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ANNUAL REPORT 2006/07

ANNUAL REPORT 2006/07. Programmes. Commissioners Office of the Chief Executive Officer Strategic Management Financial Management Parliamentary Liaison and Legislation Monitoring Special Programmes Media and Communications Corporate Services Finance and Administration Human Resources

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ANNUAL REPORT 2006/07

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  1. ANNUAL REPORT 2006/07

  2. Programmes • Commissioners • Office of the Chief Executive Officer • Strategic Management • Financial Management • Parliamentary Liaison and Legislation Monitoring • Special Programmes • Media and Communications • Corporate Services • Finance and Administration • Human Resources • Operations (Programmes) • Education and Training • Legal Services • Research and Documentation • Special and Donor-funded Projects • CSAP • Community Outreach and Advocacy • Information Management Systems

  3. Mandate of the Commission • To • Promote respect for human rights and a culture of human rights; • Promote the protection, development and attainment of human rights; • Monitor and assess the observance of human rights; • Investigate and report on the observance of human rights; • Take steps to secure appropriate redress where human rights have been violated; • Carry out research; and • Educate.

  4. Strategic Objectives and Outcomes

  5. Strategic objectives • To promote human rights and contribute to developing a sustainable culture of human rights through education and training, community outreach and public awareness campaigns. • To monitor human rights by providing comprehensive research and documentation mechanisms designed to advance and assess human rights, especially social and economic rights. • To protect human rights by investigating individual and systemic complaints of human rights violations and provide appropriate re­dress.

  6. Strategic objectives • To entrench the SAHRC as the major resource and primary focal point for human rights promotion, protection and monitoring in the country. • To be accessible and work in a collaborative manner with organs of State, Civil Society and other Chapter 9 institutions • To advance human rights by monitoring and input into national and provincial legislative processes and assess national compliance in relation to regional and international human rights treaties. • To publicise and convey the role and work of the SAHRC to the general public via an integrated internal and external communications strategy.

  7. Outcomes • The SAHRC works towards affirming human dignity by facilitating access to all human rights, with special emphasis on the right to equality, and economic and social rights and freedom from crime and violence.

  8. PROGRAMMES OUTPUTS AND INDICATORS 2006/07

  9. PROGRAMME:COMMISSIONERS Purpose • To develop the vision of the institution, setting its priorities and ensuring that the policies, programmes and resources allocated are consistent with its vision. This is done through exercising good corporate governance and providing leadership and guidance on the professional work of the Commission.

  10. PROGRAMME:COMMISSIONERS Measurable Objectives • To raise the profile of the Commission by engaging with appropriate stakeholders, including ministries, government and civil society. • To make strategic interventions and provide leadership in relation to human rights issues. • To respond to human rights issues within communities. • To represent the Commission and its interest in human rights initiatives. • To develop human rights related and organisational policies.

  11. Outputs and service delivery indicators 2006/07

  12. PROGRAMME:STRATEGIC MANAGEMENT Purpose • This strategic management function embodies the central strategic framework of the Commission. Its main functions include, among others, overseeing the implementation of the Commission’s Strategic Business Plan; establishing and maintaining a good governance framework in collaboration with Commissioners; ensuring statutory compliance with the Constitution and other Acts; adherence to the provisions of the Public Finance Management Act (PFMA) and Treasury Regulations; strategic leadership; risk management; and national-provincial Co-ordination and integration.

  13. PROGRAMME:STRATEGIC MANAGEMENT Measurable Objectives • To ensure constitutional and legislative compliance within the operations of the Commission. • To conduct strategic reviews in response to the internal and external environment. • To ensure the alignment of SAHRC programmes with its strategic objectives and national priorities. • To manage effective accountability mechanisms and a quality assurance system. • To ensure effective, efficient, economical and transparent use of resources in terms of the PFMA. • To position the SAHRC favourably within the human rights field, nationally, regionally and internationally.

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  15. PROGRAMME: FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT Purpose • This programme’s main objective is the improvement of financial management and the rendering support services to the organisation as a whole through: • budgeting process and budget implementation and control • Timely, accurate and reliable financial reports • Effective financial and internal controls • Risk management • Anti-corruption and fraud prevention measures.

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  17. PROGRAMME: PARLIAMENTARY LIAISON AND TREATY MONITORING The objectives of the programme are: • To facilitate interaction between the Commission and Parliament • To protect human rights by providing input on proposed legislation that conflicts with human rights norms and standards. • To realise human rights by monitoring the implementation of recently drafted legislation that seeks to protect and promote human rights • To inform the commission internally about proposed legislation and activities in parliament that affect human rights • To support democracy through facilitating civil society engagement with legislation making through conducting training, and hosting workshops and seminars. • To facilitate a civil society forum to obtain input on parliamentary and government liaison issues.

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  19. PROGRAMME:SPECIAL PROGRAMMES Objectives: • To streamline the work of the Commission in relation to vulnerable sectors • To provide a co-ordination function for the activities of the Commission in relation to identified vulnerable sectors • To provide support within the Commission to respond to human rights violations within this sector • To assist with advocacy, public awareness and legal services. • To manage the development and publication of the annual human rights development report and quarterly journal • To implement projects in line with agreements with donor agencies

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  24. PROGRAMME:MEDIA AND COMMUNICATIONS • The objectives of this programme are: • To establish a communication-friendly environment within the Commission and with stakeholders / role-players outside of the Commission. • To promote human rights awareness by implementing an effective and efficient communications strategy. • To promote the work and corporate image of the Commission through public and media relations initiatives.

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  27. PROGRAMME:CORPORATE SERVICES • The objectives of this sub programme are: • To develop and maintain efficient administrative systems • To provide administrative and logistical support to the operations of the Commission, nationally and provincially • To develop and maintain an information technology system

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  30. Outputs and service delivery indicators 2006/07 HUMAN RESOUCE MANAGEMENT STAFF COMPLIMENT AS AT 31 MARCH 2007

  31. PROGRAMME:OPERATIONS • Education and Training • Legal Services • Research and Documentation

  32. Education and Training Purpose • To conduct training, workshops, seminars, presentations and capacity building programmes on equality, economic and social rights, promotion of access to information, farming communities and the SAHRC’s focus areas. Respond to requests for training from organisations and communities. • To provide in-house capacity building for the Commission on the equality legislation, access to information and general human rights themes and training methodology. • To ensure the institutionalisation of human rights education and provide a system of quality assurance in the education and training programmes of the SAHRC. • To implement human rights education projects in line with the strategic objectives of the Commission, nationally and regionally. • To conduct community outreach and awareness programmes. • To develop appropriate human rights education and training materials.

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  40. Legal Services • The objectives of this programme are: • To investigate individual and systemic complaints of human rights violations. • To provide appropriate redress and resolve disputes regarding violations. • To initiate investigations into human rights violations.

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  43. Outputs and service delivery indicators 2006/07 • Total number of complaints handled per office: 11 867 • Head office – 2 360 (340) • KwaZulu Natal – 1 400 (359) • Free State – 1 260 (406) • Eastern Cape – 1 200 (203) • Western Cape – 2 320 (317) • Limpopo – 1 530 (52) • Northern Cape – 1 220 (196) • Mpumalanga - 540 (77) • These include all carried over complaints from the previous financial year () and those received during the year under review

  44. Research & Documentation • The objectives of this programme are: • To monitor and assess the observance of economic and social rights. • To monitor and assess the observance of human rights, including legislation monitoring, the right to equality and the right to information. • To maintain a leading human rights library and documentation centre.

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