SA Human Rights Commission

01/09/2026

The SAHRC North West Provincial Office is this week, 02 - 04 September 2026, conducting LGBTQIA+ Dialogues in the province.

31/08/2026

Commissioner Madlingozi attended a 3-day ‘Reimagining the Future of Human Rights in Africa: Southern Africa Convening’ in Gaborone, Botswana, last week.

The Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights Regional Office for Southern Africa, the Network of African National Human Rights Institutions, Open Society Foundations, and the Parliament of Botswana organised the convening.

Commissioner Madlingozi's presentation focused on reimagining human rights through the lens of reparative justice and land justice. Anchoring the presentation in the SAHRC's Promoting a Culture of Human Rights through the Resolution of the National Question campaign, the Commissioner explicated that the failure of land reform is not simply a failure to transfer sufficient land.

It reflects a deeper failure to transform the material, spatial and political relationships produced through colonial dispossession.

Pictures by OSF-Africa

28/08/2026

Data Centres and Digital Infrastructure process update from the Commission

26/08/2026

Media Statement: SAHRC releases Investigative Report into Persistent Water Challenges Affecting Residents of Mamerotse, Tlaseng and Tlaping Villages

26/08/2026

The South Africa Human Rights Commission (SAHRC) through the Office of Commissioner Khwinana, responsible for the Focal Area of Disability Rights, has partnered with SASSA and the DWYPD to provide training and capacitation for SASSA officials in Limpopo Province.

This is to enable inclusivity, universal access, and reasonable accommodation for employees and clients with disabilities. The training will be rolled out in all nine (9) provinces.

26/08/2026

The South African Human Rights Commission (SAHRC) Calls for Coordinated, Rights-Centred Action to Protect Information Integrity in South Africa.

The South African Human Rights Commission has issued a strong alert about disinformation ahead of local elections and called for mechanisms to safeguard information integrity as a precondition for rig…

26/08/2026

Media Alert | This afternoon, 26 August 2026, Commissioner Nomahlubi Khwinana will be to Radio Riverside talking about women’s rights and GBV.

24/08/2026

MEDIA STATEMENT: SAHRC RELEASES TWO INVESTIGATIVE REPORTS CONCERNING THE RIGHTS OF OCCUPIERS OF FARM WITFONTEIN

24/08/2026

Today, Commissioner Makoasha delivered a presentation at Glencore’s Regional Human Rights Learning Forum for Africa titled: “Human Rights Landscape in Sub-Saharan Africa” in Johannesburg, Gauteng.

The presentation highlighted the responsibility of the mining industry to prevent and mitigate human rights violations throughout its operations.

Commissioner Makoasha emphasised the importance of adopting a gender-centred approach to community consultations and underscored the need for meaningful participation by communities affected by mining activities.

This participation should take place before mining begins, throughout the life of a mine, and following its closure, ensuring that communities’ rights, concerns and interests remain central throughout the mining lifecycle.

24/08/2026

Report Launch | The SAHRC North West Provincial Office today, 24 August, launched a report relating to Matlosana Municipality's failure to provide adequate sanitation to the occupiers at Witfontein Farm in Klerksdorp, North West.

The report relates to Matlosana Municipality's failure to provide adequate sanitation to the occupiers, resulting in the occupiers’ continued use of dilapidated traditional pit toilets that pose an imminent risk to the occupiers, particularly children.