Someone must account for law enforcement’s failure to prevent riots

The chief executive of the South African Commission on Human Rights, Celiso Tipanianne, says they will consider a hearing following last week’s events.

On Friday (July 23rd), the South African Commission on Human Rights (SAHRC) hosted a dialogue with various organizations focused on the civil unrest and looting that took place in certain parts of KwaZulu-Natal and Gauteng last week.

The violence has killed more than 300 people, and police are accused of reacting late to the disruption to the country’s economy.

The main purpose of this was to get South Africans to talk about the incident and to understand what was behind it and what needed to be done to ensure that we would never face it again.

Lawyer Celiso Tipanianne, Chief Executive Officer – South African Commission on Human Rights

There will be a number of interventions with the commission.

Lawyer Celiso Tipanianne, Chief Executive Officer – South African Commission on Human Rights

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The failure of law enforcement agencies to prevent this from happening and to be there on time is a human rights issue.

Lawyer Celiso Tipanianne, Chief Executive Officer – South African Commission on Human Rights

Everything needs to be reviewed and someone needs to respond, the committee will even consider holding a hearing.

Lawyer Celiso Tipanianne, Chief Executive Officer – South African Commission on Human Rights

Listen to the full interview below …


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