Building a Culture of Human Rights: Workshop Manual

This manual provides information, which is the basis for three hour human rights educational workshops aimed at the public, non-governmental organisations (NGOs), community based organisations (CBOs) and similar structures or organisations. The manual also contains information to assist facilitators in running such workshops.

The manual was produced by the South African Human Rights Commission (SAHRC), which is the main body set up to deal with violations of human rights. It is provided free of charge and may be photocopied and further distributed, provided the SAHRC is credited.

The workshop aims to educate and inform participants about:

• human rights, the Constitution and the Bill of Rights;
• the structure of the SAHRC;
• its functions, aims and objectives;
• how to access the SAHRC;
• what type of cases it deals with;
• its powers; and
• what happens to a case once it has been reported.