Who and what is AfriForum?

AfriForum is an Afrikaans civil rights organisation that protects the rights of minority groups at national as well as provincial level, and anyone who can identify with AfriForum’s principles and objectives may join the organisation. AfriForum’s community plan focuses on mobilising communities to thus take control of their own streets and neighbourhoods again. AfriForum ensures that your constitutional and civil rights are recognised and protected at national level.

Wie en wat is AfriForum?

AfriForum is ’n Afrikaanse burgerregteorganisasie wat die regte van minderheidsgroepe op sowel nasionale as provinsiale vlak beskerm, en enigiemand wat met AfriForum se beginsels en doelstellings kan identifiseer, mag by die organisasie aansluit. AfriForum se gemeenskapsplan fokus daarop om gemeenskappe te mobiliseer om só weer beheer terug te neem oor hul eie strate en woonbuurtes. AfriForum verseker dat jou grondwetlike én burgerregte op nasionale vlak erken en beskerm word.

Campaigns and petitions

Hate Speech Bill

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The proposed Prevention and Combatting of Hate Crimes and Hate Speech Bill was published for comments. AfriForum feels that genuine hate crimes and speech should be punishable, but that this Bill distorts the meaning thereof. If the Bill is passed into law, it could mean that speech that is currently protected by the Constitution could be regarded as a crime.

Freedom of expression is important to ensure the survival of our democracy; it allows people to have healthy debates and seek the truth, and promotes a tolerant society.

Many of the concepts in the Bill, such as “emotional harm”, are subjective and could be misinterpreted and exploited. The inconsistent way in which racism is currently being condemned and punished in South Africa makes one skeptical of whether offenders will be consistently punished under this Bill.

Help AfriForum to defend your constitutional right to freedom of expression.

Sign the petition to get Ernst Roets to oppose this Bill in Parliament.