South African Human Rights Commission

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/South_African_Human_Rights_Commission
GPTKB entity
Statements (122)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:Human_Rights
gptkbp:advocates_for Social justice
gptkbp:annual_report submit annual reports
gptkbp:budget gptkb:Varies
gptkbp:cabinet_member Advocate Bongani Majola
gptkbp:collaborates_with Civil society organizations
gptkbp:collaboration with civil society organizations
gptkbp:community_engagement Public hearings
gptkbp:community_outreach Community education programs
conduct outreach programs
gptkbp:country gptkb:South_Africa
gptkbp:criticism Public complaints about human rights violations
receive and address complaints
gptkbp:current_office_holder Advocate Busisiwe Mkhwebane
appointed by the President of South Africa
gptkbp:established gptkb:1994
gptkbp:focus_area gptkb:freedom_of_expression
gptkb:Right_to_education
gptkb:Right_to_privacy
Children's rights
Freedom of expression
Racial equality
Right to work
LGBTQ+ rights
access to justice
gender equality
Gender equality
Access to justice
Right to freedom from harassment
right to work
children's rights
right to privacy
right to education
Right to housing
right to health
Right to health
Right to social security
Right to freedom of assembly
Right to freedom of association
Right to freedom from discrimination based on disability
Right to freedom from discrimination based on age
Right to freedom of movement
Right to participate in public life
Right to freedom from discrimination based on sexual orientation
right to social security
Right to freedom from discrimination based on language
right to freedom from discrimination
right to freedom of assembly
right to freedom of association
right to freedom of movement
right to participate in public affairs
Right to food
Right to water
right to housing
right to food
right to freedom from slavery
right to freedom from torture
right to water
right to freedom from arbitrary arrest
right to freedom from inhumane treatment
economic and social rights
right to freedom from discrimination based on religion
right to freedom from discrimination based on nationality
right to freedom from discrimination based on sexual orientation
right to freedom from discrimination based on gender
right to freedom from discrimination based on disability
right to cultural life
right to freedom from child labor
right to freedom from discrimination based on age
right to freedom from discrimination based on race
right to freedom from forced labor
Right to a clean environment
Right to freedom from discrimination based on religion
Right to freedom from arbitrary arrest
Right to freedom from degrading treatment
Right to freedom from discrimination
Right to freedom from inhumane treatment
Right to freedom from slavery
Right to freedom from torture
right to a clean environment
Right to freedom from discrimination based on political opinion
Right to freedom from discrimination based on ethnicity
Right to freedom from discrimination based on gender identity
Right to cultural life
Right to freedom from persecution
Right to freedom from violence
Economic and social rights
Right to freedom from discrimination based on nationality
Right to freedom from exploitation
Right to freedom from oppression
right to freedom from discrimination based on language
right to freedom from discrimination based on political opinion
right to freedom from human trafficking
right to freedom from hate speech
right to freedom from incitement to violence
Right to freedom from coercion
Right to freedom from intimidation
gptkbp:formed gptkb:1995
gptkbp:function investigate human rights violations
Promote and protect human rights
gptkbp:funding Government funding
gptkbp:has_meetings conduct public hearings
gptkbp:headquarters gptkb:Johannesburg
Johannesburg, South Africa
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label South African Human Rights Commission
gptkbp:investigates gptkb:Human_rights_violations
gptkb:Yes
can conduct investigations
gptkbp:jurisdiction gptkb:South_Africa
gptkbp:leadership Commissioners
gptkbp:legal_framework gptkb:Promotion_of_Equality_and_Prevention_of_Unfair_Discrimination_Act
Promotion of Access to Information Act
gptkbp:mandates gptkb:Constitution_of_South_Africa
promote and protect human rights
gptkbp:public_awareness human rights education
gptkbp:reports_to gptkb:Annual_reports
to the Parliament of South Africa
gptkbp:subordinate_units gptkb:Parliament_of_South_Africa
gptkbp:website www.sahrc.org.za
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Max_Sisulu
gptkb:the_Truth_and_Reconciliation_Commission
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5