#HRC52: organisations urge South Africa to establish a commission of inquiry into HRDs killings
Channel: ISHRGlobal
Date: 05/04/2023

During the adoption of the South Africa Universal Public Review (UPR) outcomes, eight organisations urged South Africa to urgently establish a national commission of inquiry into the killings of human rights defenders and activists, following its adoption of this recommendation in the context of its UPR review.

The statement stressed the alarming situation faced by defenders in South Africa, particularly those working to defend land and environmental rights. In the context of near complete impunity for the killing of defenders, Mam’ Fikile, who was at the forefront of challenging unlawful expansion of a coal mine in her community, was killed on 22 October 2020, with no one being held accountable for her murder.

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