Helen Zille on Friday stepped up her protest that an HRC probe was being used by the ruling party to target the opposition.
The SA Human Rights Commission (SAHRC) hopes that rumours of a resurgence in xenophobic violence after the World Cup are "just a threat".
An audit of the SAHRC finds ‘certain funds cannot be satisfactorily accounted for’, writes Mmanaledi Mataboge.
Government is responsible for the failures in SA’s public healthcare system, said the South African Human Rights Commission (SAHRC) on Thursday.
South Africa is moving further away from the visions of those who struggled for liberation, Jody Kollapen said on Wednesday.
Suboptimal conditions in prison hospitals is not a valid basis for releasing fraud convict Schabir Shaik on medical parole, experts said on Tuesday.
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The SA Human Rights Commission has dismissed an appeal against its finding that a forum for black journalists was unconstitutional.
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The SAHRC has balked at proposed legislation designed to equip police crime-fighters with a DNA database.
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The SAHRC on Monday said it would soon begin to investigate the origins of anti-immigrant violence that claimed more than 60 lives in May.
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The Mail & Guardian visited social networking sites and found that racism is alive and well on the net.
In a one-party dominant state like SA, officials with political aspirations that suit the ANC are allowed to ride roughshod over our hard-won values.
<i>Sunday Sun</i> columnist Jon Qwelane launches an attack on gay South Africans — and the Constitution.
The government should exercise leniency for the undocumented refugees now being detained at the Lindela repatriation centre, SAHRC says.
The SAHRC has received complaints against Sunday Sun columnist Jon Qwelane, spokesperson Vincent Moaga said on Wednesday,
Congress of South African Trade Unions general secretary Zwelinzima Vavi has expressed regret over his recent ”shoot and kill for Zuma” comments.
ANC Youth League leader Julius Malema in the firing line once again while Zwelinzima Vavi has yet to apologise for ”kill for Zuma” comment.
Archbishop Desmond Tutu is the voice of reason as the SAHRC opposes statements made by Julius Malema and Zwelinzima Vavi.
Nosimilo Ndlovu and Vicky Hill report on a UN study on human rights
The African National Congress Youth League on Wednesday insisted that its president, Julius Malema, will not withdraw his ”kill for Zuma” remark.
The SA Human Rights Commission is still discussing the controversial ”kill for Zuma” remarks made by ANC Youth League president Julius Malema.
Cosatu general secretary Zwelinzima Vavi said on Saturday he was committed to die in defence of ”one another and for our revolution”.
The South African Human Rights Commission will decide on Monday how to deal with trade unionist leader Zwelinzima Vavi’s ”kill for Zuma” remarks.
Controversial comments made by ANC Youth League president Julius Malema on June 16 were not a call for the youth to take up arms, says Jacob Zuma.
A complaint against the Daily Sun‘s reporting on the recent xenophobic attacks in Gauteng was submitted to the press ombudsman and the South African Human Rights Commission on Thursday. One of the major issues was the use of the term ”aliens” for immigrants by the newspaper.
The Department of Home Affairs said on Wednesday it planned to establish shelters for foreigners who have fled xenophobic attacks over the last two weeks. The BBC reported on Wednesday that seven ”refugee camps” would be set up. By Monday night there were an estimated 17Â 000 displaced foreigners left in Johannesburg.
Several institutions, including the Development Bank of Southern Africa, and national carrier South African Airways, offered funding totalling more than R20-million to xenophobia victims on Tuesday. SAA chief executive Khaya Ngqula said the airline would donate about R750Â 000 to the Red Cross.
South African President Thabo Mbeki, already under fire for perceived policy failings that caused an anti-immigrant backlash in his country, now faces questions about his handling of the crisis. The head of state is yet to visit the worst affected areas of Johannesburg after two weeks of violence against foreigners.
South Africa’s government admitted on Friday it was aware of the potential of anti-immigrant sentiment to explode into violence. ”Of course we were aware there was something brewing. It is one thing to know there is a social problem and another thing to know when that outburst will occur,” said Intelligence Minister Ronnie Kasrils.
Although the violent nature of crime in South Africa is often highlighted, white-collar crimes are rampant and impact negatively on citizens’ rights. Bribery and corruption were perceived to be the most prevalent crimes, said a South African Human Rights Commission report.
More people across all race groups in South Africa are living in relative poverty, a report released by the South African Human Rights Commission (SAHRC) said. The number of white South Africans living in relative poverty has doubled, from 2% to 3,9% since 1997, the number of black South Africans has increased from 50,3% to 57,2%, the commission’s report found.
Blatant racism appears to be on the increase in South Africa, with legislation doing too little to eliminate it, a South African Human Rights Commission report released on Thursday said. The Human Rights Development Report said racist incidents, like a controversial video shot at the University of Free State, reminded the country of the danger of regression.
AfriForum on Wednesday laid a charge of hate speech with the South African Human Rights Commission against the Congress of South African Trade Unions’s Solly Phetoe in his personal capacity after his comments following a shooting in the North West.