Human Rights Day, a public holiday in South Africa, is observed on March 21 every year in remembrance of the Sharpeville Massacre of 1960. Every year on March 21, Human Rights Day is observed as a public holiday in South Africa to remind people of the costs associated with the country’s democratic revolution.
Nationwide concerted resistance and protest against racism and apartheid defined the 1960s. Sharpeville and Langa township residents, along with their countrymen across, staged a protest march against pass laws on March 21, 1960.
At Sharpeville, 69 protestors were shot and killed by apartheid police.Many of the dead were shot as they were running. The catastrophe, which became known as the Sharpeville Massacre, made the world aware of the apartheid government’s willful violation of human rights.
Human Rights Day was established by the democratic government on March 21st to honor and remember those who sacrificed their lives to secure our freedom and modern rights. In observance of Human Rights Day, we reaffirm our dedication to the Constitution’s Bill of Rights.
Among Our Human Rights Are:
- Equality: Everybody has the same rights to protection and benefits under the law, and they are all equal before the law.
- Human dignity: Everyone is entitled to respect and protection for their innate dignity.
- Everyone has the right to live and travel anywhere they like within the boundaries of the nation.
- Everyone has the freedom to use the language and engage in the cultural activities of their choosing.
- Life is a right that belongs to all people.
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