Farm attacks: Victims tell their stories
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AfriForum will take up the attack on the Stiglingh couple in North West with the South African Human Rights Commission (SAHRC), and will request the Commission to take a stance on prioritising farm murders. The SAHRC confirmed its willingness to discuss the matter with AfriForum yesterday. A date will be scheduled for the meeting within…
Personnel of the civil rights organisation AfriForum were recently invited by the writer AnnMaree Barry to act as guest speakers in Calitzdorp during the launch of her latest book entitled Afvlerkvoëls. Barry is a sergeant associated with the Calitzdorp police station and the book deals with the sadness of a farm attack and the trauma…
Dear Gen. Riah Phiyega, national police chief: I considered writing an open letter to you, but decided against it because by now I also had enough of that. I will get right to the point and extend an open invitation to you. This week you made comments about farm murders and attacks that really upset…
The farm murder and farm attack statistics for the 2016/2017 financial year was announced today by the AfriForum Research Institute (ANI) in Pretoria. The total amount of verified farm attacks for the 2016/2017 period is 357 and the amount of farm murders is a disturbing 74. AfriForum also handed over a petition against farm murders…
AfriForum today appealed to President Jacob Zuma to enter into conversation with the victims of farm attacks. The civil rights organisation also expressed its concerns with regards to the fact that the President finds it easy to make time in his diary to actively participate in an awareness campaign against rhino poaching in the Kruger…
The civil rights organisation AfriForum has declared November 2015 as a national month of protest against farm murders. Various actions will be launched during November that will focus on increasing international pressure on the South African Government to prioritise farm murders. AfriForum requests the public to show their support for this campaign by visiting the…