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Human Rights Day | Sharpeville families still waiting for reparations

The families of those who lost loved ones in the Sharpeville massacre 63 years ago say they have little to commemorate on Human Rights Day.

JOHANNESBURG - The families of those who lost loved ones in the Sharpeville massacre 63 years ago say they have little to commemorate on Human Rights Day.

They say they are still waiting on empty promises of reparations.

Several political parties were in Sharpeville, but held separate ceremonies.

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That fateful march in 1960 was organised by the Pan Africanist Congress.

Over the years, the party has accused government of distorting history and insists the day should be renamed Sharpeville Day.

* eNCA's Manqoba Mchunu reports.

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