Political parties were critical of government on Human Rights Day.
They highlighted issues of unemployment and poverty and used the event as a platform to rally party political agendas. ActionSA and the EFF have criticised the government, comparing it to the apartheid state.
Human Rights Day commemorates the 1960 Sharpeville Massacre in which 69 people were killed by police during a peaceful protest over pass laws. "You can't have human rights when you're hungry, unemployed or you can't afford to send your children to school. There is no human rights in that," Steenhuisen added. He further stated that the DA is declaring war on poverty.
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