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Transforming Society

Securing Rights

Restoring Dignity

General Reports

2023

Social Media Charter

2022

National Conference Local Government Accountability Service Delivery and Human Rights Report

Imbizo – A Nation in Dialogue: Reflecting on the July 2021 Unrest in KwaZulu-Natal and Gauteng

2019 - 2020 Trends Analysis Report

2021

2nd National Conference on Racism: Towards Social Cohesion, Non-racialism, and the Eradication of Racial Polarisation and Tension (html version)

Letters on Water and Sanitation to MECs

Report on Water and Sanitation in Schools

The Right to Read and Write Report

Western Cape Education Department School Admission Response to the SAHRC

2020-2021 State of Human Rights Report – Towards Ensuring the Right to Adequate Housing through the Upgrading of Informal Settlements.

2020

Uniting Nations: A Snapshot of the Key International and Regional Human Rights Mechanisms Response to the COVID-19 Pandemic during 2020

Call for Submissions on the Discussion Paper on role of CSOs in the NPM


Proactive Disclosure of Information and Elections in South Africa, September 2020
State of Human Rights in Gauteng report, March 2020


2019

Report on the State of Human Rights in South Africa 2019

Dialougue on Human Rights and Policing - 12 September 2019, Johannesburg

SAHRC Position Paper on Access to a Basic Education for Undocumented Learners in South Africa, September 2019

2018

Business and Human Rights Dialogue, March 2018
Report on a Dialogue on Human Rights and Policing May 2018
Research Brief _ The Status of Human Rights Defenders in South Africa, April 2018
Research Brief _ Unpacking the gaps and challenges in addressing gender-based violence in South Africa, April 2018
Thematic Discussion Paper on SOGIE based violence and discrimination in SA, February 2018
NANHRI & SAHRC In-Country Meeting On Sexual Orientation, Gender Identity and Expression, November 2017

2017

Research Brief on Race and Equality in South Africa 2013 to 2017
SAHRC Research Brief on Disability and Equality in South Africa 2013-2017
Research Brief on Gender and Equality in South Africa 2013-2017
Civil and Political Rights (Full Report)

Civil and Political Rights (Executive Summary)

Human Rights Impact of Unsecured Lending and Debt Collection Practices in South Africa

2016

Disability Monitoring Framework and guidelines

SAHRC Midrand Declaration against Racism

Global Goals For Every Child

SPII SAHRC Guide to Budget Analysis for Socio-Economic Rights

SAHRC NHRI REPORT TO CERD

2015

Disability Toolkit for private sector

Monitoring Framework

Annual Trends Analysis for the 2013/14

Human Rights and Business Country Guide

2014

Social Exclusion and Poverty Traps among Children in South Africa

  1. Full report
  2. Summary

2013

Acid Mine Drainage and Human Rights

Charter of Basic Education Rights

2011

SA Children: A Review of Equity and Child Rights

2009

Critically reflecting on an institutional journey 2002 - 2009

Millenium Development Goals and the Realisation of Economic and Social Rights in South Africa

Report on Site Visit to Makopane

2008

Mining-related observations and recommendations: Anglo Platinum, Affected Communities and other Stakeholders, in and around the PPL Mine, Limpopo

Human Rights Development Report

Public Forum on Exclusive Organisations

The Golden Key Awards

World Refugee Day

2007

Crime and its Impact on Human Rights
Dialogues

Report of the ad hoc Committee on the review of Chapter 9 and Associated Institutions

2006

Annual Human Rights Lecture

Compliance with the Provisions of the International Convention Against all forms of Racial Discrimmination

Reflections and Democracy and Human Rights

Human Rights Week

Discussion on the Optional Protocol to the Convention Against Torture and other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment (OPCAT)

2003

Site Visits to Eastern Cape Hospitals

2002

Child Sexual Offences

Enquiry into Racism and Racial Discrimmination in the Department of Justice and Constitutional Development

Towards a Barrier Free Society

The Process of the Substitution of the Death Penalty

2001

Xenophobia and Related Intolerances

Developing and Adopting a Comprehensive National Action Plan and Strategy to Combat Racism

The National Action Plan and Strategy to Combat Human Rights

2000

Human Rights Resource Catalogue

Millenium Statement on Racism and Programme of Action

Towards the Development of a Focal Point For Children in the SAHRC

1999

Conference on Racial Integration in Schools

Report into the Arrest and Detention of Suspected Undocumented Migrants

Nutrition as Human Rights

Workshop on Open and Accountable Democracy
Workshop Manual - Building a Culture of Human Rights

1998

National Prisons Project of the SAHRC

1997

An SAHRC Policy Paper #5 Disability

Annual Reports

General Reports

Submission on Legislation

Section 184(3) Reports

PAIA Reports

Trends Analysis

Strategic Planning

Findings

Hearing Reports

Equality Reports

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The Human Rights Commission is the national institution established to support constitutional democracy. It is committed to promote respect for, observance of and protection of human rights for everyone without fear or favour.

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