Traditional Leaders Concerned By South African State Of Affairs Demand Education On Human Rights

A few hundred provincial and national traditional leaders, including the national Chairperson and Founder of the Congress of Traditional Leaders South Africa (CONTRELESA), met in Mpumalanga to be educated about their human rights. Concerned by the state of affairs of the country after a two-year savage covid, they want to work toward a more unified and stronger South Africa and invited Youth for Human Rights specialist, Mr. Clement Manfouo, to address them on the matter.

Proudly accepting the invitation, Mr. Manfouo, a long-term Youth for Human Rights member, emphasized the importance of human rights education to restore human dignity in the community. Using the What Are Human Rights? Booklet, he briefed them on what are human rights and which rights they are each entitled to. “Amazingly, too often people can’t name but a few of their rights. The lecture was one way to get them to know them all, “said Mr. Manfouo.

All the present members were impacted by the presentation and inspired to become strong advocates in making human rights a reality in their communities, with the Youth for Human Rights campaign.

His Royal Highness Kgoshi L.M. Mokena, the President of CONTRALESA, who was absolutely enthralled with the presentation, approached Mr. Manfouo and said, “I am so happy with your presentation and the Youth for Human Rights program! It is very clear to me that we need to have another platform to go through this program more thoroughly resulting in proper strategies written up in order to get the Youth for Human Rights campaign into the hands of youth as soon as possible.”

Others in attendance were also impacted by the lecture. One of the traditional leaders in attendance, a Prince and Regional Head in Mpumalanga said, “Thank you very much for educating us with the Youth for Human Rights program. As a Regional Head in Mpumalanga within the Congress of Traditional Leaders of South Africa, I am overall responsible for the prosperity and well-being of the youth within my region. This program is very needed for all of the youth in all communities and has truly inspired me to become active and start my own chapter.”

Mr. Manfouo is convinced he will need to return more often to brief the traditional leaders of the task ahead. “Once is not enough,” he said. “The task is gigantic and the violations of human rights numerous too. So the more we are to get human rights known, the better the community will be,” Manfouo added.

While not wanting to be a victim of the current state of human rights in the country and surely not wanting the traditional affairs leaders to be victims either, Manfouo considers that education on human rights is the best solution to correct the wrong in the field of human rights. “By knowing their rights, the community will be better soon,” concluded Manfouo.

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