We have plenty of freedom when it comes to expressing ourselves. But on Human Rights Day, we’re looking at how the Bill of Rights constitutes “free speech”.
While it’s nice to have a public holiday, we need to remember that Human Rights Day is an important day in our history.
The African proverb “umuntu ngumuntu ngabantu” can be translated to imply that to be human is to recognize the humanity of others. It is from this proverb that the notion of Ubuntu is developed.
Poetry has great power to make an impact. In a poem, written by anti-Apartheid activist Dennis Brutus, he reflects on the harrowing events on 21 March 1960.
Remembering Robert Sobukwe and his role in the abolishment of pass laws.
Human Rights Day has the same meaning every year but are we getting closer to achieving the original goal? As a nation, we’ve come a long way but has enough really been done?
It’s good to know what we should all be entitled to…
Human Rights Day isn’t just a public holiday. It’s an important day in South Africa’s history and one that should be remembered. So, when you take time out on your day off, remember to reflect.
Nelson Mandela said on Human Rights Day in 1996: “It is a day which, more than many others, captures the essence of the struggle of the South African people and the soul of our non-racial democracy.” He described Sharpeville as “the Cradle of Human Rights”.
The President has expressed his disappointment over numerous racist incidents.
Human rights will always be incomplete without land, the Economic Freedom Fighters said on Tuesday.
“It seems it is only black people’s responsibility to reconcile. We need to discuss this and deal with it head on.”
South Africans around the world celebrate Human Rights Day on 21 March. Marking the inauguration of the Bill of Rights, which set out the civil and political rights and was part of the negotiations to end Apartheid, we reflect on its unlikely origins on the kitchen table of a human rights activist in Dublin.