In his blog Pierre de Vos accuses me of "hypocrisy" for raising the alarm at the ANC's politicisation of the Human Rights Commission through cadre deployment (see here).
This is what one might call "leading with your chin." It is pertinent to ask: who is the real hypocrite here? Let me remind readers of a blog published by Pierre de Vos in August last year entitled 'RIP Human Rights Commission?'
In it, de Vos said, and I quote:
"...there are worrying signs that the ANC majority in Parliament will deal a fatal blow to the Human Rights Commission by "deploying" mediocre ANC party-hacks with little human rights experience to that important body..."
Later on in the blog he writes:
"...the fact that a large number of failed ANC politicians appear on that party's list for appointment to the Commission, suggests that the Commission is in danger of becoming no more than a dumping ground for party hacks. This has the potential to fatally undermine the independence and impartiality of the Commission."