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 will appeal after Dundee farmer’s bail was denied

ByAfriForum 21/10/202121/10/2021

The civil rights organisation AfriForum announced today that it will appeal against the Glencoe Magistrate’s Court’s decision to refuse bail to Garth Simpson, a farmer from Dundee. Simpson is charged with murder after an incident on his farm a few weeks ago.

AfriForum previously announced that it will assist Simpson with legal aid because it already appears that there is political interference in this matter.

AfriForum appointed the criminal law expert Dr Llewelyn Curlewis to investigate the matter and make recommendations to AfriForum. According to Curlewis, Simpson’s version is, from a purely legal principle, a full-fledged defence against the charge(s).

“We believe Mr. Simpson has a strong defence but it would appear that he has already been convicted by the public, therefore it is worrying that he has been denied bail. The fact that opportunistic politicians have already started to cause unrest around the issue is also extremely disappointing,” says Ernst Roets, AfriForum’s Head of Policy and Action.