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This after violent clashes last week dominated the party’s earlier protest against an alleged white-only private-enrollment party.
Members of the EFF protest outside Brackenfell High School. Image: EFF Western Cape / Twitter.
CAPE TOWN – The South African Human Rights Commission (SAHRC) on Thursday called for calm ahead of the Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF) planned anti-racism protest outside Brackenfell High School on Friday.
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SAHRC representatives said they would monitor the protest.
This after violent clashes last week dominated the party’s earlier protest against an alleged white-only private-enrollment party.
“Following the scenes of violent confrontation during the latest protest action by members of the political party outside the school, the commission reminds parents and people in and around the community that the right to peaceful protest without weapons is protected. by section 17 of the Constitution ”. SAHRC spokesman Gushwell Brooks said in a statement.
He added: “However, the right to protest cannot be exercised in a way that infringes other human rights in the Bill of Rights of our Constitution. Therefore, the SAHRC insists that protest action outside of school must occur in a way that does not interfere with and respects the right of students to basic school education.
An EFF supporter filed a criminal complaint after media outlets posted a video of a man beating her with what appeared to be a baseball bat.
Another man appeared in court after firing a compressed air pistol at the time of the protest.
The SAHRC said it was involved in several investigations seeking allegations related to the private enrollment event, as well as other allegations of racial discrimination.
“We call on all interested parties to allow the commission to get to the bottom of the facts and make its findings and issue directives or recommendations,” Brooks said.
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