommendations thereto on the issue of violence in schools.
Media Invite: SAHRC Mpumalanga Provincial Office to conduct a SHiNE dialogue on the right to culture
Attention: Editors and Reporters
03 September 2024
The South African Human Rights Commission (the Commission) initiated the Social Harmony National Effort (SHiNE) that aims to promote social cohesion, harmony, tolerance, and respect for human rights across South Africa. SHiNE anticipates a bottom-up approach that enjoins all South Africans toward positive change and a new culture of intense social interaction, solidarity and more mutual respect amongst people.
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