“DA told to take a hike by the SAHRC when it reports hate speech against farmers” at https://www.da.org.za/2020/08/da-told-to-take-a-hike-by-the-sahrc-when-it-reports-hate-speech-against-farmers states;
“The Democratic Alliance (DA) has, over the past month and a half, referred several social media posts, which seemingly glorify farm murders and attacks, to the South African Human Rights Commission (SAHRC) to investigate them for hate speech. The SAHRC has now responded to the DA, rejecting our complaints outright and indicating that these complaints be referred to the South African Police Services (SAPS).
While the Commission has agreed that the content is unacceptable and unlawful, it claims that it hasn’t the capacity to trace the individuals who post openly on social media. The Commission also claims that it does not to have jurisdiction over such speech.
The SAHRC’s decision to not investigate these posts and their justifications for not doing so, is a direct contradiction to previous cases it has pursued.”