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south african human rights commission wikipedia jump to content main menu main menu move to sidebar hide navigation main page contents current events random article about wikipedia contact us contribute help learn to edit community portal recent changes upload file special pages search search appearance donate create account log in personal tools donate create account log in contents move to sidebar hide top 1 history 2 functions and structure 3 commissioners toggle commissioners subsection 3 1 2009 2010 3 2 2017 3 3 2025 3 4 current commissioners 4 criticism and limitations 5 references 6 external links toggle the table of contents south african human rights commission 4 languages afrikaans français hausa isizulu edit links article talk english read edit view history tools tools move to sidebar hide actions read edit view history general what links here related changes upload file permanent link page information cite this page get shortened url switch to legacy parser print export download as pdf printable version in other projects wikidata item appearance move to sidebar hide from wikipedia the free encyclopedia south african institution for the protection of democracy south african human rights commission sahrc national institution overview formed 2 october 1995 31 years ago 1995 10 02 type chapter nine institution jurisdiction south africa headquarters 27 stiemens street braamfontein employees 160 annual budget r 1 37 billion 2026 27 1 national institution executive chris nissen chairperson parent national institution none independent key documents constitution s 184 human rights commission act act 54 of 1994 website www sahrc org za map the south african human rights commission sahrc is a south african independent statutory body that advocates for monitors and provides education on human rights issues it also examines violations of human rights and seeks appropriate redress where necessary history edit 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 2 over the years it has held the government to constitutional standards and highlighted human rights abuses it investigated the life esidimeni scandal in which more than 140 psychiatric patients were harmed and systemic failures exposed it examined the marikana massacre in which striking miners were killed it has also continued to report racism in schools workplace discrimination and systemic failures in delivering services 3 functions and structure edit the sahrc is the national institution established to support constitutional democracy 4 it advocates for human rights in south africa it also provides education and training on human rights issues it also monitors the observance of human rights in the country and addresses violations seeking appropriate redress where necessary 4 the core programmes of the sahrc are 4 legal services programme research and documentation advocacy and communications parliamentary and international affairs the parliamentary and international affairs unit lies within the research programme 4 commissioners edit a seven year term is given to appointees 2009 2010 edit seven commissioners were appointed for a seven year term in 2009 2010 namely adv lawrence mushwana dr pregaluxmi govender ms lindiwe mokate adv bokankatla malatji adv loyiso mpumlwana ms janet love part time and dr danfred titus part time mushwana who was previously the public protector was elected chairperson and govender was elected deputy chairperson in october 2009 5 6 7 in july 2010 the national assembly s justice committee decided unanimously that mpumlwana s failure to disclose a civil judgement against him during the nomination process meant that he was not fit and proper to serve on the sahrc 8 in february 2014 advocate mohamed shafie ameermia was appointed commissioner focusing on housing and access to justice 6 2017 edit for the seven year term in 2017 bongani christopher majola was appointed chairperson of the south african human rights commission with fatima chohan the deputy chairperson the full time commissioners were adv bokankatla joseph malatji philile ntuli adv andre hurtley gaum matlhodi angelina angie makwetla the part time commissioners were adv jonas ben sibanyoni and christoffel nissen 9 2025 edit the sahrc faced procedural challenges in filling vacant leadership positions during 2025 on 16 october 2025 the portfolio committee on justice and constitutional development adopted a report recommending that the national assembly begin the process of appointing a new commissioner from scratch after the resignation of the commission s vice president fatma chauhan which took effect on 1 april 2024 citation needed although parliament reduced the list of candidates to eight names and interviewed them in november 2024 deliberations on 2 april 2025 led to an internal legal dispute by its 28 may 2025 meeting the committee announced its inability to agree on any candidate for the full time commissioner or vice president positions ultimately recommending the cancellation and relaunch of the previous process to ensure the integrity of appointments 10 current commissioners edit as of april 2026 update chris nissen is chairperson appointed january 2018 the full time commissioners are 11 philile ntuli tshepo madlingozi since 2024 henk boshoff since january 2024 elspeth nomahlubi berlinda khwinana part time commissioners are 11 sandra selokela makoasha aseza arthur gungubele criticism and limitations edit the commission has been involved in a number of controversies ranging from accusations of racial double standards 12 promoting racist practices 13 political bias 13 14 and hosting a toxic work culture 13 14 15 in 2017 the trade union solidarity criticised the commission for what it claims is racial bias and prejudice 12 16 in 2019 complaints were laid at the sahrc against eff politician julius malema regarding several statements he had made malema has sung kill the boer and had made racist remarks against indian south africans accusing them of exploiting black people in march 2019 the sahrc stated that there was no basis in law for malema s comments to be ruled as hate speech 17 priscilla jana a commissioner responsible for race and equity issues said in 2019 that the sahrc is purposefully lenient to black offenders in incidents concerning racial utterances made to white victims because of the historical context 18 in july 2023 the johannesburg high court set aside the sahrc ruling that malema s utterances at a 2016 gathering were not hate speech 19 in 2024 sahrc ceo vusumuzi mkhize was placed on precautionary suspension for making politically and racially disparaging remarks about the then newly formed government of national unity in a hot mic incident 12 14 15 the sahrc has no legal power to compel action it can only make recommendations and its reports are therefore dependent on political will to carry out changes which is often absent daily struggles that absorb the lives of ordinary south africans may lead them to believe that constitutional rights are less relevant than the provision of basic services 3 references edit the south african human rights commission budget retrieved 22 april 2026 about the sahrc overview south african human rights commission retrieved 19 december 2016 1 2 khumalo simphiwe 29 september 2025 op ed the role of the south african human rights commission in rebuilding trust in our democracy centre for human rights retrieved 7 april 2026 1 2 3 4 what we do the south african human rights commission 2 october 1995 archived from the original on 19 january 2026 retrieved 6 april 2026 sahrc elects new chairperson and deputy ngopulse org retrieved 13 november 2012 1 2 office of the commissioners sahrc org za retrieved 19 december 2016 mataboge mmanaledi 9 october 2009 to err is human says mushwana mg co za retrieved 13 november 2012 advocate not fit and proper to serve on hrc iol co za 29 july 2010 retrieved 13 november 2012 south african human rights commission office of the commissioners www sahrc org za retrieved 10 july 2022 media statement justice committee recommends that sa human rights commission vacancy process be restarted parliament of south africa 16 october 2025 retrieved 7 april 2026 issued by the parliamentary communication services on behalf of the chairperson of the portfolio committee on justice and correctional services mr xola nqola 1 2 commissioners the south african human rights commission 2 october 1995 archived from the original on 19 january 2026 retrieved 6 april 2026 1 2 3 brink eugene mulder connie 5 april 2017 how the response to black and white racism differs solidarity politicsweb retrieved 12 april 2017 1 2 3 davis rebecca 15 november 2024 fear and loathing rife at sa human rights commission daily maverick retrieved 15 november 2024 1 2 3 westerdale jarryd 4 november 2024 racial remarks factions and gnu bashing inside toxic sa human right commission the citizen retrieved 15 november 2024 1 2 human rights commission appears before parliament s justice committee sanews gov za south african government news agency 4 november 2024 mulder connie 10 april 2017 letter to the editor solidarity does have an axe to grind www dailymaverick co za retrieved 12 april 2017 sahrc finds malema comments referred to commission not hate speech news24 27 march 2019 my combi court rant wasn t racist mazibuko tells sahrc the citizen 16 april 2019 retrieved 21 july 2021 kgosana rorisang court sets aside sahrc decision that exonerated malema of hate speech timeslive retrieved 17 july 2023 external links edit official website v t e religion in south africa religions christianity afrikaans protestant church afrikaner calvinism anglican church apostolic faith mission baptist union catholic church christian reformed church church of jesus 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