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Soweto Pride
Soweto Pride is an annual pride parade held in Soweto- historical black township in Johannesburg, South Africa. The inaugural Soweto Pride was held in 2004 and it happens annually, on the last Saturday of September. The aim of Soweto Pride is to create a space for primarily black lesbian, queer, and trans women, as well as non-binary people, to participate in pride events, engage with the Soweto community, and unite their voices on issues that affect them. History and community background South Africa’s apartheid history and the remnants of the legacy of racism still manifest in the mainstream pride parades in South Africa’s major cities. South Africa is considered a haven for LGBTQIA+ people and a leader in ensuring their rights are protected and institutionalized through the post-apartheid Constitution of South Africa, 1996 Constitution which in its bill of rights explicitly provides for the protection of people on the basis of their sexual orientation. This made South Af ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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The term "the people" refers to the public or Common people, common mass of people of a polity. As such it is a concept of human rights law, international law as well as constitutional law, particularly used for claims of popular sovereignty. In contrast, a people is any plurality of Person, persons considered as a whole. Used in politics and law, the term "a people" refers to the collective or community of an ethnic group or nation. Concepts Legal Chapter One, Article One of the Charter of the United Nations states that "peoples" have the right to self-determination. Though the mere status as peoples and the right to self-determination, as for example in the case of Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples, Indigenous peoples (''peoples'', as in all groups of indigenous people, not merely all indigenous persons as in ''indigenous people''), does not automatically provide for independence, independent sovereignty and therefore secession. Indeed, judge Ivor Jennings i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
