The Northern Cape Provincial Government will this year commemorate Human Rights Month under the theme: “The Year of Indigenous Languages: Promoting and Deepening a Human Rights Culture”.

Human Rights Day will be celebrated on 21 March 2019 at Reitlamile Intermediate School in Pampierstad in the Frances Baard District. Since 1994 we have used Human Rights Day to honour those who fought for our liberation and to celebrate our rights and freedom.

The celebrations will draw attention to the critical loss of indigenous languages and the urgent need to preserve, revitalise and promote indigenous languages. We must promote and support teaching, preservation and revival of indigenous languages.

Government will use Human Rights Month as a vehicle to foster social cohesion, nation building, national identity, socio-economic development and to combat racism, racial discrimination, xenophobia and all related intolerances. 

We will also highlight progress made in advancing human rights and restoring human dignity in line with the Bill of Rights.