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SAHRC
Media Advisory: The North West Provincial office of the South African Human Rights Commission’s Social Harmony Through National Effort (SHiNE) engagement.
Attention: Editors and Reporters
28 May 2024
The North West Provincial Office of the South African Human Rights Commission (Commission) is hosting an event to promote the Social Harmony National Effort (SHINE). The goal of SHINE is to encourage all South Africans to think about and take small but meaningful actions to promote respect, social harmony, solidarity, and healing in their homes and communities.
Media Advisory: SAHRC Eastern Cape to conduct Moot Court workshops
28 May 2024
Attention: Editors and Reporters
The South African Human Rights Commission (Commission), Eastern Cape Provincial Office (ECPO) working in partnership with the Eastern Cape Education Department will conduct workshops for schools in the Amathole East, Amathole West and Sarah Baartman Districts in preparation of the moot court competition essay rounds.
Media Advisory: The SAHRC Northern Cape Provincial Office to conduct community outreaches and clinics in Barkly West and Warrenton
Attention: Editors and Reporters
The South African Human Rights Commission (the Commission) in the Northern Cape Province will be conducting community outreaches and legal clinics in the Barkly West and Warrenton areas as it recognises the importance of maintaining strong connections with local communities to fulfil its mandate.
Media Alert: SAHRC Eastern Cape Provincial Office conducts monitoring activities in Chris Hani and Jobe Gqabi District
Attention: Editors and Reporters
23 May 2024
The SAHRC Eastern Cape provincial office will be embarking on various monitoring activities in Chris Hani and Joe Gqabi District Municipality between 22nd to 26 May 2024. Section 184 (1) (c) of the Constitution of the Republic of South Africa states that the Commission must monitor and assess the observance of human rights in the Republic.
Media Alert: The South African Human Rights Commission’s CEO together with the Limpopo Provincial Office meets with various stakeholders in the Limpopo Province
Date: 22 May 2024
Attention: Editors and Reporters
The South African Human Rights Commission (SAHRC) Limpopo Provincial Office (LPO) together with the SAHRC’s CEO Mr. Vusumuzi Mkhize meets with various stakeholders in the Limpopo Province, the purpose of the engagement is to strengthen the relationship between SAHRC in the province and its stakeholders.
Media Advisory: The SAHRC Northern Cape Provincial Office to conduct a stakeholder engagement on human rights and law enforcement
Attention: Editors and Reporters
The South African Human Rights Commission (the Commission) in the Northern Cape Province will be conducting a stakeholder engagement focused on human rights and law enforcement. The engagement comes in the wake of pressing issues surrounding police brutality, inhumane treatment of inmates, and fatalities within correctional facilities. Recent incidents involving violent confrontations between law enforcement agencies and foreign nationals, as well as reported mistreatment and deaths in Kimberley correctional facilities, have highlighted the urgent need for action.
Media Advisory: The SAHRC Northern Cape Provincial Office to address critical issues of access to water and sanitation services with the Sol Plaatje Local Municipality in Kimberly
Attention: Editors and Reporters
The South African Human Rights Commission (the Commission) in the Northern Cape Province has been inundated with multiple complaints concerning inadequate access to water and sanitation services within the Sol Plaatje Municipality.
Media Advisory: Call for submission in respect of the Commission’s Imbizo on the right to food
Attention: Editors and Reporters
20 May 2024
The South African Human Rights Commission (the Commission) in the Eastern Cape conducted an inquiry in 2022 on challenges relating to severe acute malnutrition. With this context in mind, the Commission will conduct an Imbizo under the theme: "Nourishing Futures: Collaborative Strategies for Sustainable Development". The aim of the Imbizo is to convene with stakeholders to foster partnerships, share best practices, identify opportunities for joint initiatives and outline a roadmap towards minimizing hunger and to tackle hunger collectively.
Media Invite: SAHRC Mpumalanga Provincial Office to conduct community outreach engagements to promote human rights
Attention: Editors and Reporters
20 May 2024
The South African Human Rights Commission (“the Commission”) will be conducting community outreach in the form of a roadshow and information sessions. The engagements will be held in different areas in all the three districts of the province. These engagements are meant to promote human rights as enshrined in the Constitution of the Republic of South Africa, 1996.
Media Statement: South African Human Rights Commission’s statement on the Caster Semenya vs Switzerland case
Attention: Editors and Reporters
15 May 2024
Today, Wednesday 15 May 2024, the Grand Chamber at the European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) will hear the case of Caster Semenya v Switzerland. The South African Human Rights Commission (SAHRC) has been granted leave to intervene in the matter as a third-party intervener, or friend of the court.
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