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The SAHRC invited members of the public, academia and civil society organisations with relevant information to come forward.
The South African Human Rights Commission said it is calling for submissions from the public as it launches an inquiry into alleged heavy-handedness by police and security at a student protest at Walter Sisulu University in May.
The university’s Mthatha campus had to be closed following the violence, which meant students could not vote there during the national and provincial elections.People have lost faith in government stopping crime, but there are successes – Ramaphosa Six students at Walter Sisulu University were shot with live bullets during a peaceful protest on their campus. The students were demonstrating against eviction by landlords from their residences.This is in line with Section 15 of the South African Human Rights Act 40 of 2013, empowered by Section 184 of the Constitution of the Republic of South Africa.
“This includes emphasising the protection, promotion, and realisation of the rights enshrined in the Bill of Rights.”
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