SAHRC definition

SAHRC means the South African Human Rights Commission. Capitalised terms used in this Manual have the meanings ascribed thereto in section 1 of POPIA and PAIA as the context specifically requires, unless otherwise defined herein.
SAHRC means the South African Human Rights

Examples of SAHRC in a sentence

  • The SAHRC observed that this amounted to a withdrawal rate of almost four times that of typical violent crime.

  • South African Human Rights Commission, Report on the SAHRC Investigation into Issues of Rule of Law, Justice and Impunity arising out of the 2008 Public Violence against Non-Nationals, Johannesburg: South African Human Rights Commission, 2010: 68.

  • In response to an enquiry from the SAHRC regarding progress on cases related to the 2008 xenophobic violence, the DOJCD responded: “Of 597 cases, only 159 had been finalised with a verdict (98 guilty; 61 not guilty), while 218 had been withdrawn by October2009”.

  • In 1998 the SAHRC, the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees and the National Consortium for Refugee Affairs jointly launched the ‘Roll Back Xenophobia’ campaign.

  • Despite efforts from a range of stakeholders, including hearings on xenophobia in 2004 held jointly by the SAHRC and the Portfolio Committee on Foreign Affairs, as well as concerns cited by the African Peer Review Mechanism 2007 report, there was little concerted effort by government departments to address violence against foreign nationals.


More Definitions of SAHRC

SAHRC means the South African Human Rights Commission; “special personal information” has the same meaning as set out in section 1 of POPIA; “the head of Motus” means the Chief Executive Officer of Motus;
SAHRC means the South African Human Rights Commission established in terms of section 181(1)(b) of the Constitution of the Republic of South Africa.
SAHRC means the South African Human Rights Commission. Unless a contrary intention clearly appears, words signifying:
SAHRC means the South African Human Rights Commission;“special personal information”has the same meaning as set out in section 1 of POPIA;“the head of Kaelo”means the Chief Executive Officer of Kaelo, or any person duly authorised by him or her to carry out the duties ascribed to the “head” of a private body by PAIA;“the manual”means this manual which is published in accordance with section 51 of PAIA and “this manual” shall have the same meaning;“the Minister”means the Cabinet member responsible for the administration of justice, presently the Minister of Justice and Constitutional Development.
SAHRC means the South African Human Rights Commission. Objectives of Manual The reference, in this Manual, to any information in addition to that specifically required in terms of Section 51 of the Act does not create any right or entitlement (contractual or otherwise) to receive such