South Africa commemorates Human Rights Day on March 21st, remembering the Sharpeville Massacre and honoring the fight for democracy and equality.
Those quick to diarise days off work will no doubt already be casting their minds ahead to the next public holiday. Those quick to diarise days off work will no doubt already be casting their minds ahead to the next public holiday. Those quick to diarise days off work will no doubt already be casting their minds ahead to the next public holiday.
Why does South Africa celebrate Human Rights Day? Human Rights Day is a national day that is commemorated annually on 21 March to remind South Africans about the sacrifices that accompanied the struggle for the attainment of democracy in South Africa. The commemoration provides the country with an opportunity to reflect on progress made in the promotion and protection of human rights. The 1960s were characterised by systematic defiance and protest against apartheid and racism across the country. On March 21 1960, the community of Sharpeville and Langa townships, like their fellow compatriots across the country, embarked on a protest march to march protest against pass laws. The apartheid police shot and killed 69 of the protesters at Sharpeville, many of them shot while fleeing.The tragedy came to be known as the Sharpeville Massacre and it exposed the apartheid government’s deliberate violation of human rights to the world. The democratic government declared March 21 Human Rights Day to commemorate and honour those who fought for our liberation and the rights we enjoy today.The Constitution is the ultimate protector of our Human Rights, which were previously denied to the majority of our people under Apartheid.Equality – everyone is equal before the law and has the right to equal protection and benefit of the law.Freedom of movement and residence – everyone has a right to freedom of movement and to reside anywhere in the countr
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