6 September 2007
The South African Human Rights Commission will be holding public hearings
into evictions, repossessions and housing on 7 and 8 November 2007.
The commission has recently received a high volume of complaints relating to
the perceived unlawful evictions and repossessions of bonded houses across
Gauteng province. There have been a number of allegations levelled against
numerous institutions and bodies, such as banking institutions, estate agents
and the sheriffs of the court, to name but a few, and who have all been
identified by the complainants as the responsible parties for these perceived
unlawful repossessions and subsequent evictions.
By virtue of the systemic nature of the complaints the commission has
received, it has decided to hold an Inquiry into these perceived unlawful
evictions and repossessions.
While this Inquiry may not be able to bring direct relief to those that have
been dispossessed, we hope to propose a way forward so as to address problems
of this nature which may arise in the future.
Please note that the terms of reference for the hearings have been published
in the Gauteng provincial gazette and are also available here.
For more information please contact:
Lynette Bios
Tel: 011 484 8300
E-mail: lbios@sahrc.org.za
Issued by: South African Human Rights Commission
6 September 2007
Source: South African Human Rights Commission (http://www.sahrc.gov.za)
