Racist UFS Students in Equality Court

The South African Human Rights Commission (SAHRC) is likely to decide this week when to file an Equality Court application that could compel the four former University of the Free State (UFS) students involved in a racist incident last year to pay damages to their victims.

SAHRC wanted to file its application last week but had to wait for the Free State prosecuting authorities to pass the four men’s application on to the Bloemfontein Regional Court to participate in a restorative justice process.

SAHRC spokesperson, Vincent Moaga, says that the Commission wants to apply to the Equality Court to award the five workers damages, and to obtain a formal admission from the four men that what they did was wrong. Moaga further says that the SAHRC also wants the men to formally apologise to their victims.
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