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HRC wants farm eviction laws tightened to protect farm workers
The commission says it has been dealing with about 500 cases related to these type of evictions since the start of the year in the Western Cape.
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SAHRC wants to restore dignity of people evicted from WC farms
The SAHRC has been dealing with about 500 cases related to farm evictions in the province this year.
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SAHRC listens to plight of victims of farm evictions
Most residents of the Spokiesdorp informal settlement in Rawsonville have either been evicted from farms or have had to leave farms due to various reasons.
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HRC dealing with hundreds of WC farm eviction cases
This month it has also been called in to attend to various other cases of human rights violations in over twenty areas in the province.
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SAHRC hearings reveal skills shortage in mental healthcare sector
Health Minister Aaron Motsoaledi requested the commission to investigate the sector after the Life Esidimeni tragedy.
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SAHRC: 'Psychiatric patients need to be heard'
The commission has concluded its first day of hearings looking at mental healthcare in South Africa.
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SAHRC hearings: Each province doesn’t have its own mental healthcare budget
The hearings are aimed at addressing any violations of mental healthcare in the country following the Life Esidimeni tragedy.
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SAHRC to begin own hearings into state of mental healthcare in SA
Government departments, regulatory bodies, civil society organisations, and researchers are among those taking part in the two day hearings.
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SAHRC: Suspended Emfuleni mayor should get harsh penalty if guilty of abuse
Simon Mofokeng was placed on special leave last week following accusations that he sexually abused a 14-year-old girl.
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SAHRC to meet with Mashaba, African Diaspora Forum over foreign nationals
Johannesburg Mayor Herman Mashaba has been quoted saying that his department will only build housing for South Africans.
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Several Chapter 9 institutions to look into sexual violence at schools
There have been multiple reports of pupils being sexually violated at schools in Gauteng.
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SAHRC yet to receive DA's request to probe CT wrongful arrest
Officers suspected the men of being connected to the murder of 11 people in Philippi earlier this month.
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SAHRC holds conference on rights of children with disabilities
The two-day conference focused on access to education, as the commission concludes that this basic right has been denied to those children.
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Solidarity wins appeal in SAA cadet programme matter
This finding reverses the previous one which found that the programme did not appear to be unlawful.
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SAHRC condemns shooting of Hangberg boy during protests
The teenager was wounded in the mouth and had to undergo at least two operations.
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DA welcomes SAHRC report into KZN oncology crisis
The report found that the KwaZulu-Natal Health Department has been violating the rights of cancer patients.
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Imizamo Yethu community calls on SAHRC to probe cops’ conduct in protests
A man died during violent protests in Imizamo Yethu.
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BLF to continue targeting ‘pro-white monopoly capital’ journos
Sanef has applied for a court interdict against the group in an attempt to stop the group from further harassing journalists.
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KZN Treasury to run Health Dept supply chain amid lack of oncology services
The decision comes as Health MEC Sibongiseni Dhlomo came under fire for a lack of radiotherapy machines to treat cancer patients and a shortage of oncologists in the province.
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MEC Plato encourages youth to focus on education
Dan Plato has encouraged young people to focus on education in order to get themselves out of a life of poverty and crime.
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SAHRC to prioritise minor's privacy if it pursues racism incident at KZN school
The SA Human Rights Commissions Gushwell Brooks says that if the matter is pursued, the privacy of the minor will be prioritised.
