WORD ON THE STREET: Do you know your human rights?
In honour of human rights month, the Benoni City Times asked the youth of if they know their human rights and whether they feel they are being respected.
Tazkia Yusuf (Rynsoord): In South Africa, our rights have been taken away. Top of that list is youth unemployment. Also, we are supposed to be the Rainbow Nation but we are still told that some people are more privileged than others because of their skin tone.
Kholofelo Mathabatha (Kingsway): Yes, I know my rights. One of them is making my voice heard and I'm going to use that power wisely at the polls next year.
Usaid Ahmed (Actonville): As a man, I feel we are not giving women enough opportunities and that, to an extent, takes away their rights. If a woman is in a position of power, there are people who still believe a man would do a better job. Today, people are not voting for political parties led by women because of patriarchy. We should be promoting equality.
Keaton Stansfeld (Farrarmere): Yes, I do know my rights and feel they are being respected. However, I can't speak for others and I'm sure there still are those being denied their rights.
Nabeeha Sirkhot (Actonville): We are a diverse nation, with different races, religions and traditions. It's this diversity that makes us special and unique, but there are still cultural stereotypes and profiling, which takes us back.
Amira Gajia (Mackenzie Park): I know my rights but I don't feel they are being respected. There's still a lot of discrimination and I feel we can change this as a society. It starts with the youth for us to create a better and prosperous South Africa.
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