Apartheid in Namibia: why human rights and women are celebrated on the same day

By Henning Melber, Extraordinary Professor, Department of Political Sciences, University of Pretoria

10 December is worldwide commemorated as Human Rights Day. It marks the anniversary of the UN Universal Declaration of Human Rights adopted on that day in 1948. Many countries and organisations acknowledge this as a significant marker.

It created a lasting, normative framework defining fundamental human rights. UN Member States, while in constant violation, have all ratified the principles. They remain a moral and ethical…

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