It shows we do not care about the children and it explains why there is such high level of child abuse, the SA Human Rights Commission says.
The scant mention of children in the manifestos of the main political parties is an insight into how little politicians care about the future of the country, according to the South African Human Rights Commission .
Human Rights Day commemorates March 21, 1960, when 69 people were killed after police opened fire on protesters burning their pass books at Sharpeville police station. “The DA mentioned children more times than any other main political party. Others mentioned [children] between five and seven times. It says a lot about how much we care about children. It says we do not care about the children and it explains why there is such high level of child abuse.”
“Political parties are shortsighted. A child of 13 or 15 this year is not a voter in these elections, but that child will be of voting age next elections,” she said.
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