South Africa: Campaign launched to help stateless people become citizens
Published: 24/Mar/2025
Source: GroundUp (Cape Town)
Hundreds take part in human rights festival at Constitutional Hill
By Ihsaan Haffejee and Kimberly Mutandiro News | Johannesburg
- Hundreds of people joined the celebrations at the seventh Human Rights Festival at Constitutional Hill in Johannesburg over the weekend.
- This year’s festival showcased a variety of events and performances, including a book fair, a film festival, panel discussions, and me.
- During the festival’s activities on Friday, Lawyers for Human Rights launched its statelessness campaign titled Her Document, Her Dignity Campaign.
- The event ended with “We the people walk” — a symbolic 8km walk through the streets of Joburg.
Constitutional Hill in Johannesburg was a hive of activity at the weekend as hundreds of people joined events and celebrations at the seventh Human Rights Festival.
The theme for this year’s four-day festival was A just and inclusive South Africa. It aimed to increase understanding of human rights and to promote the importance of being active citizens.
During the festival’s activities on Friday, Lawyers for Human Rights hosted a session at the Women’s Jail Lekgotla where they launched the organisation’s statelessness campaign titled Her Document, Her Dignity Campaign.
Read further: https://groundup.org.za/article/hundreds-join-human-rights-festival-at-constitutional-hill/