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.

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AfriForum consults legal team on next steps after Supreme Court of Appeal upholds declaration of old flag as hate speech

ByAfriForum 21/04/202321/04/2023

The civil rights organisation AfriForum will consult with its legal team on the next steps after the Supreme Court of Appeal in Bloemfontein today dismissed the appeal of the ruling that declared the display of the old South African flag in most circumstances, including in private, as hate speech.

“Freedom of expression as a right has unfortunately become watered down in this country. It is a principle that has become the victim of ridiculous double standards and the future consequences will likely be dire,” says Ernst van Zyl, Campaign Officer for Strategy and Content at AfriForum.

“AfriForum’s position in this old flag case does not mean that the organisation displays the flag or that we will not strongly oppose genuine hate speech, which is the propagation of hatred against a group of people based on their identity and when the statement contains an incitement to cause harm. We are entering very chaotic and dangerous waters when the law can be wielded to attempt to protect people from feelings of offence alone,” concludes Van Zyl.