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Media Advisory: SAHRC hosts a Human Rights Lecture to be addressed by Prof Barney Pityana

15 March 2023

Attention: Editors and Reporters

Annually, South Africa commemorates national Human Rights Day on 21 March and March as human rights month. The day commemorates the sacrifice of the 69 people who lost their lives, whilst protesting repressive, apartheid pass laws on the day in 1960 at Sharpeville, but also celebrates the Constitution as the key framework for the achievement of a rights-based society as well as the advancement of human rights.

The South African Human Rights Commission (SAHRC/ the Commission) will be hosting a human rights lecture in commemoration of this key calendar month and place a spotlight on human rights issues and foster discourse.

The lecture will be held physically and streamed live on the SAHRC’s social media platforms.

Details of the human rights lecture are as follows:

  • Date: 16 March 2023
  • Time: 10:00 to 12:00
  • Guest Speaker: Prof Barney Pityana
  • Theme: ‘28 years of democracy in South Africa: Prospects for the future’.
  • Venue: Constitution Hill, 11 Kotze Road, Braamfontein
  • Livestream Link: https://youtube.com/live/MTZ1BY41AOs?feature=share

 

ISSUED BY THE SOUTH AFRICAN HUMAN RIGHTS COMMISSION

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