DA questions the Human Rights Commission’s independence

By Lelethu Mquqo
9 May 2011

The Democratic Alliance has questioned if the Human Rights Commission is as independent as it claims to be.

This after it was revealed that the Commission has been sitting on a report about 1 600 open toilets constructed by the ANC in Viljoenskroon in the Free State.

DA spokesperson Lindiwe Mazibuko asked why the HRC released a report on open toilets in Cape Town within three-months, but has been sitting on a similar report from the Moqhaka municipality for more than seven months.