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The South African Human Rights Commission (SAHRC) was inaugurated in October 1995 as an independent chapter nine institution. It draws its mandate from the South African Constitution by way of the Human Rights Commission Act of 1994.
The Human Rights Commission is mandated by the South African Constitution and the Human Rights Commission Act of 1994, to monitor, both pro-actively and by way of complaints brought before it, violations of human rights and seeking redress for such violations. It also has an educational role. [2]
The Human Rights Commission approached the Constitutional Court of South Africa to appeal the Supreme Court of Appeal's finding on the hate speech question. In addition to opposing that appeal, Masuku and COSATU filed their own cross-appeal against the prevailing costs order .
This challenge was consolidated with the Human Rights Commission's hate speech case and the two claims were heard together before a single judge, Moshidi J, sitting both in the Equality Court and in the High Court of South Africa.
The Truth and Reconciliation Commission (TRC) was a court-like restorative justice [1] body assembled in South Africa in 1996 after the end of apartheid. [a] Authorised by Nelson Mandela and chaired by Desmond Tutu, the commission invited witnesses who were identified as victims of gross human rights violations to give statements about their experiences, and selected some for public hearings.
Bongani Christopher Majola is an advocate of the High Court of South Africa, an academic, human rights scholar, and the previous Assistant Secretary-General of the United Nations (UN) International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda [1] (ICTR). He currently serves as the chairperson of the South African Human Rights Commission.
the South African Human Rights Commission (SAHRC) the Commission for the Promotion and Protection of the Rights of Cultural, Religious and Linguistic Communities (CRL Rights Commission) the Commission for Gender Equality (CGE) the Auditor-General; the Independent Electoral Commission (IEC) an Independent Authority to Regulate Broadcasting. [1]
Constitution of the Republic of South Africa, 1996 Section 84(2) and Commissions Act [30] [32] Inquiry into alleged incidents of corruption, maladministration, violence or intimidation in Department of Correctional Services [32] Thabani Jali [32] 3 December 2001 [32] Inquiry into human rights violations in farming communities [33]