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.

Media statements

AfriForum exposes SA government’s racial discrimination in report and presentation to UN’s CERD

ByAfriForum 27/11/202327/11/2023

The civil rights organisation AfriForum today delivered a presentation at the headquarters of the United Nation’s (UN) Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination (CERD), in Geneva, Switzerland. This was accompanied by a detailed report on the South African government’s 116+ pieces of racial legislation that AfriForum submitted to CERD as well.

In 2023 it is the South African government’s turn to have its record regarding discrimination reviewed by CERD at its 111th session. Both AfriForum’s report and in-person presentation will be considered and utilised by CERD in the process of the committee reviewing South Africa’s record. Ernst van Zyl, AfriForum’s Head of Public Relations delivered the presentation before CERD today.

“The UN body, CERD, has expressed its gratitude for AfriForum’s contributions to the process of reviewing South Africa, in particular the government, regarding discrimination,” says Van Zyl

“The world is taking notice of the South African government’s growing list of racial legislation. Organisations like AfriForum are spearheading the effort to bring the ANC’s race-obsession to light,” Van Zyl concludes.