MEDIA INVITATION ISSUED BY THE CRL RIGHTS COMMISSION

INVITATION TO A PRESS CONFERENCE TO BE ADDRESSED BY THE NEW COMMISSIONERS AFTER ITS STRATEGIC PLANNING SESSIONHELD ON 04 – 06 FEBRUARY 2025 The Honourable President, Cyril Ramaphosa recently appointed a new team of Commissioners effective from 02 January 2025 to lead...

MEDIA STATEMENT ISSUED BY THE CRL RIGHTS COMMISSION ON THE APPOINTMENT OF 12 COMMISSIONERS FOR THE CRL RIGHTS COMMISSION FOR A TERM OF FIVE YEARS

13 January 2025 The President of the Republic of South Africa, His Excellency, the Honourable Cyril Ramaphosa has appointed 12 Commissioners who will guide and lead the Commission for the Promotion and Protection of the Rights of the Cultural Religious and Linguistic...

MEDIA STATEMENT ISSUED BY THE CRL RIGHTS COMMISSION CONDEMNING THE VIOLENT BEHAVIOUR OF SOME PEOPLE INCLUSIVE OF PASTOR MOTSOENENG MBORO WHO ACCORDING TO SOCIAL MEDIA WAS SEEN THREATENING STAFF AT A SCHOOL IN KATLEHONG

07 August 2024 The Commission for the Promotion and Protection of the Rights of Cultural, Religious and Linguistic Communities (CRL Rights Commission) welcomes the arrest of these people including a religious leader, Pastor Motsoeneng Mboro, accused of allegedly...

MEDIA ADVISORY: SAHRC AND CRL RIGHTS COMMISSION RELEASE THE JULY UNREST REPORTS

26 January 2024 The South African Human Rights Commission (SAHRC) and the Commission for the Promotion and Protection of the Rights of Cultural, Religious and Linguistic Communities (CRL Rights Commission) invite members of the media to the launch of the 2021 July...

MESSAGE OF CONDOLENCES ON THE PASSING OF THE HONOURABLE PRINCE MANGOSUTHU BUTHELEZI, TRADITIONAL PRIME MINISTER TO THE ZULU NATION AND THE MONARCH

11 September 2023 The Commission for the Promotion and Protection of the Rights of Cultural, Religious and Linguistic Communities is deeply saddened by the passing of Prince Mangosuthu Buthelezi, Umntwana wakwa Phindangene, the Prime Minister of the Zulu Nation and...

INVITATION TO THE CRL RIGHTS COMMISSION DIALOGUE ON THE ROLE OF RELIGION, LAW, AND CULTURE ON RECONCILIATION IN A POST APARTHEID SOUTH AFRICA

27 June 2023 The Commission for the Promotion and Protection of the Rights of Cultural, Religious and Linguistic Communities (hereinafter referred to as ‘the CRL Rights Commission’) is a constitutional institution established to strengthen constitutional democracy...

A MEDIA BRIEFING: A PRESENTATION OF AN INVESTIGATIVE REPORT BY THE CRL RIGHTS COMMISSION ON MARGINALISED LANGAUGES AND WHAT NEEDS TO BE DONE FOR THEIR ELEVATION

17 May 2023 Members of the media are invited to a press conference called by the CRL Rights Commission to present its investigative report on the marginalised languages and the need for them to be accordingly elevated.The Commission has concluded its investigative...

MEDIA INVITE TO THE NATIONAL CUSTOMARY INITIATION INDABA HOSTED BY THE CRL RIGHTS COMMISSION ON 24- 26 APRIL 2023 AT BIRCHWOOD HOTEL, EKURHULENI, GAUTENG

23 April 2023 The CRL Rights Commission invites members of the media to the National Customary Initiation Indaba on 24 -26 April 2023 which aims to address the high rates of deaths and other challenges at initiation schools.Over the last few years, this ancient rite...

MEDIA STATEMENT ISSUED BY THE CRL RIGHTS COMMISSION IN REGARD TO THE SLAUGHTERING OF ANIMALS AS A CULTURAL OR RELIGIOUS PRACTICE

09 SEPTEMBER 2023 The Commission for the Promotion and Protection of the Rights of Cultural, Religious and Linguistic Communities (hereinafter referred to as ‘the CRL Rights Commission’) is a constitutional institution established to strengthen constitutional...

THE CRL RIGHTS COMMISSION WELCOMES THE RECOGNITION OF THE SOUTH AFRICAN SIGN LANGUAGE AS THE COUNTRY’S 12th OFFICIAL LANGUAGE

20 JULY 2023 The Commission for the promotion and protection of the Rights of Cultural, Religious, and Linguistic Communities (CRL Rights Commission) welcomes the recognition of the South African Sign Language as the country’s 12th official language. The President,...