The Commission for the Promotion and Protection of the rights of Cultural, Religious and Linguistic Communities (CRL Rights Commission), is constitutionally and legislatively mandated to forge national unity, peace and social cohesion as an essential part of its mandate.
In essence it is entrusted by legislation to ensure that communities and members of communities enjoy their cultural, religious and linguistic rights as enshrined in the Constitution.
The CRL Rights Commission is gravely concerned about the recent tug of war between the African National Congress Youth League Leader and Afriforum.
The Commission would like to urge every citizen of this country to contribute in peace making, human rights respect and a national cohesion.
The primary object of the Commission is to promote respect and tolerance for different cultural, religious and linguistic communities.
This country for the past decades was ethnically, racially, culturally and religiously divided. South Africa has lost many people on the battlefield against discrimination and as a result the forgiven past cannot be allowed to be resuscitated to cause chaos.
The Commission appeals to the nation at large to engage in a national dialogue to define hate speech. The Commission anticipates that among other outcomes of the dialogue the following will be addressed:
- continuous and tireless work in fostering mutual respect among the citizens of South African cultural and religious communities,
- promotion and preservation of ubuntu, tolerance, peace, and respect of human rights,
- encouraging a constructive dialogue among cultural, religious and linguistic communities to define the oral history of liberation songs, diversity, social cohesion,
- clarification on the role of courts in an endeavour to unify South Africans.
Public education and awareness on the cultural backgrounds of communities is necessary in a time where South Africa as a nation comes to terms with the "hate speech judgment" against the African National Congress Youth League leader.
Enquiries:
Adv PS Moreroa
Tel: 011 537 7625
Cell: 079 2381485
