The SAHRC will launch an investigation into the violence that swept across two provinces in July.
The commission hosted an imbizo on July 23 to consult with the public as part of its effort to understand and respond to the unrest, and subsequent human rights issues.
“These incidents of unrest have in turn raised numerous questions and concerns about the state’s ability to protect the public from harm, as well as the state’s ability to alleviate poverty, which is understood to be a factor that fuelled the unrest,” the commission said. The impact of the unrest severely undermined the rule of law upon which the promotion and protection of human rights rest and threatened the stability of our constitutional democracy.The commission deemed it necessary in terms of its mandate, to investigate and take steps to secure appropriate redress with a view to preventing such a recurrence and in the interests of victims.
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