Black people still bear the brunt of rights violations – SAHRC

Black people in South Africa continue to bear the brunt of racial indignity, as well as acute socioeconomic rights violations, more than two decades since the dawn of democracy, according to the SA Human Rights Commission .

“Most of our race-based discrimination complaints relate to hate speech. While the freedom of expression is one of our cornerstones of democracy, the vitriolic level of abuse and hate speech directed mainly against black African people in our society is a growing challenge,” she said. Smith said race tied up with economic and social rights and that social and economic rights made up 75% of all complaints received in 2016/17.

I am battling with this calculation maggsnaidu JohannBiermann1 'Black people still bear the brunt of rights violations Stats showed that of 40% of South Africans living below the poverty line of just over R600 a month, half were black' Other 1/2 white & only 8% of population?

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