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1 January - New Year's Day; 21 March - Human Rights Day; 29 March – Good Friday; 1 April – Family Day; 27 April – Freedom Day; 1 May - International Workers' Day; 16–17 June – Youth Day; 9 August - National Women's Day; 24 September – Heritage Day; 16 December – Day of Reconciliation; 25 December – Christmas Day; 26 December ...
In South Africa, the day has been commemorated on 21 March each year as a public holiday called Human Rights Day since 1994, [3] when Nelson Mandela was elected president of a new democratic South Africa. [4] The day is regarded as a day of mourning by some, commemorating the lives of those who died to fight for democracy and equal human rights ...
Every day is Human Rights Day is the slogan for the year 2014. Human Rights 365 celebrates the Universal Declaration on Human Rights which states that everyone, everywhere, at all times are entitled to their human rights. Human Rights belong to everyone equally and "binds us together as a global community with the same ideals and values." [25] 2015
In present-day South Africa, 21 March is commemorated as a public holiday in honour of human rights and to commemorate the Sharpeville massacre. In 2024, the area where the massacre occurred and the memorial became a World Heritage Site, known as Nelson Mandela Legacy Sites.
1.5 South Africa. 2 Events. ... 21 March - Human Rights Day; 18 April – Good Friday; 21 April ... 2024–25 South-West Indian Ocean cyclone season;
The South African government has been criticised by Human Rights Watch for deporting hundreds of thousands of Zimbabwean refugees and treating victims of political violence as economic migrants. By sending refugees back to persecution, Human Rights Watch has asserted that South Africa is violating the refugee convention and international law. [25]
20 March – South Africa prepares for a "nationwide shutdown" as the military is deployed ahead of protests by the Economic Freedom Fighters. [8] 2 June – In February 2023, South Africa experienced a cholera outbreak that grew from 2 initial cases to 99 confirmed cases in Tshwane over the following months. Jubilee Hospital reported 17 deaths ...