Human Rights Day
The South African Government’s public-holidays page lists Human Rights Day on 21 March.
Date and recurrence
21 March
This authority record treats the observance as a fixed annual date. The same month and day can be reused unless a stronger source changes the rule.
Scope and status
The verified scope stored for this record is South Africa. The site preserves that boundary and does not infer broader government, global or public-holiday status from the observance name alone.
Also known as
Human Rights Day South Africa
Topic and context
What this page does not assume
- Keep the source-defined country, community, organizer or institutional scope; do not silently broaden it.
- Do not treat the title alone as proof of government recognition or public-holiday status.
- Do not add a creator, founding story or origin claim unless the supporting evidence establishes it.
- Legal Financial Information Boundary.
Sources
- South African Government — public holidaysGovernment First Party
Frequently asked questions
When is Human Rights Day?
21 March The stored recurrence guidance is: 21 March.
Does Human Rights Day fall on the same date every year?
The authority record classifies it as fixed annual, so its month and day are reusable unless stronger evidence changes the rule.
Is Human Rights Day an official public holiday?
The authority record verifies it within this scope: South Africa. That recognition does not by itself make it a statutory public holiday; the site only makes public-holiday claims when the supporting authority record explicitly does so.
Who established or recognizes Human Rights Day?
The stored designation basis is: The South African Government’s public-holidays page lists Human Rights Day on 21 March.. Supporting provenance includes South African Government — public holidays. The site does not infer a separate creator or founder unless reviewed evidence establishes one.
Is Human Rights Day international or country-specific?
This authority record is country-scoped to South Africa. Its fuller verified scope is: South Africa.
How is this page verified?
The factual layer is source-backed and keeps its date rule, scope, provenance and editorial guardrails attached to the authority record. This record was checked on 2026-09-07.
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