Press Releases 2013

MEC Creecy says Occultism and Satanism harmful practices?

According to several media reports published in The Citizen, The New Age, The Sowetan, City Press, News24.com, IOL, Timeslive, LookLocal, Eye Witness News and SABC TV, “A team of faith-based organisations is to develop an “anti-harmful” religious strategy in schools, Gauteng education MEC Barbara Creecy said on Monday. In a statement prepared for delivery at

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SAPRA appeals SAHRC referral of hate speech complaints

SAPRA herewith lodges formal objection against the February 2013 decision by the South African Human Rights Commission (SAHRC)  to refer a complaint, lodged by the Director on behalf of the South African Pagan Rights Alliance on 22 February 2010 against public utterances of prejudicial hate speech by Ms. P. Maseko, to the South African Law Reform

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SAHRC passes buck on hate speech against minority

In February 2010 the South African Pagan Rights Alliance lodged a complaint with the South African Human Rights Commission (SAHRC) against repeated libelous statements made by Traditional Healers Organization national co-ordinator, Phephisile Maseko, against South African Witches. [1] “I can’t speak for others, but our members are well-informed. They would never participate in muti killings and

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Concerns raised by witchcraft accusations and witch-hunts in South Africa (2013)

Stakeholder Submission prepared by the South African Pagan Rights Alliance for the Commission for the Promotion and Protection of Cultural, Religious and Linguistic Communities.   Accusations of witchcraft and Human Rights  Every citizen of the Republic is constitutionally and legally entitled to:1. Equality 2. Human dignity 3. Life 4. Freedom and security 5. Freedom from slavery, servitude and forced labour 6. Freedom

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