ANC Youth League leader Julius Malema has until Monday to respond to the SA Human Rights Commission regarding a complaint laid against him by Afriforum, the lobby group said on Friday.

"The Human Rights Commission has confirmed that Mr Malema, despite several requests by the Human Rights Commission, did not respond," it said in a statement.

"The case was referred to Mr Malema's attorneys with a request to respond by Monday 13 September 2010."

A commission spokesman said he would comment later on Friday after verifying the information.

The complaint relates to the ejection of a BBC journalist from a league press conference.

Afriforum also felt aggrieved that the commission had not done anything about at least 500 complaints it says were lodged following Malema's "shoot the boer" statements.

"It seems that in a society that is supposed to be equal, the Human Rights Commission regards the rights of some individuals more equal than those of others," spokesman Jan Bosman said.

Friday's statement also complained about Malema's statements on land restitution at a press conference on Thursday at which he complained about the need for negotiations with land owners during planned restitution processes.