SAHRC to assess rights for disabled and elderly in KZN
14 August 2016 - 18:44
The South African Human Rights Commission will this week undertake a five-day visit to KwaZulu-Natal to assess human rights issues with regards to the disabled and elderly. The visit is also aimed at monitoring compliance of various institutions to the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities as well as the Older Persons Act.It will also seek to raise awareness on the rights of persons with disabilities and older persons‚ the SAHRC said.SAHRC demands answers about homophobic pastor’s SA visit from Home AffairsThe South African Human Right Commission (SAHRC) wants to know more about why Home Affairs Minister Malusi Gigaba can’t turn away a homophobic pastor who is headed to South Africa in September...
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