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What Human Rights Day Means to South Africa

Commemorating the Sharpeville Massacre on Human Rights Day should be a call to action, writes the Daily Vox, where South Africans should remember the lessons of the past to avoid repeating similar atrocities in the future.

South Africa: Excluding People From Public Spaces, From Sharpeville to Maboneng

The Daily Vox, 21 March 2015

The people who died at Sharpeville lost their lives because they'd dared to protest against the apartheid government's pass laws, which restricted and controlled the movements of… Read more »

The Daily Vox

Human Rights Day: have we learned anything since Sharpeville?

South Africa: Hundreds Gather in Uitenhage to Celebrate Human Rights Day

SAnews.gov.za, 21 March 2015

Hundreds of people, young and old, have gathered in Uitenhage, in the Eastern Cape, to celebrate Human Rights Day. Read more »
South Africa: Why Remembering Sharpeville Is About Our Future (and Not About Honouring the Dead)

The Daily Vox, 21 March 2015

Anniversary journalism is often expressed as series of lazy tales of seemingly little consequence. Editors feel they need to mark an occasion, and if it has a catchy headline… Read more »
South Africa: Cosatu Statement for Human Rights Day 2015

COSATU, 20 March 2015

On Human Rights Day 2015, the Congress of South African Trade Unions dips its banners in honour of all the martyrs of our liberation struggle, who sacrificed their live to win for… Read more »
South Africa: Use Human Rights Month to End Xenophobia - Minister

SAnews.gov.za, 21 March 2015

As the country commemorates national Human Rights Day, Justice and Correctional Minister Michael Masutha has urged communities to stop looting shops owned by foreign nationals. Read more »
South Africa: Minister Masutha to Officiate At Human Rights Day

SAnews.gov.za, 20 March 2015

The Minister of Justice and Correctional Services, Michael Masutha, will represent President Jacob Zuma and officiate at the national Human Rights Day commemoration, the Presidency… Read more »
South Africa: Eastern Cape At Centre of Human Rights Month Programme

SA Info, 16 March 2015

The Eastern Cape will host the main celebration for Human Rights Month on 21 March, Human Rights Day. Read more »

Photo Essay

The History of Human Rights Day in South Africa, March 2015

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In March 1960 the Pan African Congress (PAC) mobilised for mass protests against the apartheid government’s pass laws, which restricted free movement and enforced segregation. In Sharpeville, ... see more »