The Sharpeville Human Rights Precinct is a memorial for those who died in 1960 in the Sharpeville Massacre, an event that shocked the international community and inspired increased efforts against apartheid.
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Sharpeville Precinct
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South African History Online. (2016, March 17). Sharpeville Precinct. South African History Online. https://sahistory.org.za/ref/I-0120657
South African History Online (2016) 'Sharpeville Precinct', South African History Online, 17 March. Available at: https://sahistory.org.za/ref/I-0120657 (Accessed: 22 October 2026).
South African History Online, Sharpeville Precinct [website], https://sahistory.org.za/ref/I-0120657, (accessed 22 October 2026).
"Sharpeville Precinct." South African History Online, 17 Mar. 2016, https://sahistory.org.za/ref/I-0120657. Accessed 22 Oct. 2026.
South African History Online. "Sharpeville Precinct." South African History Online. March 17, 2016. https://sahistory.org.za/ref/I-0120657.
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