Pit Latrines in Schools

The South African Human Rights Commission (SAHRC) continues to monitor the eradication of pit latrines in schools around South Africa. The Commission will be visiting schools in the Mangaung Metro Municipality that have been reported to have pit latrines in the previous years. The SAHRC seeks to verify that these schools have received sanitation infrastructure that respects the right to safety, dignity, and health of school learners and staff.

Equality Courts

The SAHRC will also be visiting some magistrate courts in the province, to determine whether they are adequately equipped and capacitated to receive and hear equality matters brought by individuals and organisations (including by the SAHRC).

Stakeholder Engagement – Free State LGBTQIA+ Community

The Office will be attending engagements with organisations working with the LGBTQIA+ community in the Free State. The organisations include Tholwana ea Molemo and Rainbow Seeds. The engagements seek to learn about the experiences and challenges of this community in the province, and to foster working relationships in order to advance the rights of the LGBTQIA+ community in the Free State.

Stakeholder Engagement – Rastafari Community

The SAHRC is concerned with the criminalisation and discrimination of the Rastafari community across South Africa. The engagement with the Free State Rastafari community seeks to learn more about the challenges that they experience, and how the SAHRC can be a partner in protecting and promoting their right to cultural and religious practice.

For further information or inquiries, please contact Wisani Baloyi, SAHRC Communications Coordinator on 081 016 8308 or  This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it..

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Issued by the South African Human Rights Commission