Analysis - It's been 60 years since the Sharpeville massacre, when 69 unarmed civilians were killed by armed South African police on March 21 1960. The significance of the date is reflected in the ...

March 21 is a day that some South Africans rather want to forget, but for many it serves as a reminder of the country’s dark past, one which they hope never to slide back to. South Africans remember ...

It’s been 60 years since the Sharpeville massacre, when 69 unarmed civilians were killed by armed South African police on March 21 1960. The significance of the date is reflected in the fact that it ...

I find it interesting that students, when discussing the Sharpeville Massacre, will not always automatically link the recently celebrated Human Rights Day to this bloody day in our history – a ...

Cape Town - As the 61st anniversary of the Sharpeville Massacre is marked on 21 March 2021, there has been a call for compassion, and a continued fight against injustice and police brutality.

News Sharpeville Massacre – The Origin of South Africa’s Human Rights Day The Sharpeville Massacre, as the event has become known, signalled the start of armed resistance in South Africa.

South Africa: Human Rights Day v Sharpeville Day? ... (PAC) saying it should be celebrated for leading the Sharpeville protests on March 21 in 1960 which later led to the massacre.

The international media coverage of the Sharpeville Massacre of 1960 was the first time South Africa’s reality was brought to a wider audience, but although England Prime Minister Harold ...

On December 10 1996, Mr Mandela chose Sharpeville to sign into force South Africa's internationally acclaimed constitution, which includes a Bill of Rights and other clauses to guarantee human rights.

Sharpeville massacre . On the morning of 21 March 1960, Pan Africanist Congress ... Government said it had made strides in “engendering a human rights culture” in South Africa, ...

On Human Rights Day, formerly known as Sharpeville Day, The Huffington Post South Africa looks at recent events that show where we stand on human rights.