On Friday 1st May 2009 Human Rights Day was celebrated in Aberdeen by a large gathering of local Aberdeen, Lotusville and Thembalisizwe residents in the Library Hall in Aberdeen, where 15 years of Freedom and Human Rights was celebrated.
Zyanda Mgwetyana and Aubrey Mdazana from the Human Rights Commission in East London spoke to the crowd about human rights and most especially about the rights of the child. To protect our children, all people should be aware of the Child Helpline 0800 055 555 ‘as every child’s story deserves a happy ending’. One in four children in South Africa at some time during their childhood is abused.
Zyanda Mgwetyana and Aubrey Mdazana from the Human Rights Commission in East London spoke to the crowd about human rights and most especially about the rights of the child. To protect our children, all people should be aware of the Child Helpline 0800 055 555 ‘as every child’s story deserves a happy ending’. One in four children in South Africa at some time during their childhood is abused.
On the walls of the hall giving explicit information were posters about the general rights of a human being, the rights of children and xenophobia. There should be an acceptance and understanding of each other, and a respect for diversity.The Human Rights Commission intend to assist citizens by adopting a community, and helping young children to face the challenges of living with poverty, abuse and lack of access to education. Giving information to the young who face teenage pregnancy, HIV Aids on a daily basis is of paramount importance to the community, and this is the service the Human Rights Commission intends to give.
Desmond Coetzee, Rob Prestwich, Vusille Jacobs & Hilary Graham
Article By: Joan Tinker