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The respondents were asked a series of questions to get a glimpse of their perceptions of human rights. All the respondents (100%) knew what human rights are (Table 4.19). When asked to describe what human rights are the respondents gave several responses, such as that human rights give one the right to choose how one wants to live and it affords one second-generation human rights such as a right to education, shelter, and water etc. Some of the respondents also mentioned that human rights give them the right to protection from violence in any form. It is interesting to note that the respondents did not mention any civil liberties but focused on basic necessities. A large majority of the women respondents (85.7%) stated that human rights are important to them (Table 4.20). Most of the men (62.5%) and women (57.1%) agreed that culture is more important than human rights (Table 4.20). One of the women respondents stated that culture is more important than human rights because it offers

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something human rights does not, which is the generational transfer of knowledge from the older generation to the younger generation.

Culture is very important because it has things that are not in human rights […] Culture is important because you sit down with an older person in culture […] they will tell you how people used to live. (PB14F)

Table 4.21 shows that the older the respondents agreed that culture is more important than human rights. This may be because the younger age groups have been exposed to a more liberal form of education which gives one an understanding of what human rights are and why they are important. Therefore, the younger generation may give human rights priority over culture. Additionally, throughout the year's culture has changed therefore for younger respondents who engage with urbanisation who may not have a deep understanding of the customs and traditions that are practised may have less of an attachment to their culture compared to the older respondents who may have a deeper understanding of the customs and traditions.

Questions asked if the respondents knew the different international agreements that advance gender equality and the protection of women and children’s rights. 66.7% said they know what CEDAW is, 53.3% said they did not know what the Maputo Protocol is, 80% said they know what the CRC is and 60% said they knew what the African Charter on the Rights and Welfare of the Child is (Table 4.23).

Although the names of the conventions were translated into Zulu, when reading out the conventions in English for clarity, the respondents seemed to respond to the familiar words in the titles of the conventions. For example, when asked if they knew what the CRC was the respondents would pick out Children’s Rights and therefore assume they knew what the convention was. When the respondents, for example, were asked what the Maputo Protocol was, it was difficult for them to pick up on any familiar words which are linked to the rights of women or children therefore only 46.7% of the respondents said they knew what the Maputo Protocol was (Table 4.23). This shows that the respondents were aware of the rights of women and children.

Overall one can see that the respondents had some understanding of what human rights were and saw them being important. However, the older respondents saw culture as more important than human rights, because they lived in cultural

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communities from a young age. The respondents stated that they knew what the different international agreements were, but this may be due to words in the titles of the conventions and protocols that ring a bell of familiarity instead of them having some knowledge of the international agreement.

Table 4.19 Human Rights

Percentage Total Do you know what human rights are? Yes 100% (15) 100% (15)

No ---

How important are human rights to you? Important 93.3% (14) 100% (15)

Not important 6.7% (1)

Would you say culture is more important than human rights?

Agree 60% (9) 100% (15)

Disagree 40% (6)

Table 4.20 Human Rights by Sex

Female Male Do you know what human rights are? Yes 100% (7) 100% (8)

No --- ---

How important are human rights to you? Important 85.7% (6) 100% (8)

Not important 14.3% (1) ---

Would you say culture is more important than human rights?

Agree 57.1% (4) 62.5% (5)

Disagree 42.9% (3) 37.5% (3)

Table 4.21 Human Rights by Age

18-24 25-34 35-49 50+ Do you know what

human rights are?

Yes 100% (2) 100% (2) 100% (6) 100% (5)

No --- --- --- ---

How important are human rights to you?

Important 100% (2) 100% (2) 100% (6) 80% (4)

Not Important --- --- --- 20% (1)

Would you say culture is more important than human rights?

Agree 50% (1) 50% (1) 33.3% (2) 100% (5)

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18-24 25-34 35-49 50+

Male Female Male Female Male Female Male Female Do you know what human rights are? Yes --- 100% (2) 100% (2) --- 100 % (3) 100% (3) 100% (3) 100% (2) No --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- How important are human rights to you? Important --- 100% (2) 100% (2) --- 100 % (3) 100% (3) 100% (3) 50% (1) Not important --- --- --- --- --- --- --- 50% Would you say culture is more important than human rights? Agree --- 50% (1) 50% (1) --- 33.3 % (1) 33.3% (1) 100% (3) 100% (2) Disagree --- 50% (1) 50% (1) --- 66.7 % (2) 66.7% (2) --- ---

Table 4.23 Conventions and Protocols

Percent Total Convention of the Elimination of Discrimination

against Women (CEDAW)

No 33.3% (5) 100% (15)

Yes 66.7%

(10)

Protocol to the African Charter on Human and People’s Rights on the Rights of Women in Africa (Maputo Protocol)

No 53.3% (6) 100% (15)

Yes 46.7% (1)

Convention on the Rights of the Child (CRC) No 20% (3) 100% (15)

Yes 80% (12)

African Charter on the Rights and Welfare of the Child (ACRWC)

No 40% (6) 100% (15)

Yes 60% (9)

4.6 Gender Equality