March 21, the anniversary of the 1960 Sharpeville massacre, is observed annually as Human Rights Day in South Africa and globally as the International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination. Four locations in Sharpeville are part of the Nelson Mandela Legacy Sites, a UNESCO World Heritage site that honors the country’s long struggle for human rights and liberation as well as the spirit of reconciliation that guided the country’s transition to a free, nonracial democracy.
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