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Who We Are
THE HUMAN RIGHTS INSTITUTE OF SOUTH AFRICA (HURISA) HURISA was founded in June 1993 as an Institute for the Study of Public Violence and served as the research and documentation arm of the Commission of Inquiry into public violence chaired by Retired Judge, Judge Richard Goldstone. When Mr. Mandela visited Norway in 1992, he requested assistance from the Norwegian Government for effective monitoring of the politically based public violence that was threatening the transformation process from apartheid to multiracial democracy in South Africa. That would not have been possible without the support and encouragement of President Nelson Mandela, the father of our democracy.
Our Mission
To provide effective professional,Promote a veritable human rights culture, peace and democracy in South Africa, in the Africa continent and in the World at large. Provide training and information on human rights instruments and standards. Provide communities with an understanding of states obligations and level of compliance with human rights instruments. Provide governments with necessary information on how to comply with their international and national obligations. Capacity building of human rights defenders Conduct research and advocacy on contemporary human rights issues.
Our VISSION
HURISA envisages a society in which all people are aware of their human rights, how their human rights can be realized and how redress mechanisms can be accessed.