Stellenbosch University violated the rights of Afrikaans-speaking students when it said they could only speak English in certain residences during their welcoming period in 2021.
After a 2021 complaint against Stellenbosch University, it emerged that newcomer students 'were prohibited from speaking any language other than English in their residences, public spaces and even on park benches'.
Schreiber said in response to confirmation of the finding by the SAHRC that it was “an enormous victory”. The complaint was lodged in 2021 when it came to light that newcomer students “were prohibited from speaking any language other than English in their residences, public spaces and even on park benches”.He said the DA was approached by Afrikaans students who said they were “threatened with disciplinary action” if they spoke their mother tongue in residences.
In May 2021 the SAHRC said it would engage with university leadership, including vice-chancellor Wim de Villiers, and “invite other affected [parties] to make submissions” so it could “determine the extent of the violations of various human rights, including the right to equality on the basis of language”.
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