Commission for Promotion, Protection of Rights of Cultural, Religious

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Commission for Promotion, Protection of Rights of
Cultural, Religious Linguistic Communities
1 Kotze Street, Womens Jail, Constitution
Hill Telephone [phone] Fax [phone]
2234 Web www.crlcommission.org.za
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C R L COMMISSION ANNUAL REPORT

• The year of listening and strategizing

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VISION

• Meaningful and constructive contribution to
  social transformation and nation-building
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MISSION(Preamble)

• Peace, friendship, humanity, tolerance, national
  unity
• Compliance
• Channel of communication
• Lobbying government
• Mediation on conflict resolution

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OBJECTIVES(page 5)

• Human Resource Development
• Public Education and Advocacy
• Research and Policy Development
• Investigation and Conflict Resolution
• Community Participation Community Councils

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DELIVERY REPORT(page 5)

• Human Resource Development
• Commission Committees
• - Core Function committees
• Provincial Committees
• (ii) Top Management echelon

• Education
• Research
• Investigation Conflict R
• Community Councils
• CEO - Accounting Officer
• CFO - Financial Manager
• COO - Progr. Manager
• CAO - Legal Manager

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PUBLIC EDUC ADVOCACY(page 5)

• Introducing the CRL Commission
• Mini Conference x 18
• Launch
• National Consultative Conference (NCC)

• Ten-year events
• Departments
• Premiers
• Chiefs
• Chapter 9 institutions
• International Bodies British Parliamentary
  Delegation
• Blanketing the diverse communities
• Unity in diversity

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RESEARCH POLICY DEV.(page 6)

• The Problem
• Identity Crisis
• Self determination

• white/black/coloured/
• Indian identity a historical social construct
• Undefined
• Us and them

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INVESTIGATION CONFLICT RESOLUTION

• Religion Education
• Language education/expression/communication
• Cultural symbols/dress
• Marriage laws rights
• Violation of rights of farm dwellers

• See table of submissions, analyses and challenges

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NCC INPUTS (page12-13)

• YOUTH
• bridge generation gap
• Nurturing role of family
• Promotion of indigenous culture
• Gender equality
• Education-religion relationship

• ADULTS
• NB of religious diversity
• Parental role
• Cultural institutions
• Religious institutions
• Research education
• Gender racial injustices
• Role of media

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NCC RECOMMENDATIONS

• religious watchdog
• Interracial religious dialogue
• youth consultation
• MRM
• Youth specific programmes
• Inter-generational programmes

• Define rights to be protected
• Cooperative governance
• Community capacity building
• Indigenous knowledge systems
• Community Councils

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AGS REPORT

• UNQUALIFIED

• Risk Assessment
• Audit Committee Internal Audit Function
• Internal Policies
• Conditions of Appointment of Commissioners

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CONCLUSION

• Some communities have spoken

• Religious communities
• Linguistic commmunities
• Cultural communities

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Strategic Direction

• Capacity
• - Identification of communities
• - Public awareness and education on diverse
  communities

• Internal and external
• NGO
• CBO
• Community Councils
• Council of Elders

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Resource Expenditure Pattern

• High human resource expenditure

• Labour intensive function
• Intangible outputs and outcomes
• Non immediate results