Topic: Human rights issues in South Africa today (seen from the perspective of a teenager) South Africa is a beautiful country, a rainbow nation where the spirit of Ubuntu he is among the protagonists of all of us. Unfortunately, our country is not a utopia. Nelson Mandela once said: “To deny people their human rights is to challenge their very humanity.” Human rights are rights granted to all human beings. They are universally accepted and are protected in a country's constitution by the Bill of Rights1. There are many human rights in South Africa that are violated on a daily basis. “Every person has the right to life” and “Every person has the right to be free from all forms of violence”. These two human rights are extremely important and yet they are not respected. Just think of the Marikana massacre. In August 2012, the South African Police Service began shooting into a crowd of striking miners in Marikana. The epochal event caused the death of 34 miners and the injury of 78. The miners were protesting only for a wage increase. 2. The police in our country must protect and support human beings ...