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ANNUAL REPORT 2006/07 Presentation to Portfolio Committee

ANNUAL REPORT 2006/07 Presentation to Portfolio Committee. CRL RIGHTS COMMISSION MANDATE AND The S. A Constitution The Cultural Charter for Africa Respect for rules, principles, traditions, languages, mores of society. Investigation & Conflict Resolution. Mediation System of ICR

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ANNUAL REPORT 2006/07 Presentation to Portfolio Committee

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  1. ANNUAL REPORT 2006/07 Presentation to Portfolio Committee

  2. CRL RIGHTS COMMISSION MANDATE AND • The S. A Constitution • The Cultural Charter for Africa Respect for rules, principles, traditions, languages, mores of society.

  3. Investigation & Conflict Resolution • Mediation • System of ICR • Receipt of Submissions/ Complaints from Communities • Topical Issues Community Engagement Research & Policy Development System to Promote & Protect (Values, Beliefs, Symbols) • Dialogue • CRL Community Organizations • CRL Elders • Community Councils • Traditional leaders • Religious Leaders • NCC • Topics from ICR • Topics from CE Community/ Public Education & Advocacy • Dialogue • Exhibitions • Festivals • Youth Focus: debate, camps • Youth Camp

  4. VISION • Constructive Social Transformation and Nation Building. ‘Cultural, Religious and Linguistic Rights: Transforming South African Society’

  5. Developing Cultural, Religious and Linguistic Equality; • Recovering Indigenous Knowledge Systems; • Developing an Inventory of Heritages; • Enabling Communities to expand Responsibility and Accountability; • Intensifying Dialogue among Communities; • Monitoring of the Compliance by the state & civil society with the mandate of the CRL Rights Commission

  6. Mediation of Inter-Community Conflict situations and facilitate Harmonious Co-existence; • Lobby with Government departments & legislative authorities on issues concerning the Rights of Cultural, Religious & Linguistic Communities.

  7. STRATEGIC OBJECTIVES • Improvement of the Quality of Human & Financial management. • Promotion and Protection of the Rights of Cultural, Religious & Linguistic Communities & develop peace, friendship, humanity, tolerance & national unity on the basis of equality, non-discrimination & free association.

  8. HUMAN & FINANCIAL RESOURCE MANAGEMENT HR Table Staff Complement

  9. FINANCIAL RESOURCE MANAGEMENT Matter of emphasis • Internal Control - non separation of responsibilities • Material Corrections after submission for audit • Matters of Governance • Value for Money: high rate of vacancies • Performance against objectives

  10. INVESTIGATION & CONFLICT RESOLUTION • Increased number of complaints by 32 (%) • 12 resolved • 6 extended through research • Rest at different stages

  11. INVESTIGATION & CONFLICT RESOLUTION • Highest number about Religion • Second highest number about Culture • Least number about Language

  12. INVESTIGATION & CONFLICT RESOLUTION • Rural Communities’ Culture and Religion • Urban Communities’ Languages in Education

  13. RESEARCH & POLICY DEVELOPMENT • Language in Education Policy Implementation - Quotas to satisfy a Constitutional Right of and to Language - More attention to Dual Medium System concerning English and Afrikaans – perpetuation of exclusion of 9 official languages - Is Sepedi and official language or a dialect? - a Constitutional Review Agenda.

  14. Promotion & Protection of Sacred Spaces - Lack or Limited Access to Sacred Spaces; (Violating Rights to Traditional, Cultural and Religious Values and Practices (e.g. graves & burial grounds) • Religious Inequality (Holy days & Holidays in the South African calendar) - Act No. 36 of 1994 promotes Religious Inequality (legislative review) - Promoting and Protecting Rights of Christian Religious Community (Perpetuating disrespect for rights of Islam, Judaism, African religion, Khoi-San ans Rastaffarian Religions)

  15. Rites of Passage - Increased Consciousness about Rites of Passage & the Right of and to Rites - Factors affecting Performance of rite (cases of Yengeni, First Fruits Festival, celebrating success of amaBhokobhoko etc)

  16. Male Initiation Public Hearings • Botched Operations • Amputations • Deaths

  17. Recommendations • Holistic approach to address Challenges pre ‘lwaluko’ during ‘koma’ post ‘mophato’ • Community Leadership • Involvement of Traditional and Government Institutions • Understanding the Rationale

  18. PUBLIC EDUCATION & ADVOCACY • Dialogues on Cultural Diversity • Role of Culture, Religion & Language in all Communities • Respect of the Other • Youth Development • Celebration of Diversity in Mpumalanga and N West Provinces

  19. COMMUNITY CONSULTATION • Community Dialogue on Strategy for Recognition of Community Councils Provincial and National Community Councils. ? Cultural; Religious; Linguistic How many in total?

  20. Role of Community Councils • Relationship with Commission • Funding of Community Councils

  21. FLAGSHIP • Africa Day Celebrations Minority and majority cultural, religious and linguistic community rights • Africa Human Rights Day - Educative approach- information on African Cultural and Religious Systems in relation to Language Rights: Mother Tongue Concept

  22. PARTNERSHIPS • From unformalized Partnership to Formal Agreements with • Chapter 9s • Institutions such as Houses of Traditional Leaders; • Government Departments

  23. CRL RIGHTS COMMISSION CONCLUSIONS • Foundation for Second National Consultative Conference (NCC) • Intensification of the Foundation: Mini Conferences in Nine Provinces • Database of CRL Community Organisations • Regulations for Registration of Community Councils

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