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The South African Human Rights Commission’s finding on EFF leader Julius Malema’s 2016 utterances has been declared unlawful. SAHRC HateSpeech AfriForum Malema Read more below 👇

The Johannesburg High Court this week delivered its judgment on AfriForum’s review application, which challenged the findings of the South African Human Rights Commission on Malema.

“It follows that it is not within the power or authority of the SAHRC to pronounce that an alleged violation is indeed a violation and moreover, it is not within the power of authority of the SAHRC to exonerate a person from an allegation of having violated human rights,” the court judgment reads.ALSO READ: The organisation has since welcomed the judgment.

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