Evander Library receives booklets on basic human rights
“My human rights are your human rights. Your human rights are my human rights. If will all know our human rights then there is no way we can discriminate each other. No one can take away our human rights,” said Mr Manfouo.
A seminar and the handover of booklets were held at the Evander Library on Tuesday, September 28, to create awareness of heritage and human rights.
Mr Clement Manfouo, provincial coordinator for Youth for Human Rights International, arranged the event. Other topics raised included the police’s struggle to curb drug abuse and dealings happening in the CBD and Teks area.
The seminar was attended by traditional leaders, stakeholders and learners representing their schools.
“We can not talk about heritage without considering Ubuntu, which is bringing people together and uniting to make our lives and environment better.
“It is about moral values and if we have basic moral values, life can be better for everyone. The end product is to have everyone treat each other with respect and dignity,” said Mr Manfouo.
A total of 200 booklets were donated to the library.
“We work on different platforms to create awareness of our human rights.
“We have already distributed 30 000 booklets at various schools, businesses and among our community,” said Mr Manfouo.
The booklets are available in English, however, the Youth for Human Rights International also has a website where the material is available in Zulu, Sotho and Xhosa.
During the seminar, Mr Manfouo said: “We all have basic human rights. These human rights belong to you, simply because you are a human. Not because you belong to a certain country, you are a certain colour or you work in a certain department.
“We work with discrimination every day in different forms, in school it is worse. We call these bullies, we see it every day,” said Mr Manfouo when referring to the human right of discrimination.
He said that human rights are about moral values.
“My human rights are your human rights. Your human rights are my human rights. If will all know our human rights then there is no way we can discriminate against each other. No one can take away our human rights,” said Mr Manfouo.
The event saw special guest speakers, Dr Patrick Mashele, Mr Mishael Mashele from Paradigm Shift Holdings, Ms Rose Thukwana from eMbalenhle Library and performances of young local artists.
Sgt Zukiswa Mxhotyelwa of Evander Police spoke about making the right decisions in life, having priorities and never losing focus.
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