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SAHRC
Media Advisory: SAHRC KZN Provincial Office conducts Children’s Rights and Human Rights Champions Workshops
10 July 2024
Attention: Editors and Reporters
The KwaZulu Natal Provincial Office of the South African Human Rights Commission (SAHRC or the Commission) has partnered with the Sthabile Community Development Centre to conduct a children's rights workshop for the learner representative councils of Mvaba High School and Nkosinathi Secondary School.
Media Statement: SAHRC Condemns Theft of School Roof at Mmanjaakgora Primary School
Attention: Editors and Reporters
Wednesday, 10 July 2024
The South African Human Rights Commission (SAHRC/the Commission) strongly condemns the theft of the school roof affecting three classrooms at Mmanjaakgora Primary School in Prisca village, Moretele, which was discovered on July 6, 2024.
Media Advisory: SAHRC Condemns Incidents of Violence Against Older Persons
Attention: Editors and Reporters
10 July 2024
The South African Human Rights Commission (SAHRC) expresses concern over the recent acts of violence against older persons. The Commission strongly condemns these barbaric acts and urges the South African Police Service (SAPS) to swiftly bring the perpetrators to justice.
Media Advisory: The Gauteng Provincial Office (GPO) will conduct a children’s rights workshop for the Qoqa Community Project in Sebokeng.
Attention: Editors and Reporters
04 July 2024
The Gauteng Provincial Office of the South African Human Rights Commission will conduct a children’s rights workshop for the Qoqa Community Project based in Sebokeng.
Media Advisory: The Gauteng Provincial Office (GPO) will host a Stakeholder Engagement at Dr George Mukhari Academic Hospital following the death of a patient.
Attention: Editors and Reporters
03 July 2024
The Gauteng Provincial Office (GPO) of the South African Human Rights Commission (SAHRC) will be hosting a stakeholder engagement in response to a fire incident that led to the death of a patient at Dr George Mukhari Academic Hospital.
Media Advisory: SAHRC Free State Provincial Office will convene a stakeholder engagement on teenage pregnancy.
03 July 2024
Attention: Editors and Reporters
The Free State Provincial Office (FSPO) convened a stakeholder engagement on teenage pregnancy in 2023, prompted by concerning statistics from the Free State Department of Health. The data indicated that between 2002 and 2003, 150 young girls between the ages of 10 and 14 gave birth in a four-month period in the province.
Media Statement: SAHRC welcomes the appointment of the National Executive of the 7th Administration.
Attention: Editors and Reporters
02 July 2024
The South African Human Rights Commission (SAHRC/ Commission) welcomes the announcement of the new Cabinet of the Government of National Unity (GNU) by President Cyril Ramaphosa. The Commission extends congratulations to the ministers and deputy ministers on their appointments.
Media Invite: SAHRC Eastern Cape Provincial Office to conduct a community outreach engagement with youth in conflict with the law
Attention: Editors and Reporters
28 June 2024
The South African Human Rights Commission (“the Commission”) is constitutionally mandated to promote and provide education on human rights. In alignment with this mandate, the Commission’s Eastern Cape Provincial Office (ECPO), in partnership with the Safer South Africa Foundation (SSAF), will conduct a community public outreach engagement. This initiative aims to inform and empower youth and children in conflict with the law about their rights and the rights of others, emphasizing the application of human rights principles in everyday life.
Media Advisory: The SAHRC Northern Cape Provincial Office to conduct a community outreach and a legal clinic in Windsorton
Attention: Editors and Reporters
The South African Human Rights Commission (the Commission) in the Northern Cape Province will be conducting a community outreach and a legal clinic in Windsorton as it recognises the importance of maintaining strong connections with local communities to fulfil its mandate.
Media Advisory: SAHRC Western Cape Provincial Office hosts a stakeholder engagement on protective measures during illegal evictions
Attention: Editors and Reporters
27 June 2024
The Western Cape Provincial Office (WCPO) of the South African Human Rights Commission (SAHRC) will host a stakeholder engagement to address and discuss protective measures provided to evictees during unlawful evictions.
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