Initiating the Human Rights Month
As South Africans we commemorate March as Human Rights Month in order to remind ourselves about the sacrifices that accompanied the struggle for the attainment of democracy in South Africa. Following the demise of institutionalised apartheid colonialism in 1994, the democratic government declared 21 March as Human Rights Day to commemorate and honour those who fought for our liberation and the rights we enjoy today.
The history of Human Rights Day is grounded in the Sharpeville Massacre that took place on the 21 March 1960, where apartheid police killed 69 anti-apartheid protesters. Human Rights Day also honours 35 people who were killed on 21 March 1985 when apartheid police opened fire on a crowd of people gathered on Maduna Road between Uitenhage and Langa township in the Eastern Cape.
As part of the democratic dispensation, South Africa observes March as Human Rights Month to promote respect for basic human rights for all and restore and uphold human dignity in line with the Bill of Rights.
ALL SHALL ENJOY EQUAL HUMAN RIGHTS!
Castro KhwelaGood morning fellow Compatriots!🙏🏾✊🏾👊🏾
