The South African Human Rights Commission (SAHRC) launched its Report on School-based Violence on 12 March 2008. This report is the result of Public Hearings on School-based Violence in the Western Cape Province that were held during September 2006. These hearings were conducted after the SAHRC received numerous complaints regarding school-based violence, which impedes on the rights of learners and educators to work in a safe and violence-free environment. The objectives of the Public Hearings were to further explore the nature, extent and impact of school-based violence on the right to basic education. According to the HSRC this report together with the recommendations made in it, provide a basis to properly contextualize and understand the complexity of the problem as well as offering a comprehensive and inclusive response to it.
Links to the Report are available below:
- Report on School-based Violence: Table of Contents, Foreword and Executive Summary
- Report on School-based Violence: Chapters 1-2
Filed under: Edu News (South Africa), Reports | Tagged: 2006, Education, report, right to basic education, safety, SAHRC, Schools, South African Human Rights Commission, Violence, Western Cape Province |
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The links to the report : “Report on School-based Violence: Introduction” is not working. I am in urgent need of the Introductory document. Can you pls provide/supply or correct the link ?
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