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As the country commemorates HumanRightsDay, we delve into the work of South African Human Rights Commission to promote and protect human rights within SA.

Like Sharpeville, there are many historic moments in South Africa’s history that were drivers for transition and post-apartheid journey.Like Sharpeville, there are many historic moments in South Africa’s history that were drivers for transition and post-apartheid journey.of March, historically, marks and commemorates the sacrifice of the 69 people who lost their lives, whilst protesting repressive, Apartheid Pass Laws on the day in 1960.

The SAHRC is established in terms of Chapter Nine of the Constitution and is mandated to protect, promote and monitor the attainment as well as the observance of the human rights set out in the Bill of Rights, Chapter Two of the Constitution. Thus, as the day now also represents the culmination of the very rights that accord all within South Africa inherent equality, freedom and dignity.

‘Advocacy’ is defined as human rights-based and people-driven activities aimed at empowering and informing people to effectively realise their rights and is an essential element in the Commission’s delivery of its promotional mandate. Equality-related complaints, on average, have constituted a 14-15% against the total number of complaints received by the Commission, over the past eight financial years, including the period in question. Race, disability and sexual orientation represent the highest number of inequality complaints. Overall, the SAHRC received 827 complaints based on the violation of the right to equality for the 2019-2020 financial year.

Access to health care and water remains of the top two complaints within complaints based on socio-economic rights. Common problems relating to water service provision include a lack of access to sufficient potable water, water interruptions or shortages, and poor water quality.

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This is just hogwash by someone singing their own praises. Nothing objective but biased self congratulatory nonsense. They need to give statistics of their performance on helping SA poor and not their media attention seeking cases.

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