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Human Rights Commission to probe violence, looting in KZN and Gauteng

NATIONAL The SA Human Rights Commission (SAHRC) will launch an investigation into the violence that swept across KwaZulu-Natal and Gauteng in July. Among other things, the commission said on Friday it would examine the effectiveness of the state, particularly the police and security cluster as a whole, in maintaining public order, including the provision of adequate protection for the safety and security of people and property. The commission said it […]

7 August 2021

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SAHRC requests meeting with WCED over alleged racism at Brakenfell High

The Human Rights Commission says it has served the Western Cape Education Department with an allegations notice over the racism claims at Brackenfell High School in Cape Town. Violent clashes erupted outside the school last Friday as hundreds of EFF supporters protested against alleged racism at the school. Police used stun grenades, teargas and a water canon to control the crowd. Human Rights Commissioner Andre Gaum says the school has […]

25 November 2020

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SAHRC mourns death of deputy chairperson Priscilla Jana

South Africa has lost a "giant' with the death of South African Human Rights Commission (SAHRC) deputy chairperson Devikarani Priscilla Sewpal Jana on Saturday, the SAHRC said in paying tribute to the anti-apartheid struggle lawyer. "South Africa has lost a giant who sacrificed herself selflessly for us all to enjoy the fruit of the constitutional democracy that we enjoy today," the commission said in a statement "As a black female […]

11 October 2020

News

‘We need to identify racial bias’: says activist on Clicks saga

Heated debates around racism continue online following a Clicks advertisement labelled as racist, as EFF protests resulted in store closures nationwide on Wednesday. The South African Human Rights Commission says it will be engaging with Clicks management to understand why the so-called racist Tresemme hair product advertisement was given the go-ahead. The ad made a comparison between the hair of black women being called ‘dull and dry’ while a white […]

9 September 2020

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Call in police and crime intelligence on land occupations – Human Rights Commission

The SA Human Rights Commission has called for state authorities, including police crime intelligence experts, to uncover those behind the "wave of land-occupations" taking place in Cape Town. This as multiple attacks reported against a range of government service providers - from firefighters to paramedics - and widespread land grabs. Cape Town mayor Dan Plato announced this week: "Attempts to illegally occupy land, City projects or community facilities include several […]

23 July 2020

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City and SAHRC head to court over evictions

The South African Human Rights Commission (SAHCR) has once again locked horns with the City of Cape Town over its treatment of poor and vulnerable communities. It comes as the SAHRC and the Legal Resources Centre filed a court application to obtain an interdict against all evictions during the lockdown, after Khayelitsha’s Bulelani Qholani was violently removed https://vocfm.co.za/khayelitsha-eviction-raises-calls-for-suspension-of-senior-coct-officials-new-mayor/ from his illegally erected shack while naked three weeks ago. Although the […]

15 July 2020

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SAHRC welcomes ConCourt judgement on independent candidates

The South African Human Rights Commission (SAHRC) on Thursday welcomed the Constitutional Court ruling, delivered by Justice Mbuyiseli Madlanga, allowing independent candidates to contest for national and provincial elections. The SAHRC said the ability to stand for public office is a fundamental right in South Africa that is guaranteed in section 19 of the Constitution. “This right is a domestication of a provision contained in international instruments such as the […]

12 June 2020

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HRC probes racism complaint after Dlamini-Zuma’s was depicted as a baboon

The South African Human Rights Commission (SAHRC) says it will investigate a racism complaint after a picture of a baboon was superimposed on the face of the Minister of Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs (CoGTA) Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma. The photo was posted on social media. The South African Council of Churches registered a complaint with the commission describing the post as an insult and a violation of the minister’s human rights. […]

31 May 2020

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SAHRC launches application against Beloftebos wedding venue

The SA Human Rights Commission (SAHRC) believes its case against the owners of the Beloftebos wedding venue is important enough to be heard by a full bench in the Western Cape High Court, where it launched a court application on Monday. "This is obviously a case that will not only be applicable to wedding venues," commissioner André Gaum said. "It will be about unfair discrimination, specifically based on sexual orientation. […]

3 March 2020

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