
‘Religious leaders must be checked against sex offenders’ register’
CRL Rights Commission chairperson Thoko Mkhwanazi-Xaluva. 2 minutes Cultural, Religious and Linguistic Rights (CLR) Commission has raised concerns that religious leaders who work closely with children are not being vetted against the National Sex Offender Register. The CRL Rights Commission has established a committee, comprising religious leaders, to investigate ongoing abuses in churches. This comes…