by AfriForum | Nov 20, 2020 | Media statements, International liaison Media statements
The civil rights organisation AfriForum took part in the thirteenth United Nations Forum on Minority Issues session. This year’s theme was “Hate Speech, Social Media and Minorities”, therefore Ernst Roets, AfriForum’s Head of Policy and Action, did a presentation via...
by AfriForum | Oct 4, 2020 | Media statements, International liaison Media statements
The civil rights organisation AfriForum has just received confirmation that the organisation is now officially registered with the United Nations (UN) as nongovernmental organisation with special consultative status. This status offers AfriForum various opportunities...
by AfriForum | Jul 21, 2020 | Corona (Covid-19 ), In the community, Media statements, International liaison Media statements
AfriForum has just sent an urgent lawyer’s letter to the relevant authorities on behalf of a group of South Africans currently being quarantined at the Peermont Metcourt Hotel at Emperors Palace. The group has been told that they will have to stay in quarantine at the...
by AfriForum | Jul 18, 2020 | Corona (Covid-19 ), In the community, Media statements, International liaison Media statements
The civil rights organisation AfriForum welcomes regulations that have just been published in the Government Gazette. These regulations stipulate that people returning to South Africa from abroad may self-isolate for a fixed period. This means that AfriForum’s...
by AfriForum | Jul 2, 2020 | Corona (Covid-19 ), In the community, Media statements, International liaison Media statements
AfriForum’s case regarding the problems that face South Africans who return or are being repatriated to the country was partially heard this morning by Judge Colleen Collis in a virtual hearing of the North Gauteng High Court in Pretoria. The argument on the merits of...
by AfriForum | Jun 1, 2020 | Corona (Covid-19 ), In the community, Media statements, International liaison Media statements
AfriForum is demanding answers from all the relevant state departments, including the Department of Home Affairs and the Department of International Relations and Cooperation (DIRCO), regarding the confusion that is currently prevailing with regard to the return of...
