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Media Advisory: Eastern Cape Provincial Office conducts monitoring activities and outreach in the Winnie Madikizela-Mandela and Matatiele Local Municipality

Attention: Editors and Reporters

19 August 2024

The South African Human Rights Commission’s (Commission) Eastern Cape Provincial Office (ECPO) will be embarking on a data gathering related to pit latrines and monitoring activities in the Winnie Madikizela-Mandela Local Municipality in Mbizana and Matatiele Local Municipality. These activities fall within the provisions of section 184 (1) (c) of the Constitution of the Republic of South Africa that; the South African Human Rights Commission must monitor and assess the observance of human rights in the Republic. 

Monitoring and assessing human rights and potential violations present the Commission with a critical opportunity to inspect areas of concern and facilitate necessary redress. Additionally, these activities will enable the office to register complaints from community members, ensuring that their voices are heard and addressed.

In addition, the ECPO will conduct a community public outreach engagement to educate and empower the community about their rights and the rights of others. This involve explaining how human rights principles apply in everyday life.

Monitoring activities will include site visits to healthcare facilities, access to basic education and children rights in line with quality sanitation, detention facilities and issues of service delivery.

The provincial activities will take place as follows:

 

Date

Area

Activity

19 August 2024

Mbizana

Monitoring NPM Facility: Mbizana Correctional Centre (Women) and Police Station

20 August 2024

Mbizana

 

 

 

Monitoring Health Care Facility:

Imizizi and AmaDiba Public Clinics

21 August 2024

Matatiele

Women’s Health and Human Rights issues Community Outreach

Queen’s Mercy Clinic Invitation

22 August 2024

Mbizana

Monitor DBE SAFE Master File Listed Schools for pit latrines.

23 August 2024

Mbizana

Monitoring service delivery:

Highland View Township and Didi Location -meeting with the community leaders.

 

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For further information, contact the SAHRC Provincial Manager, Dr Eileen Carter @ 043 722 7828/072 638 9016 or email on This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. and Advocacy and Research Officer, Zukiswa N Mqakanya @ 043 722 7828/063 301 3773 for whatsapp or email on This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.

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