AfriForum wants to see the Human Rights Commission re farm murders
AfriForum today asked for an appointment with the Chairperson of the South African Human Rights Commission (SAHRC), Adv. Lawrence Mushwana, to obtain the Commission’s support for AfriForum’s campaign against farm murders.
In the letter addressed to Mushwana, Ernst Roets, Deputy CEO of AfriForum, explained that the organisation is currently assisting a number of victims of farm attacks to submit complaints against the Minister of Police, Nathi Mthethwa, to the SAHRC. “The aim with the appointment is to explain AfriForum’s stance on farm murders,” Roets said.
“The farm murder phenomenon amounts to a violation of several fundamental rights protected by the Constitution,” Roets said. “Apart from the obvious violation of the right to life, bodily integrity and privacy, it is quite possible to formulate an argument for discrimination, based on the Government’s refusal to devise a counter-strategy for farm murders.”