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Human Rights Day 2025

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South Africa Human Rights Day 2025: Catholic Bishop Calls for a “society that values and respects everyone”

Mar 21, 2025

Bishop Sithembele Anton Sipuka of the Catholic Diocese of Mthatha in South Africa has decried prevalent human rights abuses in the country despite many years of celebrating Human Rights Day. 

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