Trade union Solidarity wants the SA Human Rights Commission (SAHRC) to investigate "selective racism" in South Africa on the grounds that there are double standards in dealing with racism in the country. "The phenomenon of dealing with racism in South Africa in a selective manner needs to be thoroughly investigated and analysed," said Connie Mulder, head of the Solidarity Research Institute on Tuesday. This could lead to a formal inquiry and a visiting delegation which would assess Solidarity's complaints of selective racism. The union also plans to petition Parliament about "selective racism", the International Human Rights Commission, and the International Labour Organisation. Solidarity believes the SAHRC itself is selective in the way it handles complaints related to racism.

Source: The North Africa Journal May 09, 2017 18:45 UTC