Lobby group AfriForum wants a decision by the SA Human Rights Commission that EFF leader Julius Malema’s statements were not hate speech, overturned. The organisation has filed papers in the Gauteng High Court arguing that there was an “error of law” and that the decision be set aside or taken[…]
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,[…]
With the heat on retailer H&M subsiding, the South African Human Rights Commission (SAHRC) says it is taking a firm stance on the business sector and human rights abuse. The commission voiced its disappointment at the recent H&M ad campaign that featured a black boy modelling a hoodie with the words “coolest[…]
JacarandaFM breakfast show co-hosts Tumi Morake and Martin Bester met with trade union Solidarity and “agreed to disagree” over the accusations of racism that the union launched against Morake. Some of Morake’s comments during a debate on the show raised the ire of the union. She compared apartheid to a[…]
The SA Human Rights Commission (SAHRC) has confirmed it is investigating a video showing an elderly man being tortured at an auto electrical workshop in Grassy Park. The video went viral last week, sparking anger on social media. The clip shows the auto electrical workers, aged 20 and 22 years,[…]
The South African Human Rights Commission (SAHRC) has singled out government as a leading Human Rights impeder. The commission says government’s inability to provide essential services such as water, housing and sanitation, especially in rural areas, is a violation of the Bill of Rights. According to Stats SA almost 2[…]
There has been yet another incident of an attack on a masjid in a spate of three days. On Monday, Masjidul-Jamiah in Kalk Bay was found strewed with blood making this the second incident of this nature. Achmat Sity, the imam at the mosque said that the caretaker of the masjid[…]
The Western Cape African National Congress plans to lodge a complaint with the SA Human Rights Commission and police on Monday after a Hout Bay resident apparently called black people “stupid animals” in a Facebook post. “They are like stupid animals. We should tie them to a rope. Too many[…]
The Portfolio Committee on Justice and Correctional Services has received nominations for suitable candidates to be recommended for appointment to the South African Human Rights Commission (SAHRC). The Committee was mandated by the National Assembly to initiate and oversee a process to nominate and recommend seven suitable candidates for appointment[…]
The South African Human Rights Commission (HRC) has confirmed it will be investigating a racist Facebook post, which has raised the ire of South Africans. The flow of support for the waitress offended by #RhodesMustFall (RMF) movement member Ntokozo Qwabe recently made waves on social media and in less than[…]
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