CCHR Africa Joins GBVF Awareness Hike
CCHR Africa was invited to participate in a community hike against Gender-Based Violence and Femicide (GBVF) at Rietvlei Zoo Farm, Johannesburg. The event…
Connecting Human Rights, Law, and Mental Health in South Africa
CCHR Africa was invited by the President of the student section of the Black Lawyers Association as a guest at the provincial celebration…
Traditional Healers Become CCHR Educators
Last year, CCHR gave a full-day seminar on CCHR, psychiatry, and its destructive therapies to 140 Traditional Healers Organisation members. In SA, there…
Empowering Women through Rights and Economic Freedom: CCHR at Soweto Theatre
CCHR Africa recently participated in a transformative gathering at the Soweto Theatre centred on the theme: “Economic Empowerment as a Pathway to Ending…
Human Rights Festival 2026: Empowering Choice and Awareness
The WorkshopThe 2026 Human Rights Festival kicked off on Thursday with a powerful seminar by our Executive Director titled “Without Human Rights, There…
“You Are Not Alone” – CCHR SA at Soweto Women’s Celebration
CCHR South Africa was invited to speak at a Women’s Celebration event in Soweto, hosted under the theme “You Are Not Alone.” Around 50 people attended, mostly women, along with the chairman and board of the local…
Exhibition in Durban: A Look Back
Durban hosted the Psychiatry: An Industry of Death exhibition, drawing visitors from all walks of life – from students and health workers to business owners and community members. The exhibition sparked powerful reactions.
News from Soweto
In Soweto, a grandmother refused to accept her grandson’s decline under psychiatric drugs. She fought back, helped him recover, and today he is thriving at 14. Inspired by this, she has now chosen to become a CCHR activist in her community.
Citizens Commission on Human Rights Exposes Psychiatry’s Role in Oppressing Black South Africans
Psychiatry: An Industry of Death exhibit draws crowds in the township of Zithobeni in Gauteng, South Africa, spotlighting psychiatry’s role in apartheid and its continuing threat to human rights.
Chemical Imbalance Myth May Have Led to Thousands of Deaths
Citizens Commission on Human Rights condemns the psychiatric-pharmaceutical industry for spreading the so-called “chemical imbalance theory,” and misleading millions of consumers to take dangerous antidepressants despite documented risks.
CCHR at the Human Rights Festival 2025
CCHR South Africa was proud to be part of this year’s Human Rights Festival at Constitution Hill. Its an annual gathering that brings together activists, organisations, and citizens to raise awareness and take action on the rights that shape our society.
WHO Mental Health Guideline Condemns Coercive Psychiatric Practices
CCHR demands that governments commit to WHO’s “zero coercion” policy in mental health, and put an end to forced institutionalization and treatments. By…