Human Rights Month 2014

Human Rights Month is commemorated in March to remind South Africans about the sacrifices that accompanied the struggle for the attainment of democracy in South Africa. Human Rights Day on 21 March falls within this period.

South Africa is regarded as beacon of hope on the continent and internationally in the promotion and protection of human rights.

South Africans are called on to celebrate living in a country that guarantees that never again will our humanity be taken from any South African, irrespective of their race, gender, creed or sexual orientation.

We all have a responsibility to ensure that our human rights record and history are preserved and strengthened for future generations.

News stories

• Africa should have its own court: Deputy Pres
• New Cultural Commission members to be inaugurated
• Police members trained on crowd management
• Call centre a lifeline for women
• Democracy anchored in human rights, says Pres Zuma
• Good health care a marker of progress
• Pres Zuma to address Human Rights Day gathering
• Restoration of dignity is the pillar of human rights – Minister Sisulu
• Remembering Sharpeville, 54 years on
• SA reflects on Human Rights Day
• Court brings justice closer to people of Kagiso
• Deputy President Motlanthe concludes Poland visit
• Parents urged to educate children on rights
• South Africans called to celebrate Human Rights Day
• Reflecting on acts that restored our dignity

Related links

• Government on Human Rights Day and Month
• The South African Human Rights Commission
• Universal Declaration of Human Rights
• United Nations Human Rights