On 21 March 1960, people gathered at the police station in Sharpeville without their passbooks, deliberately challenging the system. They were not armed. They were not violent. They were asserting their dignity.
Posts tagged as “Human Rights Month”
‘You have come here to die – you are going to die’
By Lucas Ledwaba on 20 March 2026
As South Africa marks Human Rights Day on March 21 and commemorates Human Rights Month, we turn to a chapter from the historical fiction novel…
Machete community celebrate restoration of rights to land of elephant and baobabs
By Marumo Machete on 22 March 2024
Human Rights Month brings cheer to a community that has waited a lifetime for the return of their ancestral land. Marumo Machete whose father pioneered the land claims process reports


