Human Rights Day in South Africa

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When Is Human Rights Day 2022?

21Mar2022South AfricaMon, Mar 21, 2022 Add to calendar

Quick Facts

This year:	Mon, Mar 21, 2022
Next year:	Tue, Mar 21, 2023
Last year:	Sun, Mar 21, 2021 Public holiday onMon, Mar 22, 2021
Type:	Public Holiday

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South Africa holidays 2022

South Africa holidays 2023

Is Human Rights Day a Public Holiday?

Human Rights Day is a public holiday. It is a day off for the general population, and schools and most businesses are closed.

Human Rights Day Observances

Year	Weekday	Date	Name	Holiday Type
2017	Tue	Mar 21	Human Rights Day	Public Holiday
2018	Wed	Mar 21	Human Rights Day	Public Holiday
2019	Thu	Mar 21	Human Rights Day	Public Holiday
2020	Sat	Mar 21	Human Rights Day	Public Holiday
2021	Sun	Mar 21	Human Rights Day	Public Holiday
2021	Mon	Mar 22	Day off for Human Rights Day	Public Holiday
2022	Mon	Mar 21	Human Rights Day	Public Holiday
2023	Tue	Mar 21	Human Rights Day	Public Holiday
2024	Thu	Mar 21	Human Rights Day	Public Holiday
2025	Fri	Mar 21	Human Rights Day	Public Holiday
2026	Sat	Mar 21	Human Rights Day	Public Holiday
2027	Sun	Mar 21	Human Rights Day	Public Holiday
2027	Mon	Mar 22	Day off for Human Rights Day	Public Holiday

While we diligently research and update our holiday dates, some of the information in the table above may be preliminary. If you find an error, please let us know.

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Other Names and Languages

English	Human Rights Day
Afrikaans	Menseregtedag
German	Tag der Menschenrechte
Zulu	Amalungelo abantu

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