GEORGE NEWS - As part of the closing activities for Human Rights Month, George Municipality - together with civil society organisations and other key stakeholders - joined residents in a human rights march to raise awareness about the significance of Human Rights Day and the values it upholds.

The march, which took place on Wednesday 26 March, highlighted several pressing issues:

• Access to quality healthcare services

• Addressing systemic corruption

• Improving the response to gender-based violence

• Strengthening accountability for human rights

• Upholding the principles of equality, dignity, and respect for all

Marchers gathered at the Go George hub in Cradock Street between 10:00 and 12:00, where they voiced a collective call for a more just, inclusive, and equitable society.

Reese O’Connor, the human rights violations co-ordinator at Social Health and Empowerment, and Khanyisile Fortuin of the George Municipality’s special programmes - who also serves as regional leader for the LGBTQI sector under the South African National Aids Council - handed over a memorandum to the police (SAPS) and the Department of Health.

Colonel Lionel Kennedy received the memorandum on behalf of SAPS.

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