The Deputy Minister of Justice and Constitutional Development, Mr Andries Nel MP has accepted an invitation by HSF to participate at their next round-table discussion under the theme Bridging the gap between constitutional rights and homophobic realities.
The department views this as an opportunity to engage with the civil society to communicate government's approach to protecting and promoting the rights of lesbians, gays, bisexuals, transgendered and intersexed people (LGBTIs).
To also share the government's perception of the severity of the problem of hate crimes such as 'corrective' rape and the government's proposed approach to address this problem.
The roundtable will take place as follows:
Date: Monday, 26 September 2011
Time: 18h00
Venue: Johannesburg Country Club, Auckland Park
Enquiries:
Chester Mpane
Fax: 086 601 1559
Cell: 082 370 9532
