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JOURNAL OF UWC FACULTY OF LAW | ISSN 2077-4907 | Short URL www.ldd.org.za

FORUM CONTRIBUTION: The need for a human rights culture

Volume: Volume 11(1) - 2007

Article type: Forum contribution

Author/s: Manuel, Trevor

In celebration of Human Rights Day, Minister of Finance Trevor Manuel delivered the 4th Dullah Omar Memorial Lecture on 20 March 2007. The lecture examines the notions of 'continuity' and 'change' in the human rights context in South Africa's recent history.

Dealing with specific challenges against the backdrop of our Constitution, he criticises problems such as corruption and concludes that more must be done to address them. Minister Manuel also discusses the importance of a culture of human rights as well as the challenges faced by South Africa in its struggle to build such a culture, and advances recommendations on how to achieve these objectives.

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Trevor Manuel

Minister of Finance of the Republic of South Africa 1996-2008

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