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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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. […]
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. […]
By Tauhierah Salie Reintegration is among the resolutions for refugees staging a sit in at the Central Methodist Church in Cape Town CBD. This is according to the South African Human Rights Commissioner, Chris Nissan, who gave VOC feedback on the engagements aimed at appeasing several parties. The situation for around 600 refugees has reached boiling point, as living conditions have become intolerable and division has resulted in a major […]
The South African Human Rights Commission (SAHRC) is expected to represent a farm worker in the Springs Magistrate's Court on Monday, who was allegedly forced to drink faeces. According to the SAHRC website, the commission has initiated Equality Court proceedings against the farm owner and his family. On December 9, the family allegedly forced an employee to drink litres of faecal matter before allegedly attempting to drown him in a […]
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